• DocumentCode
    1126518
  • Title

    Helicopter Motion: Equation Linearization

  • Author

    Fermelia, A. ; Gyorog, D.A. ; Flanigan, V.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Hughes Aircraft Company, Buckley Air National Guard Base, Aurora, CO
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1976
  • Firstpage
    767
  • Lastpage
    782
  • Abstract
    The nonlinear set of equations which represent helicopter motion is linearized about a prescribed nominal state. Once the linearized system is obtained it is validated by comparing the output of the nonlinear system to that of its linearized counterpart. Having obtained a linear model, linear system theory may then be applied in order to investigate the stability and control characteristics of the aircraft.
  • Keywords
    Aerodynamics; Computational modeling; Helicopters; Military aircraft; Nonlinear control systems; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear systems; Stability; Transient analysis; Vehicle dynamics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAES.1976.308355
  • Filename
    4101736