Song, SipengWhidborne, James F.Lone, MudassirMolina-Cristobal, Arturo2019-04-162019-04-162018-11-01Song S, Whidborne JF, Lone M and Molina-Cristobal A. Multi-objective optimal longitudinal flight control system design for large flexible transport aircraft. UKACC 12th International Conference on Control (CONTROL 2018), Sheffield, 5-7 September 2018978-1-5386-2864-5https://doi.org/10.1109/CONTROL.2018.8516783https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/14089This paper presents a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm design of a longitudinal optimal controller for a large flexible transport aircraft. The algorithm uses a mixed optimization approach based on a combination of Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) control and a Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm (MOGA) to search over a set of possible weighting function structures and parameter values in order to satisfy a number of conflicting design criteria. The proposed approach offers a number of potential optimal solutions lying on or near the Pareto optimal front of competing objectives. The approach is explained in this paper and some results are presented.enAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 InternationalFlight ControlMultiobjective ControlControl DesignHandling QualitiesConference paper