Integrated Propulsion Control System (IPCS). Volume I. Summary.

Abstract

The Integrated Propulsion Control System (IPCS) program was conducted to pursue and demonstrate the advantages of integrated propulsion controls. The program encompassed the design, build, flight qualification, and flight testing of control modes, software, and hardware. The flight test vehicle was an F-111E. The left inlet and TF30-P-9 engine were modified to operate under control of an HDC-601 computer. Two sets of hardware were built or modified and two sets of software were developed; one implemented the bill-of-materials control laws and one implemented control laws developed under contract. A step-by-step sequence of tests of increasing complexity demonstrated suitability for flight. Fifteen flights were conducted to evaluate the IPCS. The program description and results are summarized in this document. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA032439

Entities

People

  • Leon O. Billig

Organizations

  • Boeing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Bench Tests
  • Compressors
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Detectors
  • Engines
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Flight Testing
  • Fuel Systems
  • Loops
  • Sea Level
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Sets
  • Transducers

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.