Flight Test Implementation of a Second Generation Intelligent Flight Control System
Williams-Hayes, Peggy S. (2005) Flight Test Implementation of a Second Generation Intelligent Flight Control System. Technical Report NASA/TM-2005-213669, Research Engineering, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.
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Abstract
The NASA F-15 Intelligent Flight Control System project team has developed a series of flight control concepts designed to demonstrate the benefits of a neural network-based adaptive controller. The objective of the team was to develop and flight-test control systems that use neural network technology, to optimize the performance of the aircraft under nominal conditions, and to stabilize the aircraft under failure conditions. Failure conditions include locked or failed control surfaces as well as unforeseen damage that might occur to the aircraft in flight. The Intelligent Flight Control System team is currently in the process of implementing a second generation control scheme, collectively known as “Generation 2” or “Gen 2,” for flight testing on the NASA F-15 aircraft. This report describes the Gen 2 system as implemented by the team for flight test evaluation. Simulation results are shown which describe the experiment to be performed in flight and highlight the ways in which the Gen 2 system meets the defined objectives.
| EPrint Type: | NASA Technical Memorandum |
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| Keywords: | Adaptive control, F-15 aircraft, Flight control, Flight safety, Flight test, Neural networks, Simulation |
| Subjects: | (01 - 09) Aeronautics: (08) Aircraft Stability And Control Aircraft/Project: F-15 |
| ID Code: | 461 |
| Deposited On: | 17 November 2005 |
| Additional Information: | 19 pages. Also presented at the AIAA Infotech @ Aerospace Conference, Sept. 26–29, 2005, Arlington, VA. |
