Multibody simulation of a generalized predictive controller for tiltrotor active aeroelastic control

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 226, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 197-216

  Mattaboni, M ^a   Masarati, P ^a   Mantegazza, P ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptive control; Aeroservoelasticity; Flutter suppression; Tiltrotor

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE AEROELASTIC CONTROL; ADAPTIVE CONTROL; ADAPTIVE CONTROLLERS; ADAPTIVE REGULATORS; ADAPTIVITY; BLADE PITCH; DESIGN AND TESTS; EXTERNAL DISTURBANCES; FLUTTER SUPPRESSION; GENERALIZED PREDICTIVE CONTROL; GENERALIZED PREDICTIVE CONTROLLERS; KEY FEATURE; MEASUREMENT NOISE; MULTI-BODY; MULTIBODY SIMULATIONS; REALISTIC CONDITIONS; SENSOR DYNAMIC; SIMULATION SYSTEMS; TILT ROTOR;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONTROLLERS; FLIGHT ENVELOPES; FLUTTER (AERODYNAMICS); STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

AEROSERVOELASTICITY;

EID: 84858175965     PISSN: 09544100     EISSN: 20413025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954410011406203     Document Type: Conference Paper

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