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SAS Design Tutorial

This document outlines the design of a pitch damper for an F-104 Starfighter aircraft. It begins by defining the transfer functions for pitch rate and elevator deflection. It then checks that the aircraft meets requirements for phugoid and short period damping but requires increased short period damping. It proposes using pitch rate feedback control and walks through designing a compensator using root locus analysis in sisotool to meet the short period damping requirement with a gain of -0.5. Finally, it simulates the closed loop system in Simulink to verify it satisfies all design requirements.

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SAS Design Tutorial

This document outlines the design of a pitch damper for an F-104 Starfighter aircraft. It begins by defining the transfer functions for pitch rate and elevator deflection. It then checks that the aircraft meets requirements for phugoid and short period damping but requires increased short period damping. It proposes using pitch rate feedback control and walks through designing a compensator using root locus analysis in sisotool to meet the short period damping requirement with a gain of -0.5. Finally, it simulates the closed loop system in Simulink to verify it satisfies all design requirements.

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Design a Pitch Damper for F104 Star Fighter

August 26, 2016

Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad.


Flight Dynamics & Controls Center
Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics
Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad

1. Define Transfer Functions:

𝑞(𝑠) −4.66𝑠(𝑠 + 0.133)(𝑠 + 0.269)


= 2 𝑟𝑎𝑑. 𝑠 −1 /𝑟𝑎𝑑
𝛿𝐸 (𝑠) (𝑠 + 0.015𝑠 + 0.021)(𝑠 2 + 0.911𝑠 + 4.884)

>> sys = tf(-4.66*conv([1 0.133 0],[1 0.269]),conv([1 0.015 0.021],[1 0.911 4.884]))

2. Check Aircraft Characteristics:

Mode Actual Aircraft Requirements1

Damping 0.0518 𝜁𝑝ℎ ≥ 0.04


Phugoid
Natural Frequency 0.145 rad/s

Damping 0.206 𝜁𝑠𝑝 ≥ 0.5


Short Period
Natural Frequency 2.21 rad/s 0.8 rad/s ≤ 𝜔𝑠 ≤ 3.0 rad/s

So the only change, that is required is to increase short period damping. Now let’s try to do it
using pitch rate feedback

Control Structure:

1
For an aircraft of class IV, operating in flight phase category C, assuming Level 1 flying qualities

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Flight Dynamics & Controls Center
Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics
Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad

3. Open SISO tool

>> sisotool(sys)

4. Two windows will open, rearrange them as shown below. Go to compensator editor Tab
and change value to -1.

5. Design requirements can be displayed on Root locus: e.g. Short period requirements. But
it’s better to impose one mode’s requirement at one time, than all at a same time. Right
Click on plot: Design Requirements > New
6. Select type of requirement and enter values, as shown below. Similarly add other
requirements.

7. Now adjust the gain or move poles on root locus, o meet all design requirement, with
suitable margin if possible. Then check the value of gain corresponding to that design, e.g.
𝐾𝑞 = −0.5

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Flight Dynamics & Controls Center
Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics
Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad

8. Now we will simulate the closed loop system in Simulink, and check its characteristics.

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Flight Dynamics & Controls Center
Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics
Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad

9. Thus all design requirements are satisfied.

>> impulse(sys_CL,sys)

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