This paper describes some of the unique features of an integrated throttle-elevator control law known as the Total Energy Control System (TECS) which has been flight tested on NASA Langley's Transport Systems Research Vehicle. The TECS concept is designed around total energy principles. It utilizes a full-time autothrottle to control the total energy of the aircraft and the elevator to distribute the energy between speed and flight path objectives. Time histories of selected parameters generated from flight data are used to illustrate the pilot-like control strategy of the system and the priority logic employed when throttle limiting is encountered.


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    Title :

    Flight Testing TECS — The Total Energy Control System


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE Aerospace Technology Conference and Exposition ; 1986



    Publication date :

    1986-10-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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