Essays about: "direct lift control"

Found 1 essay containing the words direct lift control.

  1. 1. Direct Lift Control of Fighter Aircraft

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Reglerteknik

    Author : Philip Öhrn; Markus Åstrand; [2019]
    Keywords : direct lift; direct lift control; fighter aircraft; model predictive control; linear quadratic control; MPC; LQ; flight path angle;

    Abstract : Direct lift control for aircraft has been around in the aeronautical industry for decades but is mainly used in commercial aircraft with dedicated direct lift control surfaces. The focus of this thesis is to investigate if direct lift control is feasible for a fighter aircraft, similar to Saab JAS 39 Gripen, without dedicated control surfaces. READ MORE