摘要 |
An autopilot controller, for controlling a vehicle traveling in a fluid medium, designed for controlling the vehicle in any one of pre stall, stall and post stall regions. The autopilot controller provides an approach for on e- to-one mapping between a target command which is received and control surfac e deflections for effecting the command based on vehicle normal force and vehicle moment response characteristics. In one embodiment, the autopilot controller determines linear functions representative of the vehicle dynamic response for the current operating conditions in order to determine a direction of change of fin deflection for effecting the command. In another embodiment, the autopilot controller controls transverse vehicle acceleratio ns by controlling a body pitch moment generated by a control surface.
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