A benchtop flight control demonstrator

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dc.contributor.authorDuran, Joris R.
dc.contributor.authorWhidborne, James F.
dc.contributor.authorCarrizales, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-03T12:50:06Z
dc.date.available2019-09-03T12:50:06Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-27
dc.descriptionData underlying this study can be accessed through the Cranfield University repository at: https://doi.org/10.17862/cranfield.rd.8052650
dc.description.abstractA feedback control demonstrator is described. The demonstrator is intended for the demonstration of control principles applied to flight control of fixed-wing aircraft and hence is suitable for aeronautical programmes. The demonstrator consists of a two degree-of-freedom wing assembly where the wing is free to pitch in an airflow provided by a simple, benchtop wind tunnel. The second degree-of-freedom is provided by a hinged elevator which is actuated by a servomotor. The wing pitch angle is measured with a potentiometer attached to a pivot shaft, thus allowing feedback control of the elevator pitch to be implemented. The aerodynamics of the wing are modelled, the wind tunnel design is described and computational fluid dynamics analysis presented. An embedded controller that implements a proportional–integral–derivative controller and a graphical interface has been developed. Some details of these are also given.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationDuran JR, Whidborne JF, Carrizales Rodriguez M, Pontillo A. (2019) A benchtop flight control demonstrator. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, Volume 49, Issue 1, January 2021, pp. 80-97en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0306-4190
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/0306419019852688
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/14503
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.17862/cranfield.rd.8052650
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSAGEen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectLaboratory demonstratoren_UK
dc.subjectflight controlen_UK
dc.subjectproportional–integral–derivative controlen_UK
dc.subjectwind tunnelen_UK
dc.subjectaerospace educationen_UK
dc.titleA benchtop flight control demonstratoren_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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