Computing of flight envelope using modified particle swarm optimization algorithm

A novel method, modified particle swarm optimization algorithm, is proposed to compute flight envelope in this paper. According to the principle of thrust method, the problem of solving flight envelope is converted into searching the optimal solution by the particle swarm optimization algorithm (PSO). Combined with adaptive inertia weight factor, the standard PSO algorithm is modified. Applying the modified PSO algorithm, the flight envelope is solved. Numerical simulations results illustrate that the search algorithm is feasible and efficient for solving flight envelop.