Integrated navigation, guidance, and control for Canard rotor/wing (CRW) aircraft

Author

Osder, Stephen S.

Author_Institution

McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, AZ, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

30 Oct-3 Nov 1994

Firstpage

181

Lastpage

189

Abstract

McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems´ (MDHS) Canard rotor/wing (CRW) concept performs as a rotary-wing aircraft for take-off and hover, and as a fixed-wing aircraft for high speed cruise. It combines advantages of a helicopter with cruise efficiency approaching that of an airplane. A key technology involved in achieving this combination is the highly integrated flight and propulsion controls associated with interaction of rotor dynamics, aerodynamics, engine performance, and flight path kinematics. This paper describes the dynamic interactions associated with achieving transition flight from the helicopter mode to the fixed-wing mode. Also described is an integrated navigation, guidance and control system design, including a low-cost sensor and processing architecture which provides capability for autonomous Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) operation

Keywords

aircraft control; aircraft instrumentation; computer architecture; computerised control; computerised navigation; helicopters; Unmanned Air Vehicle; aero stabilisation; aerodynamics; control; cruise efficiency; dynamic interactions; engine performance; fixed-wing aircraft; fixed-wing mode; flight path kinematics; guidance; helicopter mode; high speed cruise; integrated flight; integrated navigation; integrated rotor; low-cost sensor; processing architecture; propulsion controls; rotary-wing aircraft; rotor dynamics; Aerodynamics; Aircraft navigation; Aircraft propulsion; Airplanes; Control systems; Engines; Helicopters; Kinematics; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Vehicle dynamics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1994. 13th DASC., AIAA/IEEE

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2425-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.1994.369484

Filename

369484