Digital Load Control Applied to Full-Scale Airframe Fatigue Tests

Abstract

The modeling, analysis and digital simulation of an analog servo controller and its successful application to a full-scale airframe fatigue tests is described. Primary emphasis is on the use of minicomputers for dynamic load control of multiple channels. Hardware and software used to generate functions and control load is described. A brief comparison of digital system performance versus conventional analog controllers is included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA073588

Entities

People

  • Nirmal K. Mondol
  • Richard M. Potter

Organizations

  • Flight Dynamics Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Fatigue Tests (Mechanics)
  • Frequency Response
  • Instrument Panels
  • Load Cells
  • Reliability
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Standards
  • Steady State
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Engineering
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.