AFTI/F-111 MAW Flight Control System and Redundacy Management Description

Larson, Richard R. (1987) AFTI/F-111 MAW Flight Control System and Redundacy Management Description. Technical Report NASA TM-88267, Research Engineering, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.

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Abstract

The wing on the NASA F-111 transonic aircraft technology (TACT) airplane was modified to provide flexible leading and trailing edge flaps; this modified wing is known as the mission adaptive wing (MAW). A dual digital primary fly-by-wire flight control system was developed with analog backup reversion for redundacy. This report discusses the functions, design, and redundacy management of the flight control system for these flaps.

EPrint Type:	NASA Technical Memorandum
Keywords:	Advanced fighter technology integration, Fault isolation, Flight control system, Mission adaptive wing, Redundacy management, System architecture
Subjects:	(01 - 09) Aeronautics: (05) Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance Aircraft/Project: F-111
ID Code:	1024
Deposited On:	20 July 2006
Additional Information:	72 pages.