Title :
Longitudinal control of an advanced combat aircraft using quantitative feedback theory
Author :
Breslin, S.G. ; Grimble, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Ind. Control Unit, Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
A robust controller is designed for the pitch rate control system of an advanced combat aircraft for a section of the flight envelope over which there is a significant variation in the aircraft dynamics. The QFT methodology is reviewed and the links between H∞ control theory explored. The design results are compared with previous studies using H∞ synthesis and it is shown how improved results can be obtained using the results of the quantitative analysis
Keywords :
H∞ control; aircraft control; control system synthesis; feedback; military aircraft; robust control; H∞ control theory; H∞ synthesis; advanced combat aircraft; aircraft dynamics; longitudinal control; pitch rate control system; quantitative analysis; quantitative feedback theory; robust controller; Aerospace control; Aircraft; Control systems; Control theory; Costs; Feedback; Industrial control; Stability; Transfer functions; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3832-4
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.1997.611766
