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OUTER-LOOP CONTROL FACTORS FOR CARRIER AIRCRAFT

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 8696
Amount: $54,451.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1988
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
349 First St
Los Altos, CA 94022
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 ROBERT K HEFFLEY
 (415) 949-1747
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

THE CARRIER LANDING CONTINUES TO BE A DOMINANT DESIGN PROBLEM FOR NAVY AIRCRAFT. EVEN THOUGH THE OUTER-LOOP CONTROL TASKS OF GLIDESLOPE, AIRSPEED, AND LINEUP ARE CRUCIAL, THEY ARE ONLY PARTIALLY ADDRESSED IN CURRENT DESIGN REQUIREMENTS. THE PROPOSED EFFORT WILL ATTACK THE OUTER-LOOP FACTORS DIRECTLY AND RATIONALLY USING PROVEN ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES AND AVAILABLE DATA IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR IMPROVING DESIGN REQUIREMENTS. THE SPECIFIC TECHNICAL APPROACH PLANNED IS TO CONFIGURE A MATH MODEL OF THE PILOT-VEHICLE COMBINATION WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE CARRIER LANDING TASK AND EXPLORE THE MODEL USING RECENTLY ACQUIRED PILOTED-SIMULATION DATA FOR CARRIER LANDING UNDER CAREFULLY CONTROLLED CONDITIONS. THIS WILL RESULT IN A USEFUL CAUSE-EFFECT AUDIT TRAIL LINKING PHYSICAL DESIGN FEATURES TO FLYING QUALITIES AND STABILITY AND CONTROL CHARACTERISTICS. THE ANALYSIS RESULTS WILL BE COMPARED AGAINST EXISTING REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHERE GAPS EXIST.

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