Control Loop Design for a Helicopter Tactile Cue Trim Actuator

Title

Control Loop Design for a Helicopter Tactile Cue Trim Actuator

 Author

Noordam, N.M.

Contributor

Voskuijl, M. (mentor)

Faculty

Aerospace Engineering

 Department

Flight Performance and Propulsion

 Date

2016-06-28

 Abstract

Force feedback in helicopters can improve the performance of the pilot, decrease direct maintenance costs and increase the safety of every flight. Traditional force feedback is done with the use of a force sensor. In this thesis the use of a position based, feedforward control loop to achieve the same purpose is investigated. The limits of stability and passivity of the control loop are shown to be highly dependent on the characteristics of the digital control loop and the mechanical aspects of the flight control kinematics. Additionally it is researched whether the control loop can be used for autopilot control and if a manual intervention by the pilot can be detected.

 Subject

helicopter
haptic feedback
autopilot
passivity
stability

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 Embargo date

2026-06-20

 Part of collection

Student theses

 Document type

master thesis

 Rights

(c) 2016 Noordam, N.M.
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