Optimal input design and system identification for an agile aircraft

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This doctorate study aims to provide a methodology for developing aerodynamic and engine thrust models using simulated flight test data for the F16 fighter aircraft. An accurate and comprehensive representation of an aircraft's aerodynamic characteristics is required to design a flight control system or develop a high-fidelity flight simulator. Modern computational methods and wind tunnel testing can provide the aerodynamic database, but flight test data is required to obtain a more accurate and realistic aerodynamic database. As a result, system identification methods can characterize applied forces and moments acting on the aircraft. The F-16 nonlinear model also includes sensor models to simulate the actual flight data. The flight tests are carried out in the F16 simulation model using different excitations on the control surfaces. Simulation data is collected in predefined trim points. The equation error and output error methods are employed to analyze simulated data to estimate aerodynamic parameters in the time domain. The equation-error method is used firstly to identify aerodynamic parameters, and the results are then utilized as a starting point in the output-error process for fine-tuning. In general, thrust forces and moments are obtained from ground tests. The contribution of this doctoral study is to implement an iterative aerodynamic and thrust estimation approach in the absence of engine manufacturer data. The validation of resulting models is accomplished by comparing the measured flight data to the model’s predictions for identical control inputs, as specified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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Parameter estimation, Sensitivity analysis, Equation error method, Output error method, Aerodynamic database

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/93115

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Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis

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M. Millidere, “Optimal input design and system identification for an agile aircraft,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2021.