Indirect adaptive flight control of a tailless fighter aircraft

Abstract

An indirect adaptive control system approach is presented and demonstrated v ia the nonlinear s ix degree of freedom s imulation of a tailles s fighter aircraft. A summary of the tailles s aircraft configuration is given. The modular control system architecture is described and interactions between the modules are identified and illustrated using nonlinear s imulation results. Mitigation approaches for addressing the adverse interactions are presented and illustrated using nonlinear s imulation results. Simulation results that demonstrate the reconfiguration capability are also given.