Review of pilot modelling techniques
Review of pilot modelling techniques
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10.2514/6.2010-297
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2010-01
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Mohammad M. Lone;A. Cooke
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作者:
Mohammad M. Lone;A. Cooke
As aircraft increase in size, unsteady aerodynamics and aeroelasticity pose new handling qualities challenges. These require a greater understanding of the pilot-vehicle system as a whole. The level of interaction between the flying control system and the pilot increases as structural mode frequencies enter into the manual control frequency range. Therefore, accurate physiological and control-theoretic models of the pilot are crucial. Interactions range from conscious changes in pilot gain and equalisation to unconscious biodynamic feedthrough of structural modes. So far, use of theoretical pilot models has been an effective way of gaining handling qualities insight. Pilot modelling can be split into three areas: human sensory modelling, biomechanical modelling and control-theoretic modelling. To date, a review that brings together these aspects and provides a holistic view of pilot modelling has not been presented. This paper aims to address this literature gap and presents a review of the state-of-the-art. he design of civil aircraft raises interesting issues involving weight and efficiency tradeoffs. The more passengers a civil aircraft carries the more efficient it becomes, but at the same time its size and weight increase. These have to be compensated for by the design of a lightweight airframe. The end product is a large lightweight airframe that is characterised by reduced rigidity and consequently increased levels of aeroelasticity. Aeroelasticity can affect aircraft stability and control in ways which are often not fully appreciated or understood. As structural modes enter into the rigid-body dynamic frequency range, the flight control systems (FCS) relying on feedback from the various sensors around the airframe are also affected. These sensors can no longer distinguish between aeroelastic and rigid body dynamics and this can lead to unexpected FCS behaviour. This inability to distinguish between rigid body dynamics and aeroelastic effects is also inherent to the human sensory dynamics. Now as airframe structural modes frequencies encroach into the frequency ranges of human senses, biodynamics and control, traditional assumptions in handling qualities analysis no longer remain valid. Pilot’s perception of aircraft states is corrupted just like the onboard FCS sensors. Therefore, pilot introduced gain and equalisation in the pilot-vehicle system may no longer be appropriate. During routine flying, pilots tend to command the aircraft with airframe structural limits in mind. However, now there are possibilities of certain scenarios where the pilot and FCS combination may load the aircraft beyond its limits. Such a scenario may be caused by various triggers and the pilot may either be aware or unaware of the scenario. Triggering events can range from changes in pilot’s strategy to extreme atmospheric conditions. Investigation of such scenarios require first an understanding of aircraft manual control. Current civil aircraft effectively have three modes of operation. Aircraft control can be achieved through complete manual control with objectives from the pilot’s mind or manual control with objectives from a flight director. The aircraft can also be controlled via the mode control panel which commands the various autopilot modes; the pilot plays a more supervisory role here. Figure 1 presents the key components involved in the manual control mode. The system is driven by an objective (derived consciously) that is subconsciously processed by higher brain functions to derive a control action; a function of pilot experience and skill. This control action is applied through the neuromuscular system that is in turn affected by the human body’s response to the environment. Then it goes through the flying control system and the aircraft responds accordingly.