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Afti/f-16 flight test results and lessons
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | McMonagle, D. R. Ishmael, S. D. |
| Copyright Year | 1983 |
| Description | The advanced fighter technology integration (AFTI) F-16 aircraft is a highly complex digital flight control system integrated with advanced avionics and cockpit. The use of dissimilar backup modes if the primary system fails requires the designer to trade off system simplicity and capability. The tradeoff is evident in the AFTI/F-16 aircraft with its limited stability and fly by wire digital flight control systems when a generic software failure occurs the backup or normal mode must provide equivalent envelop protection during the transition to degraded flight control. The complexity of systems like the AFTI/F-16 system defines a second design issue, which is divided into two segments: (1) the effect on testing, (2) and the pilot's ability to act correctly in the limited time available for cockpit decisions. The large matrix of states possible with the AFTI/F-16 flight control system illustrates the difficulty of both testing the system and choosing real time pilot actions. The third generic issue is the possible reductions in the user's reliability expectations where false single channel information can be displayed at the pilot vehicle interface while the redundant set remains functional. |
| File Size | 1180430 |
| Page Count | 34 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19840007091 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t4cp1z170 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1983-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Stability And Control Digital Systems Decision Making Systems Engineering Technology Transfer Synchronism Control Theory Flight Control Reliability Avionics Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |