Heavy Lift Helicopter Flight Control System. Volume III. Automatic Flight Control System Development and Feasibility Demonstration

Abstract

The U.S. Army Heavy Lift Helicopter Advanced Technology Component program required the design, development, and feasibility demonstration of an electrohydraulic flight control system. This volume details the evolution of an automatic flight control system (AFCS), operating by means of a direct electrical linkage. AFCS software and hardware development and testing are discussed. The results of flight clearance testing and in-flight evaluations of AFCS control laws are examined.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA050059

Entities

People

  • J. Davis
  • J. Gaul
  • T. Garnett

Organizations

  • Boeing Rotorcraft Systems

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Altimeters
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Inertial Measurement Units
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Logic Gates
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Radar Altimeters
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Software Engineering