Abstract
A tunnel-in-the-sky display which presents guidance information in a 3-dimensional format is considered to effectively support the pilot in controlling the altitude in hypersonic flight. This is regarded as an alternative to the conventional control technique which shows problems due to an effect known as path-attitude decoupling The 3-dimensional guidance display presents the command trajectory in the form of a tunnel and indicates the future position of the aircraft at a specified time ahead with the use of a predictor. A predictor control law is introduced which takes the specific dynamics characteristics of the aircraft in hypersonic flight into account, yielding controlled element properties (predictor-aircraft system) requiring minimum pilot compensation. Results from hypersonic flight simulation are presented for verification of the tunnel-in-the-sky display concept.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 475-487 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Event | 8th Mini Conference on Vehicle System Dynamics, Identification and Anomalies, VSDIA 2002 - Budapest, Hungary Duration: 11 Nov 2002 → 13 Nov 2002 |
Conference
| Conference | 8th Mini Conference on Vehicle System Dynamics, Identification and Anomalies, VSDIA 2002 |
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| Country/Territory | Hungary |
| City | Budapest |
| Period | 11/11/02 → 13/11/02 |
Keywords
- Altitude control
- Hypersonic flight
- Predictor
- Tunnel display