Feasibility Assessment and Optimization Study of Smart Actuation Systems for Enhanced Aircraft Maneuver Performance.

Abstract

This report presents an analytical method developed to assess the power requirement and placement of the solid state actuators for enhanced maneuver performance of tactical fighters. Optimal control methodology is employed to compute the input stimuli such that the total power requirement is minimum with reduced peak stress levels. The study suggests that solid state actuators require some form of mechanical magnification of displacement for reduced control actuation power.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA329138

Entities

People

  • J. Ausman
  • K. Appa

Organizations

  • Northrop Grumman

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actuators
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Algorithms
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Materials
  • Military Aircraft
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Robotics and Automation.