Time-varying Weights in Multi-Objective Optimal Control for Flexible Wing Aircraft

Hashemi, Kelley E ; Nguyen, Nhan T ; Drew, Michael C

关键词: CONTROLLERS;    COSTS;    FLEXIBLE WINGS;    FLIGHT CONDITIONS;    MODELS;    OPTIMAL CONTROL;    OPTIMIZATION;    STABILITY;    WINGS;    SIMULATION;   

RP-ID  :  ARC-E-DAA-TN64647

学科分类：航空航天科学

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

A multi-objective optimal control technique is modified to accommodate changing cost function weights and is used to control a flexible wing aircraft model. Variation of the weights is used to adjust the relative importance of each objective according to either a prescribed function of time or of the state. Several techniques for obtaining a practical approximation to the optimal control solution are presented, and stability of a specific weight structure with the optimal controller is demonstrated. Functionality of the multi-objective control design with weight variation is demonstrated in simulation of a flexible wing transport aircraft and is shown to improve performance over the fixed weight version both at a constant flight condition and across changing flight conditions.