Two methods for analyzing the time-scale properties of aircraft trajectory optimization problems are presented. Time-scale properties must be identified before solutions can be obtained by using singular perturbation methods. Both methods only require a knowledge of the state equations, the aircraft characteristics, and the bounds on the state and control variables. Although these methods give only rough estimates of time-scale separation, they do not require that an 'exact' optimal trajectory be known, as do the more rigorous methods, and they are an improvement on the ad hoc methods currently in use. The two methods are applied to an example problem for a high performance aircraft.


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    Title :

    Separation of time scales in aircraft trajectory optimization


    Contributors:
    Ardema, M. D. (author) / Rajan, N. (author)

    Publication date :

    1983-08-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English







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