Despite the recent trend toward increased use of Fly-By-Wire systems, conventional cable control systems remain a popular option for most general aviation aircraft, as they provide a reliable and economical way of controlling aircraft. Cables, however, elongate under load due to the nature of their braided construction and impose unique system characteristics which will affect an airplane’s handling qualities and aeroelastic stability. But those characteristics can be effectively controlled by carefully laying out kinematics of individual cable loops and linkages within the system. This paper identifies major design parameters of the cable control system and discusses how those parameters determine the mechanical characteristics of the system, focusing mainly on the aileron controls. A major objective of this paper is to provide useful guides for flight controls designers to lay out effective system geometries that will fulfill intended performance and characteristics of the cable control systems.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    The Seven Parameters of Highly Effective Cable Control Systems


    Additional title:

    Sae Int. J. Aerosp


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Wichita Aviation Technology Congress & Exhibition ; 2008


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2008-08-19


    Size :

    13 pages




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    2008-01-2264 The Seven Parameters of Highly Effective Cable Control Systems

    Maeda, T.S. / Society of Automotive Engineers | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2008


    Seven-Conductor Cable

    SAE Technical Papers | 1998


    Seven Conductor Cable - Truck and Bus

    SAE Technical Papers | 2016


    SEVEN-CONDUCTOR CABLE FOR ABS POWER

    SAE Technical Papers | 1998


    Seven Conductor Cable - Truck and Bus

    SAE Technical Papers | 2012