Title :
Maximum Principle Solutions for Time-Optimal Half-Loop Maneuvers of a High Alpha Fighter Aircraft
Author :
Stalford, Harold ; Hoffman, Eric
Author_Institution :
Professor, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332
Abstract :
In this paper we present a maximum principle solution of the half-loop maneuver obtained using an analytical model for a high alpha fighter aircraft and compare it with that obtained previously using a simple nonlinear feedback control law derived from singular perturbation analysis.
Keywords :
Aerodynamics; Aerospace control; Analytical models; Convergence of numerical methods; Feedback control; Interpolation; Military aircraft; NASA; Nonlinear equations; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 1989
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
