A Remotely Augmented Vehicle Approach to Flight Testing RPV Control Systems
Deets, Dwain A. and Edwards, John W. (1974) A Remotely Augmented Vehicle Approach to Flight Testing RPV Control Systems. Technical Report NASA TM X-56029, Reseach Engineering, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.
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Abstract
A new, remotely augmented vehicle concept for flight testing advanced control systems has been developed at the NASA Flight Research Center as an outgrowth of a remotely piloted research vehicle program. The control laws are implemented through telemetry uplink and downlink data channels and a general purpose ground based digital computer which provides the control law computations. Some advantages of this approach are that the cost of one control system facility is spread over a number of RPV programs, and control laws can be changed quickly as required without changing the flight hardware. This paper describes the remotely augmented vehicle concept, discusses flight-test results from a subscale F-15 program, suggests how the concept could lead to more effective testing of RPV control system concepts, and suggests an application to a military RPV reconnaissance mission.
| EPrint Type: | NASA Technical Memorandum |
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| Keywords: | Remotely augmented vehicle, Digital flight conrol, Control systems |
| Subjects: | Not Categorized Aircraft/Project: RPRV Aircraft/Project: F-15 |
| ID Code: | 728 |
| Deposited On: | 21 Febuary 2006 |
| Additional Information: | 26 pages. |
