The Environmentally Responsible Aviation project seeks to accomplish the simultaneous reduction of fuel burn, noise, and emissions. A project at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center is contributing to ERAs goals by exploring the practical application of real-time trim configuration optimization for enhanced performance and reduced fuel consumption. This peak-seeking control approach is based on Newton-Raphson algorithm using a time-varying Kalman filter to estimate the gradient of the performance function. In real-time operation, deflection of symmetric ailerons, trailing-edge flaps, and leading-edge flaps of a modified F-18 are directly optimized, and the horizontal stabilators and angle of attack are indirectly optimized. Preliminary results from three research flights are presented herein. The optimization system found a trim configuration that required approximately 3.5% less fuel flow than the baseline trim at the given flight condition. The algorithm consistently rediscovered the solution from several initial conditions. These preliminary results show the algorithm has good performance and is expected to show similar results at other flight conditions and aircraft configurations.
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Publisher
Bibliogov
ISBN-13
9781289141189
eBay Product ID (ePID)
214309455
Product Key Features
Author
Nelson Brown
Publication Name
Peak Seeking Control for Reduced Fuel Consumption with Preliminary Flight Test Results
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Government
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Dimensions
Item Height
246mm
Item Width
189mm
Item Weight
109g
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Title_Author
Nelson Brown
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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