Pratical Methods for Aircraft and Rotorcraft Flight Control Design

Introduction; Fundamentals of Control System Design Methodology Based on Multi-Objective Parametric Optimization; Overview of CONDUIT(R) Software; Description of XV-15 Design Case Studies; Quantitative Design Requirements for Flight Control; Simulation Requirements for Flight Control Design; Conceptual and Preliminary Design; Design Optimization; Sensitivity and Robustness Analyses of Design; Design Trade-offs and Piloted Feedback; Practical Application of Multi-Objective Parameter Optimization to Hover/Low-Speed Control Laws for a Conventional Helicopter; Practical Application of Multi-Objective Parameter Optimization to Longitudinal Control Law for A Business Jet Flight Control System; Alternative Design Methods Using Conduit; Appendices.