A remotely augmented vehicle concept for flight testing advanced control systems was developed as an outgrowth of a remotely piloted research vehicle (RPV) program in which control laws are implemented through telemetry uplink and downlink data channels using a general purpose ground based digital computer which provides the control law computations. Some advantages of this approach are that the cost of one control system facility is spread over a number of RPV programs, and control laws can be changed quickly as required, without changing the flight hardware. The remotely augmented vehicle concept is described, and flight test results from a subscale F-15 program are discussed. Suggestions of how the concept could lead to more effective testing of RPV control system concepts, and how it is applicable to a military RPV reconnaissance mission are given. (Author)


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    Title :

    A Remotely Augmented Vehicle Approach to Flight Testing Rpv Control Systems


    Contributors:
    D. A. Deets (author) / J. W. Edwards (author)

    Publication date :

    1974


    Size :

    26 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English