A method for estimating aeroelastic stability and control derivatives for flexible aircraft is developed and demonstrated using flight test data for the X-56A subscale demonstrator. The method uses the equation-error approach with frequency-domain data, and can be applied post-flight or in real time during flight. The non-dimensional aeroelastic forces and moments and the explanatory variables (including generalized displacement, rate, and acceleration states for the vibration modes) are estimated using a finite element model and onboard sensor measurements in both a least squares and Kalman filtering framework. The data are then transformed into the frequency domain for parameter estimation using equation error. This method can result in a more efficient analysis than with other iterative methods, and can leverage existing statistical tools for model structure determination, data collinearity detection, combining multiple maneuvers or prior information, and others to improve model quality.


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    Title :

    Real-Time Parameter Estimation for Flexible Aircraft


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum (Aviation 2018) ; 2018 ; Atlanta, GA, United States


    Publication date :

    2018-06-25


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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