Workstation for the integrated design and simulation of flight control systems

The development of a workstation that integrates design, analysis, and simulation methods used for flight control system synthesis is described. Aerodynamic, propulsion, and structural models interface directly for analysis and synthesis work. The results transfer to a flight simulator and to the dynamic structural model. The workstation is implemented with an executive, which handles most input-output operations internally, so that data management by the user is minimized. A modular approach allows new techniques to be implemented easily as executives or as additional modules.<>