Title :
Strategic flight management demonstration/evaluation program
Author :
Churchman, A. David
Author_Institution :
Boeing Defense & Space Group, Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
Presents an overview of the system concept, status, and results to date of a US Air-Force-sponsored research and development contract titled Strategic Flight Management Demonstration for Large Aircraft. This contract was awarded to Boeing in 1989 and has developed a detailed conceptual flight management design for bomber and other strategic aircraft in hostile environments. The focus of the effort is centered on a multidimensional flight management algorithm which optimizes mission and vehicle constraints within the objective criteria defined by the user command. A system assessment of both the attributes and the fundamental problems associated with such a system is discussed
Keywords :
aerospace computing; aircraft; military computing; Boeing; conceptual flight management design; hostile environments; multidimensional flight management algorithm; objective criteria; research and development contract; strategic aircraft; system assessment; user command; vehicle constraints; Contracts; Laboratories; Laser radar; Military aircraft; Optical devices; Radar detection; Research and development; Research and development management; System testing; Vehicle dynamics;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1992. NAECON 1992., Proceedings of the IEEE 1992 National
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0652-X
DOI :
10.1109/NAECON.1992.220571