Flight Control: CONDUIT®

Technical Papers

Handling-Qualities Optimization and Trade-offs in Rotorcraft Flight Control Design: Presented at the RAeS Rotorcraft Handling-Qualities Conference, University of Liverpool, U.K., Nov 4-6 2008; By Mark B. Tischler, Christina M. Ivler, and M. Hossein Mansur ( U.S. Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate, Research, Development, and Engineering Command, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California ); Kenny K. Cheung, Tom Berger, and Marcos Berrios ( University of California, Santa Cruz (UARC), Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California ).

FLIGHT CONTROL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ARH-70 ARMED RECONNAISSANCE HELICOPTER PROGRAM: Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 63rd Annual Forum, May 1-3 2007, Virginia Beach, Virginia; By Kevin T. Christensen, Kip G. Campbell, and Carl D. Griffith ( Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Forth Worth, Texas ); Christina M. Ivler and Mark B. Tischler ( U.S. Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate, Aviation Research, Development and Engineering Center, ATCOM Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California ); Jeffery W. Harding ( U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama ).

CONTROL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND FLIGHT TEST EXPERIENCE WITH THE MQ-8B FIRE SCOUTVERTICAL TAKE-OFF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (VTUAV): Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 63rd Annual Forum, May 1-3 2007, Virginia Beach, Virginia; By James Downs, Ron Prentice, Scott Dalzell, and Adam Besachio ( Integrated Systems, Unmanned Systems, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Rancho Bernardo, California ); Christina M. Ivler, Mark B. Tischler and Mohammadreza Hossein Mansur ( U.S. Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate, Aviation Research, Development and Engineering Center, ATCOM Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California ).

OPTIMIZATION AND FLIGHT TEST RESULTS OF MODERN CONTROL LAWS FOR THE UH-60 BLACK HAWK: AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 28, No. 5, September-October 2005; By Dr. Mark B. Tischler and Chris L. Blanken ( U.S. Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate, Aviation Research, Development and Engineering Center, ATCOM Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California ); Kenny K. Cheung and Sean S. M. Swei ( University of California, Santa Cruz (UARC), Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California ); Vineet Sahasrabudhe and Alexander Faynberg ( Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut ).

OPTIMIZATION AND FLIGHT TEST RESULTS OF MODERN CONTROL LAWS FOR THE UH-60 BLACK HAWK: Presented at the AHS 4th Decennial Specialists' Conference on Aeromechanics, San Francisco, CA, January 21-23, 2004; By Dr. Mark B. Tischler and Chris L. Blanken ( U.S. Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate, Aviation Research, Development and Engineering Center, ATCOM Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California ); Kenny K. Cheung ( Raytheon ITSS, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California ); Sean S. M. Swei ( AerospaceComputing, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California ); Vineet Sahasrabudhe and Alexander Faynberg ( Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut ).

OPTIMIZATION AND COMPARISON OF ALTERNATIVE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN METHODS USING A COMMON SET OF HANDLING-QUALITIES CRITERIA: Presented at the AIAA Conference, Montreal, Canada, August 6 - 9, 2001; By Dr. Mark B. Tischler ( U.S. Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate, Aviation Research, Development and Engineering Center, ATCOM Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California ); James A. Lee ( University of Southern California, Department of Electrical Engineering, Los Angeles, California ); Jason D. Colbourne ( U.S. Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate, Aviation Research, Development and Engineering Center, ATCOM Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California ).

DESIGN AND TEST OF FLIGHT CONTROL LAWS FOR THE KAMAN BURRO UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE: Presented at the AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Denver, Colorado, August 14 - 17, 2000; By Chad R. Frost ( NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California ); Mark B. Tischler ( U.S. Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate, Aviation Research, Development and Engineering Center, ATCOM Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California ); Mike Bielefield and Troy LaMontagne ( Kaman Aerospace Corporation, Bloomfield, Connecticut ).

CONTROL LAW DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION FOR ROTORCRAFT HANDLING QUALITIES CRITERIA USING CONDUIT: Presented at the American Helicopter Society 55th Annual Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 25-27, 1999; By Jason D. Colbourne and Chad R. Frost ( Cal Poly Foundation, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California ); Mark B. Tischler ( U.S. Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate, Aviation Research, Development and Engineering Center, ATCOM Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California ); Kenny K. Cheung and Douglas K. Hiranaka ( Raytheon ITSS, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California ); and Daniel J. Biezad ( Department of Aeronautical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California ).

CONDUIT-A NEW MULTIDISCIPLINARY INTEGRATION ENVIRONMENT FOR FLIGHT CONTROL DEVELOPMENT: Presented August 11-13, 1997 at the AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana; By Mark B. Tischler ( U.S. Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate, Aviation Research, Development and Engineering Center, ATCOM Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California ); Jason D. Colbourne, Mark R. Morel, and Daniel J. Biezad ( Department of Aeronautical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California ); and William S. Levine and Veronica Moldoveanu ( Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland ).