Abstract
The objective of this paper is to develop helicopter flight control laws that minimize unsteady rotor loads while meeting desired handling qualities. These control laws are meant to act solely through the primary flight controls. First, an overview on how the harmonic decomposition methodology is used towards load alleviation control is presented. Next, explicit model following flight control laws are developed to provide insight on how the feed-forward and feedback paths can be used towards load alleviation. Their impact on the handling qualities is also studied. Finally, the control laws are optimized with CONDUIT®.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| State | Published - Jan 1 2019 |
| Event | Vertical Flight Society's 75th Annual Forum and Technology Display - Philadelphia, United States Duration: May 13 2019 → May 16 2019 |
Conference
| Conference | Vertical Flight Society's 75th Annual Forum and Technology Display |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Period | 5/13/19 → 5/16/19 |
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- Aerospace Engineering
- Control and Systems Engineering
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Rotorcraft flight control design with alleviation of unsteady rotor loads. / Saetti, Umberto; Horn, Joseph Francis; Berger, Tom; Tischler, Mark B.
2019. Paper presented at Vertical Flight Society's 75th Annual Forum and Technology Display, Philadelphia, United States.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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