Problem: Modern aircraft and their flight control systems have developed into an enormously complex system. Evaluation if a particular aircraft is a "good" flying aircraft incorporates human pilots and all of their non-linear complex responses and expectations.
Standard Solution: A traditional method of evaluating handling qualities of an aircraft is extensive flight-testing in numerous conditions by many trained test pilots.
AeroArts' Approach: AeroArts developed a computer program, Sliders, that provides a simple means to develop and compare low-order systems to a higher ordered one. The program is extremely fast and intuitive to use, and gives instantaneous direct feedback of the effects of the various modeling parameters. Sliders lets users use all of their accumulated experience and intuition, and may even allow them to develop new insights!
Sliders, originally developed in support our own internal research projects, has proven itself to be so useful that we will be soon offering it in Student and Professional versions.
For more information contact: Sliders@AeroArts.com
History of Low-Order Equivalent Systems for Aircraft Flying Qualities. Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 28, No. 43, July-August 2005. Hodgkinson, J.
Performance Monitoring and Assessment of Neuro-Adaptive Controllers for Aerospace Applications Using a Bayesian Approach. Presented at AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Coference, San Francisco, CA, 15-18 August 2005. Gupta, P., Guenther, K., Hodgkinson, J., Jacklin, S., Richard, M., Schumann, J., and Soares, F.