• Title/Summary/Keyword: IMFP (Integrated Multi-Function Probe)

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The Effect of an Installation Angle of IMFP sensors on Estimation of Altitude of T-50 Aircraft in the Transonic Region (IMFP 장착각도가 T-50 초음속 고도정보에 미치는 영향)

  • Nam, Yong-seog;Kim, Yeon-hi;Song, Seok-bong;Kim, Seong-jun
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.1-5
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    • 2009
  • The flight control of the T-50 advanced trainer is conducted by the digital FBW (Flight-by-Wire) control system. The system input data consist of flight conditions such as altitude, airspeed, and angle of attack. And the flight conditions of the aircraft are obtained from IMFP (Integrated Multi-Function Probe). The T-50 aircraft equip three IMFP sensors. To ensure reliability in flight condition data obtained from each IMFP sensor, the mean value of flight conditions is used as the input of the control system. In this study, the effect of an installation angle of IMFP sensors on estimation of flight altitude was investigated by flight test results in the supersonic region.

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A Study on Aircraft Flight Stability of T-50 Air Data Reconfiguration Mode (T-50 형상 재구성 모드의 항공기 비행 안정성에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Chong-Sup;Hwang, Byung-Moom;Hwang, Min-Hwan;Bae, Myung-Whan
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.33 no.5
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    • pp.57-64
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    • 2005
  • Modern versions of supersonic jet fighter aircraft using digital flight-by-wire flight control system receive aircraft flight condition such as altitude, airspeed and AoA(angle of attack) from IMFP(Integrated Multi-Function Probe). IMFP sensors data have triplex structure using three IMFP sensors. An air data reconfiguration mode is applied to a T-50 flight control law to guarantee the aircraft flight stability when 2 or 3 IMFP sensors data are invalided. In this study, linear analysis and HQS(Handling Quality Simulator) pilot simulation are performed to analyze flight stability when the air data reconfiguration mode is applied to the control law. And we propose an example that the air data reconfiguration mode is applied to the control law due to second failure of IMFP during T-50 flight. It is found that the aircraft flight stability is not affected when the T-50 flight control law is changed to the air data reconfiguration mode.

A Study on Aircraft Sensitivity Analysis for Supersonic Air-Data Error at Low Altitude (공기정보 오차에 의한 저고도 초음속 영역에서의 민감도 해석에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Chong-Sup;Hwang, Byung-Moon;Kim, Seong-Youl;Kim, Seong-Jun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.33 no.11
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    • pp.80-87
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    • 2005
  • T-50 supersonic jet trainer aircraft using digital flight-by-wire flight control system receives aircraft flight conditions such as altitude, VCAS(Calibrated Airspeed) and Angle of Attack from IMFP(Integrated Multi-Function Probe). IMFP sensors information have triplex structure using three IMFP sensors. Air-data selection logic is mid-value selection in three information from three IMFP sensors in order to have more reliability. From supersonic flight test at high altitude, air-data information is dropped simultaneously because of supersonic shock wave effect. This error information may affect to aircraft stability and safety in supersonic area at low altitude. This paper propose that sensitivity analysis and HQS(Handling Quality Simulator) pilot simulation in order to analyze flight stability and controllability in supersonic area at low altitude when these information is applied to flight control law.

A Study on the Improvement of Pitch Autopilot Flight Control Law (세로축 자동조종 비행제어법칙 개선에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Chong-Sup;Hwang, Byung-Moon;Lee, Chul
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.36 no.11
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    • pp.1104-1111
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    • 2008
  • The supersonic advanced trainer based on digital flight-by-wire flight control system uses aircraft flight information such as altitude, calibrated airspeed and angle of attack to calculate flight control law, and this information is measured by IMFP(Integrated Multi-Function Probe) equipment. The information has triplex structure using three IMFP sensors. Final value of informations is selected by mid-value selection logic to have more flight data reliability. As the result of supersonic flight test, pitch oscillation is occurred due to IMFP noise when altitude hold autopilot mode is engaged. This tendency may affect stability and handling quality of an aircraft during autopilot mode. This paper addresses autopilot control law design to remove pitch oscillation and these control laws are verified by non-real time simulation and flight test. Also, pitch response characteristics of pitch attitude hold autopilot mode is improved by upgrading the control law structure and feedback gain tuning during bank turn.