Vehicle modeling for flight test measurements of ship airwake disturbances

Jared Cooper, Venkatasubramani S.R. Pappu, Yande Liu, Joseph F. Horn

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Abstract

This paper describes modeling of small-scale rotorcraft using system identification and first-principles techniques. The vehicle model is used as part of a methodology to empirically validate coupled ship airwake and rotor wake computational fluid dynamics disturbance models used in Virtual Dynamic Interface (VDI) simulations with flight test data. The validation approach uses a gust identification algorithm to estimate disturbance characteristics from flight data. The algorithm uses a model of the aircraft dynamics, and therefore, accurate models of system dynamics are desirable. Several vehicles are being used to help validate the gust identification algorithm: the Hornet-Mini, a single-shaft remote control scale helicopter and the Iris+ quadrotor. This report summarizes work to estimate dynamic models of these vehicles with the AUSPEX and CIFER tools.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication72nd American Helicopter Society International Annual Forum 2016
Subtitle of host publicationLeveraging Emerging Technologies for Future Capabilities
PublisherAmerican Helicopter Society
Pages2390-2408
Number of pages19
ISBN (Electronic)9781510825062
StatePublished - 2016

Publication series

NameAnnual Forum Proceedings - AHS International
Volume3
ISSN (Print)1552-2938

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering

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