Robust Flare Control Design Using Structured H∞ Synthesis: a Civilian Aircraft Landing Challenge

D. Navarro-Tapia; P. Simplicio; A. Iannelli; A. Marcos

doi:10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.769

Robust Flare Control Design Using Structured H∞ Synthesis: a Civilian Aircraft Landing Challenge

D. Navarro-Tapia, P. Simplicio, A. Iannelli, A. Marcos

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Abstract

This paper addresses the flare design of a civilian aircraft within the benchmark proposed by Onera and Airbus to enhanced the robustness and capabilities of autoland control systems. The flare segment must perform soft landings within a desired range of touchdown points on the runway in the presence of parametric uncertainties, strong wind turbulences and ground effects. In this paper, a structured H∞ approach using the standard H∞ formulation is explored for the vertical speed controller. In addition, some strategies to improve the robustness of the autoland control system against some critical parameters are described. Finally, the longitudinal performance and robustness of the control system are examined through nonlinear nominal simulations and Monte-Carlo analysis.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 20th IFAC World Congress, 9 July 2017 - 14 July 2017
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	3971-3976
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.769
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 18 Oct 2017
Event	20th IFAC World Congress - Toulouse, France Duration: 9 Jul 2017 → 14 Jul 2017 https://www.ifac2017.org/

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Name	IFAC Papers Online
Publisher	Elsevier
Volume	50
ISSN (Print)	1474-6670
ISSN (Electronic)	2405-8963

Conference

Conference	20th IFAC World Congress
Period	9/07/17 → 14/07/17
Internet address	https://www.ifac2017.org/

Keywords

LFT modeling
robust performance
sensitivity analysis
aircraft landing challange

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Navarro-Tapia, D, Simplicio, P, Iannelli, A & Marcos, A 2017, Robust Flare Control Design Using Structured H∞ Synthesis: a Civilian Aircraft Landing Challenge. in Proceedings of the 20th IFAC World Congress, 9 July 2017 - 14 July 2017. IFAC Papers Online, vol. 50, Elsevier Inc., pp. 3971-3976, 20th IFAC World Congress, 9/07/17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.769

Robust Flare Control Design Using Structured H∞ Synthesis : a Civilian Aircraft Landing Challenge. / Navarro-Tapia, D.; Simplicio, P.; Iannelli, A.; Marcos, A.

Proceedings of the 20th IFAC World Congress, 9 July 2017 - 14 July 2017. Elsevier Inc., 2017. p. 3971-3976 (IFAC Papers Online; Vol. 50).

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