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Accession Number:
AD0600694
Title:
DESIGN OF LINEAR FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS USING OPTIMAL CONTROL THEORY,
Descriptive Note:
Corporate Author:
CORNELL AERONAUTICAL LAB INC BUFFALO N Y
Report Date:
1964-04-01
Pagination or Media Count:
138.0
Abstract:
This report describes a study of the application of optimal control techniques based on a generalized quadratic performance index to the primary control system design of an X-15type aircraft and a large flexible booster. The following aspects of the application of optimal theory were studied 1 The use of mathematical models to obtain desirable transient characteristics 2 realizability of feedback configurations 3 a comparison between optimal and conventional design techniques 4 relationships between the weighting factor of the performance index and the dynamics of the optimal system and 5 the use of an IBM 7090 program to obtain optimal solutions of the control problems. Author
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE