Title :
A formation flight experiment
Author :
Fowler, Jeffrey M. ; Andrea, Raffaello D.
Abstract :
A formation flight testbed highlights the intricate interplay between technology and control theory for interconnected systems. Successfully controlling airplanes that fly in formation will entail a complete control design cycle: first principles modeling to understand the underlying physical phenomena, system identification to fit the experimental data to a physically motivated model, model-based control design, control system implementation, and finally, assessing the performance of the controller.
Keywords :
aircraft control; control engineering; interconnected systems; control design cycle; control system implementation; control theory; controller performance assessment; formation flight testbed; interconnected systems; model-based control design; physically motivated model; system identification; Aircraft; Airplanes; Automatic control; Centralized control; Control design; Control systems; Interconnected systems; Optimal control; Predictive models; System testing;
Journal_Title :
Control Systems, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCS.2003.1234649
