PROGRESSIVE ACCOMMODATION OF AIRCRAFT ACTUATOR FAULTS

Abstract: In this paper, a fault tolerant control strategy based on the linear quadratic problem is proposed. The strategy progressively accommodates the feedback control law according to the iteration solutions of the Newton-Raphson algorithm. It significantly reduces the loss of system performance, which results from the time delay that is necessary for fault detection, isolation and estimation and fault accommodation algorithms to provide a solution. The approach is applied to the accommodation of actuator faults in aircraft longitudinal dynamics control.