A graphical user interface for flight control development

Abstract

The FSA (First Shot Approach) Demonstrator of DLR and DASA/Airbus is a first prototype for an integrated multidisciplinary environment for flight control developement. The FSA Demonstrator represents a state-of-the-art computational tool which facilitates the study of trade-off between competing specifications and performance metrics. It integrates an object-oriented modeling environment, a data and tool management system, general purpose system analysis, simulation and synthesis tools and an automatic multi-goal attainment optimization program. The FSA Demonstrator comes with a dedicated graphical user interface for problem setup and pushbutton program operation which allows easy setup an operation even by non-specialists. The main payoffs of the FSA are a significant reduction in the design cycle and an improved performance of handling qualities.