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Pilot modelling and inverse simulation for initial handling qualities assessment

Part of: 75 year anniversary of Aeronautical Engineering at Glasgow University

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

N. Cameron ,
D. G. Thomson  and
D. J. Murray-Smith
N. Cameron
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
D. G. Thomson
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Glasgow , Glasgow, UK
D. J. Murray-Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Abstract

This paper describes the development of an approach to handling qualities investigation that can be applied at an early stage in t he design of the vehicle. It makes use of inverse simulation techniques, together with a pilot model to provide an integrated description of the man-machine control system. In order to incorporate pilot effects into data generated by inverse simulation, the output from an inverse simulation run is applied as input to a closed-loop system model that includes the vehicle dynamics and a simple parametric model of the pilot. Parameters of the pilot model are determined by optimisation and the pilot effect is added to the system output. Validation of the approach is achieved through a case study involving a predefined mission task involving a lateral manoeuvre. Equalisation characteristics estimated for each pilot are compared with those found by inverse simulation for the same manoeuvre. This approach may be applied using a simple real-time simulation on a desk-top computer and could be of value in identifying any potential deficiencies in a helicopter flight control system at an early stage in its development

Type
Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 107 , Issue 1074: University of Glasgow 50th year anniversary special , August 2003 , pp. 511 - 520
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 2003 

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