Non-linear Analysis and Control Proposal for In-flight Loss-of-control

Torbjørn Cunis (1, 2) , Laurent Burlion (1) , Jean-Philippe Condomines (2)

1 ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab [Toulouse]
2 ENAC - Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile

In-flight loss-of-control (LOC-I) still poses a severe threat to today’s commercial aviation. Hence, we review the literature for non-linear analysis and control methods of LOC-Iand upset recovery. Using state-of-the-art methods such as continuation theory and reachability estimation, we sketch an analysis of an aircraft’s flight envelope in terms of its trim conditions and propose control approaches both within and outside the envelope.

Mots clés: Control of bifurcation and chaos; Application of nonlinear analysis and design; Aerospace; Upset recovery; Control of constrained systems; Stability of nonlinear systems; Guidance and Control; Navigation; UAVs

Domaines: Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]; Automatique / Robotique

Torbjørn Cunis, Laurent Burlion, Jean-Philippe Condomines. Non-linear Analysis and Control Proposal for In-flight Loss-of-control. 20th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control, Jul 2017, Toulouse, France. pp.ISSN: 2405-8963. ⟨hal-01543046⟩