Within this paper, control-relevant vehicle design concepts are examined using a widely used 3 DOF (plus flexibility) nonlinear model for the longitudinal dynamics of a generic carrot-shaped scramjet powered hypersonic vehicle. The impact of elevator size and placement on control-relevant static properties (e.g. level-flight trimmable region, trim controls, Angle of Attack (AOA), thrust margin) and dynamic properties (e.g. instability and right half plane zero associated with flight path angle) are examined. Elevator usage has been examine for a class of typical hypersonic trajectories.
Elevator Sizing, Placement, and Control-Relevant Tradeoffs for Hypersonic Vehicles
AIAA Guidance Navigation and Control Conference ; 2010 ; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2010-08-02
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Elevator Sizing, Placement, and Control-Relevant Tradeoffs for Hypersonic Vehicles
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2010
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