Control Feasibility Study for the Joint Technology Demonstrator Engine.

Abstract

This report documents a program which demonstrated the feasibility of using a Bendix Model EH-K1 digital controller to operate the gas generator portion of a Joint Technology Demonstrator engine. The control modes were developed by Detroit Diesel Allison, Division of GMC, to achieve optimal specific fuel consumption and safe engine operation. A digital simulation of the control modes was interfaced with a digital simulation of the engine to determine schedules and compensation. The Energy Controls Division of Bendix Corporation, as subcontractor to Detroit Diesel Allison, then coded the control modes to be compatible with the EH-K1 instruction set. The software was tested on a ground-based version of the EH-K1 interfaced to a simplified, linear analog engine model. The testing demonstrated stable engine operation using the defined control modes. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA055607

Entities

People

  • F. J. O'keefe
  • John A. Weber
  • K. A. Pieper
  • R. C. Boyer
  • R. C. Thomas

Organizations

  • General Motors

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Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Central Processing Units
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Frequency Response
  • Guide Vanes
  • High Pressure
  • Instruction Set Architecture
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Modulation
  • Static Pressure
  • Test Equipment
  • Turbine Blades
  • Turbines

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Computer Science.
  • Control Systems Engineering.