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Maximum likelihood method for estimating airplane stability and control parameters from flight data in frequency domain
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Klein, V. |
| Copyright Year | 1980 |
| Description | A frequency domain maximum likelihood method is developed for the estimation of airplane stability and control parameters from measured data. The model of an airplane is represented by a discrete-type steady state Kalman filter with time variables replaced by their Fourier series expansions. The likelihood function of innovations is formulated, and by its maximization with respect to unknown parameters the estimation algorithm is obtained. This algorithm is then simplified to the output error estimation method with the data in the form of transformed time histories, frequency response curves, or spectral and cross-spectral densities. The development is followed by a discussion on the equivalence of the cost function in the time and frequency domains, and on advantages and disadvantages of the frequency domain approach. The algorithm developed is applied in four examples to the estimation of longitudinal parameters of a general aviation airplane using computer generated and measured data in turbulent and still air. The cost functions in the time and frequency domains are shown to be equivalent; therefore, both approaches are complementary and not contradictory. Despite some computational advantages of parameter estimation in the frequency domain, this approach is limited to linear equations of motion with constant coefficients. |
| File Size | 1702653 |
| Page Count | 61 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19800015831 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3b03zp3v |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1980-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Stability And Control Aircraft Stability Independent Variables Stochastic Processes Maximum Likelihood Estimates Fourier Series Kalman Filters Frequency Ranges Aircraft Control Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
