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Implementation and Application of the Control Surface Deflection Angle measuring device for UAV using Potentiometer (전위차계를 이용한 무인항공기 조종면 변위 측정 장치 구현 및 적용)

  • Kim, Ji-Chul;Choi, Il-Gyu;Gong, Sung-Chul;Cheon, Dong-Ik;Lee, Sangchul;Oh, Hwa-Suk;Kang, Min-young
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.13-16
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    • 2009
  • Aircraft flight control surfaces which are one of the most important elements of safety allow a pilot to adjust and control the aircraft's flight attitude. This paper is described of the control surface deflection angle measuring device. Data analysis through ground test and flight test can provide reliability of this device using the present system. It is also shown that measuring system is capable of detecting failure of control surfaces.

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Simulation of the control force of the light aircraft using flight test data (비행시험 자료를 이용한 경항공기의 조종력 시뮬레이션)

  • 김정환;황명신;이정훈
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1996.10b
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    • pp.203-206
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    • 1996
  • The purpose of this paper is to find how to determine the parameters of the basic control system design such as hinge moment coefficients and to display the controllability of the ChangCong-91. Since the estimation from the flight test of real aircraft is the most reliable, we performed the flight test of ChangGong-91 to get the various parameters such as velocity, height, control force, control surface deflection, 3 axis acceleration, 3 axis angular rate, pitch angle, angle of attack temperature and so on. We recorded the flight test data in VHS tapes and stored them to personal computer using A/D(analog to digital) converter. Flight test was done in various conditions, and the acquired data was processed with parameter identification method such as least square method. These data will be utilized for the development of Autopilot System design and Control Loading System design.

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Model Following flight Control System Design (준 슬라이딩 모드 제어 기법을 이용한 모델 추종 비행제어 시스템 설계)

  • Choe, Dong-Gyun;Kim, Shin;Kim, Jong-Hwan
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.6 no.12
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    • pp.1133-1145
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    • 2000
  • In this paper a model following flight control system design using the discrete time quasi-sliding mode control method is described. The quasi-sliding mode is represented as the sliding mode band, not as the sliding surface. The quasi-sliding mode control is composed of the equivalent control for the nominal system without uncertainties and disturbances and the additive control compensating the uncertainties and disturbances. The linearized plant on the equilibrium point is used in designing a flight control system and the stability conditions are proposed for the model uncertainties. Pseudo-state feedback control which uses the model variables for the unmeasured states is proposed. The proposed method is applied to the design of the roll attitude and pitch load factor control of a bank-to-turn missile. The performance is verified through the nonlinear six degrees of freedom flight simulation.

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Design of the Reconfigurable Load Distribution Control Allocator

  • Yang, Inseok;Kang, Myungsoo;Sung, Jaemin;Kim, Chong-Sup;Cho, Inje
    • International Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2017
  • This paper proposes the load distribution control allocation technique. The proposed method is designed by combining a conventional control allocation method with load distribution ability in order to reduce the stress acting on ailerons. By designing the weighting matrix as a function of the load distribution rule, the optimal deflection angles of each surface to satisfy both control goal and load distribution can be achieved. Moreover, rule based fault-tolerant control technique is also proposed. The rules are generated by considering both dominant control surfaces and the ratio of load distribution among surfaces. The performance of the proposed method is evaluated through numerical simulations.

Adaptive Neural Dynamic Surface Control via $H_{\infty}$ Approach for Nonlinear Flight System (비선형 비행 시스템을 위한 $H_{\infty}$ 접근법 기반 적응 신경망 동적 표면 제어)

  • Yoo, Sung-Jin;Choi, Yoon-Ho;Park, Jin-Bae
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2007.07a
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    • pp.1728-1729
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    • 2007
  • This paper presents an adaptive neural dynamic surface control (DSC) approach with $H_{\infty}$ tracking performance for a full dynamics of a nonlinear flight system. It is assumed in this paper that model uncertainties such as structured and unstrutured uncertainties and external disturbances influence the nonlinear aircraft model. In our control system, self recurrent wavelet neural networks (SRWNNs) are used to compensate model uncertainties of the nonlinear flight system, and an adaptive DSC technique is extended for disturbance attenuation of the nonlinear flight system. From Lyapunov stability theorem, it is shown that $H_{\infty}$ performance from external disturbances can be obtained. Finally, we perform the simulation for the nonlinear six-degree-of-freedom F-16 aircraft model to confirm the effectiveness of the proposed control system.

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Study of Flight Simulation using Real-Time Aerodynamic Model (실시간 공력모델을 이용한 비행 시뮬레이션 연구)

  • Lee, Chang Ho;Park, Young Min;Choi, Hyoung Sik
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.49-54
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    • 2015
  • Accurate aerodynamic data is required for the flight simulation or control logic design of aircraft. The aerodynamic look-up table has been used widely to provide aerodynamic forces and moments for given flight conditions. In this paper, we replace the aerodynamic look-up table with real-time aerodynamic model which calculates aerodynamic forces and moments of quasi-steady flow directly for given flight conditions and control surface deflections. Flight simulations are conducted for the low-speed small UAV using real-time aerodynamic model, and responses of the UAV are predicted successfully for inputs of control surfaces.

Robust $\mu$-Controller design for Control Loading System of Flight Simulator (항공기 시뮬레이터 조종력 제어시스템의 견실 $\mu$-제어기 설계)

  • 방경호
    • Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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    • 1998.10a
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    • pp.405-408
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    • 1998
  • Generally, the principle function of simulator control loading system is to provide the pilot or student with the "feel" of the actual aircraft flight control systems during flight, taxing, and in malfunction. Flight control "feel" is the resistance felt by the pilot when moving a control stick or pedal, coupled with the amount of control surface deflection, and hence aircraft response, resulting from the input. Therefore, the control loading servo must be capable of performing to some general list of requirements derived from real aircraft control forces. In this paper, we deal with a $\mu-controller$ design for a control loading system of the flight simulator. For this, we derive a frequency response of the hydraulic system from the identification data and then design a controller using a $\mu-synthesis$ method. Under the same condition of simulation, $\mu-controller$ provides the superior performance than PID controller.than PID controller.

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Robust Flight Control System Using Neural Networks: Dynamic Surface Design Approach (신경 회로망을 이용한 강인 비행 제어 시스템: 동적 표면 설계 접근)

  • Yoon, Sung-Jin;Choi, Yoon-Ho;Park, Jin-Bae
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2006.07d
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    • pp.1848-1849
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    • 2006
  • The new robust controller design method is proposed for the flight control systems with model uncertainties. The proposed control system is a combination of the adaptive dynamic surface control (DSC) technique and the self recurrent wavelet neural network (SRWNN). The adaptive DSC technique provides us with the ability to overcome the "explosion of complexity" problem of the backstepping controller. The SRWNNs are used to observe the arbitrary model uncertainties of flight systems and all their weights are trained on-line. From the Lyapunov stability analysis, their adaptation laws are induced and the uniformly ultimately boundedness of all signals in a closed-loop adaptive system is proved. Finally, simulation results for a high performance aircraft (F-16) are utilized to validate the good tracking performance and robustness of the proposed control system.

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An Investigation of the Effects of Flaperon Actuator Failure on Flight Maneuvers of a Supersonic Aircraft

  • Oh, Seyool;Cho, Inje;McLaughlin, Craig
    • International Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2016
  • The improvements in high performance and agility of modern fighter aircraft have led to improvements in survivability as well. Related to these performance increases are rapid response and adequate deflection of the control surfaces. Most control surface failures result from the failure of the actuator. Therefore, the failure and behavior of the actuators are essential to both combat aircraft survivability and maneuverability. In this study, we investigate the effects of flaperon actuator failure on flight maneuvers of a supersonic aircraft. The flight maneuvers were analyzed using six degrees of freedom (6DOF) simulations. This research will contribute to improvements in the reconfiguration of control surfaces and control allocation in flight control algorithms. This paper compares the results of these 6DOF simulations with the horizontal tail actuator failures analyzed previously.

Controlled Flight of Tailless Insect-Like Flapping-Wing Flying-Robot (꼬리날개 없는 곤충모방 날갯짓 비행로봇의 제어비행)

  • Phan, Hoang Vu;Kang, Taesam;Park, HoonCheol
    • The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.256-261
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    • 2016
  • An insect-like flapping-wing flying-robot should be able to produce flight forces and control moments at the same time only by flapping wings, because there is no control surface at tail just like an insect. In this paper, design principles for the flapping mechanism and control moment generator are briefly explained, characteristics measured force and moment generations of the robot are presented, and finally controlled flight of the flying robot is demonstrated. The present insect-like robot comprises a lightweight flapping mechanism that can produce a flapping angle larger than $180^{\circ}$ and a control moment generator that produces pitch, roll, and yaw moments by adjusting location of the trailing edges at the wing roots. The measured force and moment data show that the control input angles less than $9^{\circ}$ would not significantly reduce the vertical force generation. It is also observed that the pitch, roll, and yaw control moments are produced only by the corresponding control input. The simple PID control theory is used for the controlled flight of the flying robot, controlling pitch, roll, and yaw motions. The flying robot successfully demonstrated controlled flight for about 40 seconds.