Optimal control theory is used to design linear state variable feedback to improve the dynamic characteristics of a rotor and cantilever wing representing the tilting proprotor aircraft in cruise flight. The response to a vertical gust and system damping are used as criteria for the open and closed loop performance. The improvement in the dynamic characteristics achievable is examined for a gimballed rotor and for a hingeless rotor design. Several features of the design process are examined, including: (1) using only the wing or only the rotor dynamics in the control system design; (2) the use of a wing flap as well as the rotor controls for inputs; (3) and the performance of the system designed for one velocity at other forward speeds. (Author)


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    Title :

    Optimal Control Theory Investigation of Proprotor/Wing Response to Vertical Gust


    Contributors:
    J. K. Frick (author) / W. Johnson (author)

    Publication date :

    1974


    Size :

    118 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English