A flight control concept that can identify aircraft stability properties and continually optimize the aircraft flying qualities has been developed by McDonnell Aircraft Company under a contract with the NASA-Dryden Flight Research Facility. This flight concept, termed the Intelligent Flight Control System, utilizes Neural Network technology to identify the host aircraft stability and control properties during flight, and use this information to design on-line the control system feedback gains to provide continuous optimum flight response. This self-repairing capability can provide high performance flight maneuvering response throughout large flight envelopes, such as needed for the National Aerospace Plane. Moreover, achieving this response early in the vehicle's development schedule will save cost.


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    Title :

    Neural Based Intelligent Flight Control System for the NASA F-15 Flight Research Aircraft


    Contributors:
    J. M. Urnes (author) / S. E. Hoy (author) / R. N. Ladage (author) / J. Stewart (author)

    Publication date :

    1993


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English