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The use of inverse simulation for preliminary assessment of helicopter handling qualities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

D. G. Thomson  and
R. Bradley
D. G. Thomson
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of GlasgowGlasgow, UK
R. Bradley
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Glasgow Caledonian UniversityGlasgow, UK
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Abstract

This paper describes a method for using inverse simulation to obtain a preliminary assessment of helicopter handling qualities. Formal descriptions of standard manoeuvres, defined to establish the handling qualities of military helicopters, are used to drive an inverse simulation of a subject helicopter. The simulation generates the controls and states of the helicopter as it executes the manoeuvre and the results may be used to calculate values of quickness, a parameter defined to measure responsiveness. Initial results reveal that in the context of inverse simulation quickness is independent of vehicle configuration when, as specified in the requirements, the quickness is based on the helicopter's kinematic states. An alternative quickness parameter, associated with the control displacements required to fly the manoeuvre is shown to be capable of discriminating between the pilot workload involved in flying two different configurations through the same manoeuvre.

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Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 101 , Issue 1007 , September 1997 , pp. 287 - 294
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1997 

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