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Longitudinal maneuverability optimization of flight control in autonomous carrier landing

  • DONG Ran ,
  • ZHANG Kunpeng ,
  • WANG Xiaofeng ,
  • WANG Lipeng ,
  • LI Jiatong
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  • 1. College of Information Engineering, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing 102617, China;
    2. Aviation System Research Department, SERI, Beijing 100094, China;
    3. College of Intelligent Systems Science and Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China;
    4. No. 704 Research Institute, China Shipping Industry Corporation, Shanghai 200031, China

Received date: 2020-04-17

  Revised date: 2020-08-31

  Online published: 2020-11-17

Abstract

Automatic carrier landing system (ACLS) permits high performance carrier-based aircraft to achieve autonomous safe and stable landing, thus its flight control system requires good maneuverability. In this paper, based on system stability theories, test data of F/A-18A fighter aircraft, and the response optimization tools of MATLAB, a novel parameter design method is proposed, and applied to optimizing the parameters of ACLS longitudinal flight control system in a loop by loop and from inside to outside manner. Simulation results show that the system with calibrated parameters has a better performance in responding to the command signal than that of F/A-18A aircraft.

Cite this article

DONG Ran , ZHANG Kunpeng , WANG Xiaofeng , WANG Lipeng , LI Jiatong . Longitudinal maneuverability optimization of flight control in autonomous carrier landing[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2020 , 38(21) : 144 -149 . DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2020.21.018

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