The development of a remotely piloted vehicle system consisting of a remote pilot cockpit and a ground-based digital computer coupled to the aircraft through telemetry data links is described. The feedback control laws are implemented in a FORTRAN program. Flight-test experience involving high feedback gain limits for attitude and attitude rate feedback variables, filtering of sampled data, and system operation during intermittent telemetry data link loss is discussed. Comparisons of closed-loop flight tests with analytical calculations, and pilot comments on system operation are included.
Flight-test experience in digital control of a remotely piloted vehicle.
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Guidance and Control Conference ; 1972 ; Stanford, CA
1972-08-01
Conference paper
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English
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