A Comprehensive Robust Adaptive Controller for Gust Load Alleviation

The objective of this paper is the implementation and validation of an adaptive controller for aircraft gust load alleviation. The contribution of this paper is the design of a robust controller that guarantees the reduction of the gust loads, even when the nominal conditions change. Some preliminar...

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Main Authors: Elisa Capello, Giorgio Guglieri, Fulvia Quagliotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/609027
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description The objective of this paper is the implementation and validation of an adaptive controller for aircraft gust load alleviation. The contribution of this paper is the design of a robust controller that guarantees the reduction of the gust loads, even when the nominal conditions change. Some preliminary results are presented, considering the symmetric aileron deflection as control device. The proposed approach is validated on subsonic transport aircraft for different mass and flight conditions. Moreover, if the controller parameters are tuned for a specific gust model, even if the gust frequency changes, no parameter retuning is required.
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spelling doaj-art-58d5fd2b2b3c44c783d6be7b5b76ca662025-08-20T03:34:44ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/609027609027A Comprehensive Robust Adaptive Controller for Gust Load AlleviationElisa Capello0Giorgio Guglieri1Fulvia Quagliotti2Politecnico di Torino, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica ed Aerospaziale, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, ItalyPolitecnico di Torino, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica ed Aerospaziale, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, ItalyPolitecnico di Torino, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica ed Aerospaziale, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, ItalyThe objective of this paper is the implementation and validation of an adaptive controller for aircraft gust load alleviation. The contribution of this paper is the design of a robust controller that guarantees the reduction of the gust loads, even when the nominal conditions change. Some preliminary results are presented, considering the symmetric aileron deflection as control device. The proposed approach is validated on subsonic transport aircraft for different mass and flight conditions. Moreover, if the controller parameters are tuned for a specific gust model, even if the gust frequency changes, no parameter retuning is required.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/609027
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