A method is presented for the optimization of the lift distribution across the wing of an aircraft in formation flight. The usual elliptical distribution is no longer optimal for the trailing wing in the formation due to the asymmetric nature of the encountered flow field. Control surfaces along the trailing edge of the wing can be configured to obtain a non-elliptical profile that is more optimal in terms of minimum drag. Due to the difficult-to-predict nature of formation flight aerodynamics, a Newton-Raphson peak-seeking controller is used to identify in real time the best aileron and flap deployment scheme for minimum total drag. Simulation results show that the peak-seeking controller correctly identifies an optimal trim configuration that provides additional drag savings above those achieved with conventional anti-symmetric aileron trim.


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    Titel :

    Peak-Seeking Optimization of Spanwise Lift Distribution for Wings in Formation Flight


    Beteiligte:
    Hanson, Curtis E. (Autor:in) / Ryan, Jack (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    Guidance Navigation and Control Conference ; 2012 ; Minneapolis, MN, United States


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2012-08-14


    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch






    Peak-Seeking Optimization of Spanwise Lift Distribution for Wings in Formation Flight

    Hanson, C. / Ryan, J. / American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2012