Effect of backlash on manual control of pitch of a simulated aircraft /
prepared by John W. Senders, James V. Bradley.

Description

Main Author

Senders, John W., 1920-

Related Names

Bradley, James V. (James Vandiver), 1924-, author,
United States. Air Force.
Wright Air Development Center.
Aerospace Medical Laboratory (U.S.)

Language(s)

English

Published

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio : Wright Air Development Center, Air Research and Development Command, United States Air Force, 1956.

Subjects

Flight simulators.
Airplanes > Airplanes / Control systems.
Flight simulators.
Airplanes > Airplanes / Control systems.

Summary

Five subjects, including two pilots, operated a simulated aircraft in pitch with various amounts of simulated backlash in the control system. Their integrated error, generated in attempting to compensate for an external disturbance, was determined as a function of backlash. The results suggest a straight line function at perceptible backlash values. The results, although tentative, have implications and applications in the fields of control design and trainer design.

Note

"WADC-TN-56-107"--Title page verso.
"March 1956."

Physical Description

iii, 4 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

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