The Group of Responsables Flight Mechanics, Systems and Integration (GoR FM): key themes and impact highlights

Abstract

The Group of Responsables for Flight Mechanics, Systems and Integration is active in the field of flight systems technology in general. The GoR-FM is responsible for all research and development subjects starting from the air vehicles and their flight mechanics until their integration into Air Traffic. It covers embedded sensors, actuators, systems and information technology, cockpits, ground control and human integration issues, with reference to automation for both inhabited and uninhabited aircraft, More than 80 reports about many aspects have already been published by GoR-FM, covering a variety of the research topics mentioned above, from Handling Quality research, fault tolerant control up to research towards greater autonomy for multiple Unmanned Air Vehicles. These reports are available at the GARTEUR website, but many results have been published in conference proceedings or as scientific books like publication about Nonlinear Analysis and / Synthesis Techniques for Aircraft Control (Springer Verlag). This contribution will give an overview about GoR-FM research activities, and will highlight some very successful highlights