Flight Model Identification and Control

Code	15257
Year	1
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	PL(20H)/TP(40H)
Scientific area	Aeronautics and Astronautics
Entry requirements	-
Learning outcomes	• Knowing the principles of parametric identification of dynamical systems, with applications to aircraft flight dynamics; • Knowing how to specify and to model controller requirements for SISO and MIMO systems; • Knowing how to design, implement and computationally validate flight controllers.
Syllabus	Part I (Parametric Identification) – Principles of parametric identification. Identification of longitudinal flight dynamics. Identification of lateral-directional flight dynamics. Part II (Flight Control) – Models and Analysis of dynamical systems. Controller design for SISO systems (PID and compensators). Controller design for MIMO systems (LQR and H-infinity).
Main Bibliography	1. E. Hendricks, O. Jannerup, and P.H. Sorensen, Linear Systems Control, Springer, 2008. 2. F. L. Lewis and V. L. Syrmos, Optimal Control, John Wiley & Sons, 1995. 3. D. McLean. Automatic Flight Control Systems. Prentice Hall, 1990. 4. A. V. Rao. A Survey of Numerical Methods for Optimal Control, Advances in the Astronautical Sciences Series, Vol. 135, Paper AAS 09-334, 2010. 5. L. Ljung. System Identification – Theory for the User, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 1999.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.