Lateral-directional stability and control augmentation system design for civil aircraft simulator

Abstract In this paper, we first introduce the necessity, history, and classification of stability and control augmentation systems. The structure of the lateral-directional stability and control augmentation control system in the normal mode is studied, and a comparison of advantages and disadvantages of several design schemes including yawing rate feedback, rolling rate feedback, and sideslip angle feedback is given. Lateral-directional stability and control augmentation control law for a certain type of civil aircraft simulator is designed. Finally, the stability and control augmentation system is simulated and the simulation results are analyzed, which shows that the handling qualities of the aircraft with stability and control augmentation system are better than those without it.