26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-6.8.1 INVITED

DAMAGE TOLERANT FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT

V. Gavrilets
Rockwell Collins, USA

Keywords: damage tolerant flight control, uav

Damage and in-flight failure provide real threats to safety and security both in the military and commericial sectors. This presentation reports on these issues and their resolution using damage tolerant flight control systems capable of implementation in unmanned aircraft. An example of implementation on a scale F/A-18 UAV is presented.

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