Nonlinear Analysis and Synthesis Techniques for Aircraft Control

This is the first book to focus on the use of nonlinear analysis and synthesis techniques for aircraft control. It is also the first book to address in detail closed-loop control problems for aircraft "on-ground" - i.e. speed and directional control of aircraft before take-off and after touch down. The book will be of interest to engineers, researchers, and students in control engineering, and especially aircraft control.

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Benchmarks and Design and Analysis Challenges.- The AIRBUS On-Ground Transport Aircraft Benchmark.- On-Ground Transport Aircraft Nonlinear Control Design and Analysis Challenges.- The ADMIRE Benchmark Aircraft Model.- Nonlinear Flight Control Design and Analysis Challenge.- Applications to the Airbus Benchmark.- Nonlinear Symbolic LFT Tools for Modelling, Analysis and Design.- Nonlinear LFT Modelling for On-Ground Transport Aircraft.- On-Ground Aircraft Control Design Using an LPV Anti-windup Approach.- Rapid Prototyping Using Inversion-Based Control and Object-Oriented Modelling.- Robustness Analysis Versus Mixed LTI/LTV Uncertainties for On-Ground Aircraft.- Applications to the ADMIRE Benchmark.- An LPV Control Law Design and Evaluation for the ADMIRE Model.- Block Backstepping for Nonlinear Flight Control Law Design.- Optimisation-Based Flight Control Law Clearance.- Investigation of the ADMIRE Manoeuvring Capabilities Using Qualitative Methods.- Industrial Evaluation and Concluding Remarks.- Industrial Evaluation.- Concluding Remarks.