Bifurcation analysis of the generic transport model for open-loop and closed-loop configurations

Stephen J Gill; Mark H Lowenberg; Luis Crespo; Simon A Neild; Bernd Krauskopf; Guilhem Puyou

doi:10.2514/6.2013-5080

Bifurcation analysis of the generic transport model for open-loop and closed-loop configurations

Stephen J Gill, Mark H Lowenberg, Luis Crespo, Simon A Neild, Bernd Krauskopf, Guilhem Puyou

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Abstract

The paper evaluates the influence on off-nominal flight dynamics charac- teristics when closing the loop on an aircraft model with a feedback feedfor- ward control law. Of particular interest is the departure/upset behaviour of the closed-loop system near stall. The study vehicle is the NASA Generic Transport Model (GTM) and both fixed-gain and gain-scheduled versions of a LQR-PI controller are evaluated. The differences in effectiveness of the controllers are first demonstrated using time responses to fixed com- mands. Then, bifurcation analysis is used to characterize spiral and spin behaviour of the open-loop system, after which the influence of closing the loop on the system bifurcation diagram is shown. This yields an under- standing of the dynamics underlying both the open-loop and closed-loop system under off-nominal conditions, and hence a means of assessing the effects of varying the controller gains on the upset tendencies of the aircraft.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2013 AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference
Publisher	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA)
Number of pages	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2013-5080
Publication status	Published - Aug 2013
Event	AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics (AFM) Conference - Boston, MA, United States Duration: 19 Aug 2013 → 22 Aug 2013

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Conference	AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics (AFM) Conference
Country	United States
City	Boston, MA
Period	19/08/13 → 22/08/13

Keywords

Aircraft dynamics
Airliner upset
Bifurcation analysis
Control laws

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Gill, S. J., Lowenberg, M. H., Crespo, L., Neild, S. A., Krauskopf, B., & Puyou, G. (2013). Bifurcation analysis of the generic transport model for open-loop and closed-loop configurations. In Proceedings of the 2013 AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference [AIAA-2013-5080] American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA). https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2013-5080

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Bifurcation analysis of the generic transport model for open-loop and closed-loop configurations. / Gill, Stephen J; Lowenberg, Mark H; Crespo, Luis; Neild, Simon A; Krauskopf, Bernd; Puyou, Guilhem.

Proceedings of the 2013 AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA), 2013. AIAA-2013-5080.

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