2DOF control system design for maneuverability matching and gust disturbance rejection in in-flight simulator MuPAL-α

Multipurpose aviation laboratory-α (MuPAL-α) is an experimental aircraft developed by the Japan aerospace exploration agency (JAXA). Its one of the most important functions is to realize in-flight simulation, i.e., to simulate maneuverability of other aircraft via practical flight experiments. To achieve the desired maneuverability matching under model uncertainty and gust disturbance, in this paper, we construct reference feedforward type 2DOF (RFF-2DOF) control system. We will show via numerical simulation that satisfactory results are obtained by constructing RFF-2DOF control system.