Application of the Multi-Objective Programming System MOPS to a VSTOL Aircraft Controller Design

Kurzfassung

A design study applying the DLR Multi-Objective Programming System to a Generic VSTOL Aircraft Model (GVAM) developed by Royal Aerospace Establishment Bedford has been carried out. Current VSTOL aircraft suffer from high pilot workload in the hover and transition to full wing-borne flight. This arises from poor inherent stability, poor decoupling between what the pilot wishes to control, and inceptor configuration. A multivariable control system has the capability to address all three of these characteristics.