Abstract
Bifurcation analysis has previously been applied to the NASA Generic Transport Model (GTM) to provide insight into open-loop upset dynamics and also the impact on and sensitivity of such behaviour to closing the loop with a flight controller. However, these studies have not considered time delay in the system: this arises in all feedback controllers and has specific relevance when remotely piloting a vehicle such as the NASA AirSTAR GTM with ground-based controllers. Developments in the AirSTAR programme, in which a sub-scale generic airliner model will be tested for loss-of-control conditions over long ranges, raise the prospect of increased adverse effects of time delay relative to previous testing. This paper utilises bifurcation analysis, supplemented with time histories, on the GTM numerical model with a LQR-PI controller to evaluate the sensitivity of the closed-loop system stability to time delay. In this paper, the impact of time delays in both a fixed-gain and a gain-scheduled version of the controller is presented in terms of stability of nominal and off-nominal solutions.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference |
Publisher | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA) |
Number of pages | 20 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781600869624 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2014 |
Event | AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference 2014 - SciTech Forum and Exposition 2014 - National Harbor, MD, United Kingdom Duration: 13 Jan 2014 → 17 Jan 2014 |
Conference
Conference | AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference 2014 - SciTech Forum and Exposition 2014 |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | National Harbor, MD |
Period | 13/01/14 → 17/01/14 |
Research Groups and Themes
- Engineering Mathematics Research Group
Keywords
- Aircraft dynamics
- Airliner upset
- Bifurcation analysis
- Control laws
- Time delay