Design of a Subsonic Envelope Flight Control System for the Vista F-16 Using Quantitative Feedback Theory

Abstract

A controlled plant's characteristics can vary widely throughout its operational envelope. This is a major problem in nominal plant-based control system design. Hence, gain scheduling is often used for full envelop design. In this paper, it is proposed to address the plant's variability using robust control design concepts. In particular, the frequency domain based Quantitative Feedback Theory Multiple-Input Multiple-Output robust control design method is employed for the synthesis of a full envelop flight control system for an F-16 derivative. Compensators for the aircraft's pitch and lateral directional channels are designed, and the designs are validated using linear simulations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA274057

Entities

People

  • Odell R. Reynolds

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Computer Simulations
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Feedback
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Domain
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Multiple Input Multiple Output
  • Nonlinear Systems
  • Open Loop Systems
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Simulations
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Robotics and Automation.