| The following study presents the Thrust Controller (TC) design and validation for a large civil aircraft, the Boeing 747. The TC works with the Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS) and the Flight Management System (FMS) to provide automatic, full-flight-regime energy management with minimum pilot inputs. The controller is coupled to the pitch channel of the AFCS to eliminate any altitude variation during thrust manoeuvres and is available throughout the entire flight envelope. Two controllers are proposed using classical control methods and modern state feedback control with eigenstructure assignment. The controller is enhanced with speed and engine limits protection. The proposed system is then integrated within the Dynamic Test Bed (DTB) developed by CMC Electronics and its partners in an attempt to minimize costs and reduce "in air" testing. The goal of the present study is the design, simulation, integration and qualification of the TC within the DTB platform.;Keywords. control, command, speed, pitch, state-feedback... |
