The experience gained in digital fly-by-wire technology through a flight test program being conducted by the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center in an F-8C aircraft is described. The system requirements are outlined, along with the requirements for flight qualification. The system is described, including the hardware components, the aircraft installation, and the system operation. The flight qualification experience is emphasized. The qualification process included the theoretical validation of the basic design, laboratory testing of the hardware and software elements, systems level testing, and flight testing. The most productive testing was performed on an iron bird aircraft, which used the actual electronic and hydraulic hardware and a simulation of the F-8 characteristics to provide the flight environment. The iron bird was used for sensor and system redundancy management testing, failure modes and effects testing, and stress testing in many cases with the pilot in the loop. The flight test program confirmed the quality of the validation process by achieving 50 flights without a known undetected failure and with no false alarms.


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    Title :

    Digital Fly-by-Wire Flight Control Validation Experience


    Contributors:
    K. J. Szalai (author) / C. R. Jarvis (author) / G. E. Krier (author) / V. A. Megna (author) / L. D. Brock (author)

    Publication date :

    1978


    Size :

    241 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    Digital Fly-By-Wire Flight Control Validation Experience

    Szalai, K. J. / Jarvis, C. R. / Krier, G. E. et al. | NTRS | 1978


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