Course learning objectives are reinforced when students go through a hands-on guided demonstration on the VSGS. Command path shaping and the effects of time delay and rate limiting are also discussed.
#Flight control system diagram software#
The effects of common control system feedback implementations are presented using software and the NTPS Variable Stability Ground Simulator (VSGS). Different control strategies are presented (pre-filters, response feedback, g-command and q-command systems, dynamic inversion, model following). The need for systematic closed-loop handling qualities evaluations is emphasized. Handling qualities criteria and special issues related to modern complex FCS’s such as Pilot Induced Oscillations (PIO’s) are reviewed. Modern software analysis tools are introduced and demonstrated using the associated Control System Toolbox during the course. Classic linear control tools (Root Locus, Bode Plots, Block Diagram Algebra) and their practical application are discussed. Basic elements of modern FCS’s are reviewed along with typical basic structures and system elements for modern fly-by-wire FCS’s. The course is designed to provide a “top-level” introduction to Modern Flight Control Systems (FCS’s). This course is offered once per year on-campus.
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