Program for the Critical Components of a Fly-by-Tube Backup Flight Control System. Part I.

Abstract

This report presents the results of a program to develop two of the critical components in an advanced fluidic backup primary flight control system defined as the fly-by-tube concept. Components developed include an input transducer, which converts pilot commands into hydraulic differential pressure signals, and fluidic resistor networks that sum these hydraulic signals together to provide the required servoactuator commands. Results show that this concept which uses signal levels up to +400 PSID is accurate, linear, quiet, simple, low cost, relatively insensitive to changes in fluid viscosity, and has a stable null with adequate response. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 15, 1979
Accession Number
ADA070387

Entities

People

  • Walter M. Posingies

Organizations

  • Honeywell International, Inc.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Concept 1
  • Control Systems
  • Feet
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Fluidic Amplifiers
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • High Gain
  • High Pressure
  • Impedance
  • Instrumentation
  • Manufacturing
  • Measurement
  • Networks
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Transducers

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