Inner Loop Command Interface in a Modular Flight Control Architecture for Trajectory Flights of General Aviation Aircraft

This paper presents a modular flight guidance and control architecture existing at the Institute of Flight System Dynamics at TUM, which is utilized for various flight applications. The focus is laid onto the novel tracking command and feedforward rates interface connecting the kinematic outer loops and the inner loop controller, which uses the aircraft dynamics by means of aerodynamic effectors. Simulation examples illustrate the trajectory tracking performance and the effects of the command interface.

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