Synthesis of Aircraft Modal Control Systems

1 August 1968

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Aeronautical Journal

Vol. 72 (692) , 697-701
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0001924000084888

Abstract

The recently developed theory of modal control has so far been mainly applied to the design of process control systems. This theory is, however, capable of much wider application and it is the principal object of this paper to illustrate its use as a basis for the synthesis of aircraft control systems. The particular illustrative problem considered is that of synthesising a lateral autopilot for bank-angle and roll-rate mode control. Typical aerodynamic data for an aircraft flying at M=0·9 and at altitudes from sea level to 40 000 ft (12 km) are used in the calculations.

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Design of Multi-Loop Modal Control Systems for Plants Having Complex Eigenvalues
Measurement and Control, 1968