Development of a Flight Test Maneuver Autopilot for an F-15 Aircraft

Alag, Gurbux S. and Duke, Eugene L. (1985) Development of a Flight Test Maneuver Autopilot for an F-15 Aircraft. Technical Report NASA TM-86799, Research Engineering, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.

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Abstract

An autopilot can be used to provide precise control to meet the demanding requirements of flight research maneuvers with high-performance aircraft. This paper presents the development of control laws for a flight test maneuver autopilot for an F-15 aircraft. A linear quadratic regulator approach is used to develop the control laws within the context of flight maneuver requirements by treating the maneuver as a finite time tracking problem with regulation of state rates. Results are presented to show the effectiveness of the controller in insuring acceptable aircraft performance during a maneuver.

EPrint Type:	NASA Technical Memorandum
Keywords:	Aircraft control systems, Multivariable control systems, Optimal control systems, Optimal tracking
Subjects:	(01 - 09) Aeronautics: (08) Aircraft Stability And Control Aircraft/Project: F-15
ID Code:	591
Deposited On:	31 January 2006
Additional Information:	8 pages. Prepared as IEEE paper presented at the 24th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control on December 11, 1985. Work presented in this document was supported in part by National Research Council Fellowship.