System simulation approach for helicopter autopilot

Author

Jamadagni, Chinmayi S. ; Chethan, C.U. ; Jeppu, Yv ; Kamble, Sagar B. ; Desai, Vijay H.

Author_Institution

Software Eng., Moog India Technol. Center, Bangalore, India

fYear

2014

fDate

27-29 Nov. 2014

Firstpage

404

Lastpage

408

Abstract

This paper discusses an approach for system simulation of an autopilot system designed for a Bell helicopter model. The flight controls for the helicopter is designed in Matlab/Simulink and the same is visualized in X-Plane flight simulator. The approach involves software in loop simulation method where controls are designed in Matlab/Simulink and the responses are observed on X-Plane plant. The interaction between the Matlab/Simulink and X-Plane is through UDP. A parameter identification of the X-Plane model is carried out from data obtained through UDP. This simulation setup is a good way to learn the intricacies of systems development, plant identification and control.

Keywords

aerospace simulation; aircraft control; graphical user interfaces; helicopters; interactive devices; parameter estimation; transport protocols; Bell helicopter model; Matlab; Simulink; UDP; X-Plane flight simulator; X-Plane plant; flight visualization; helicopter autopilot system design; helicopter flight control design; parameter identification; plant control; plant identification; software in loop simulation method; system development; system simulation approach; Computational modeling; Data mining; Data models; Helicopters; MATLAB; Mathematical model; Autopilot; Controller; Matlab/Simulink; X-Plane;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Contemporary Computing and Informatics (IC3I), 2014 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Mysore

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IC3I.2014.7019616

Filename

7019616