A combined MBPC/H-infinity automatic pilot for a civil aircraft

M.Huzmezan and G.Papageorgiou

Abstract

This seminar aims to present the combined use of H-inf loop-shaping and Model Based Predictive Control (MBPC) as a method of designing automatic pilots for civil aircraft. The H-inf loop-shaping controller will provide stability augmentation and guidance. The MBPC controller will act as a flight manager. Each method will have allocated a comprehensive presentation. Then, the design procedure developed which was tested by designing an autopilot for the Research Civil Aircraft Model (RCAM) used in the GARTEUR design challenge will be addressed. The auditorium will be provided with comments on the satisfactory results that were achieved when the resulting controller was subjected to a standard evaluation procedure.