Publication Date:
2004-12-03
Description:
A general overview and summary of recent advances in experiment design for high performance aircraft is presented, along with results from flight tests. General theoretical background is included, with some discussion of various approaches to maneuver design. Flight test examples from the F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle (HARV) are used to illustrate applications of the theory. Input forms are compared using Cramer-Rao bounds for the standard errors of estimated model parameters. Directions for future research in experiment design for high performance aircraft are identified.
Keywords:
Aircraft Design, Testing and Performance
Type:
System Identification for Integrated Aircraft Development and Flight Testing; 8-1 - 8-17; RTO-MP-11
Format:
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