Title :
Modeling and design of an autothrottle speed control system
Author :
Jayaraman, Ganga P.
Author_Institution :
Woodward MPC Corp., Skokie, IL, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the architecture and modeling of an autothrottle servo drive system developed by Woodward MPC Corporation for a typical midsize business jet aircraft. The autothrottle speed control system automatically adjusts the throttle lever position in response to changes in thrust level demands, thus providing speed control and thrust management for the aircraft. The autothrottle servo drive system implements a speed control loop that drives the throttle lever in response to speed commands from the autothrottle speed control system. Simulation results are presented that demonstrate the accuracy and dynamic performance of the speed control system.
Keywords :
aircraft; control system synthesis; servomechanisms; vehicle dynamics; velocity control; Woodward MPC Corporation; autothrottle servo drive system; autothrottle speed control system design; thrust management; typical midsize business jet aircraft; Aerospace control; Aerospace electronics; Aerospace testing; Aircraft; Automatic control; Commutation; DC motors; Engines; Servomechanisms; Velocity control; aerospace; autothrottle; avionics; speed servo;
Conference_Titel :
Control and Automation, 2009. MED '09. 17th Mediterranean Conference on
Conference_Location :
Thessaloniki
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4684-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4685-8
DOI :
10.1109/MED.2009.5164708