Estimation of Stability and Control Derivatives of Light Canard Research Aircraft from Flight Data

  • N. Shantha Kumar National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore
  • N. Janardhana Rao National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.54.2041
Keywords: Light canard research aircraft, LCRA, flight-test data, parameter estimation technique, maximum likelihood estimation, output-error minimisation, output-error method

Abstract

In this paper, stability and control derivatives of light canard research aircraft generated through the flight test using parameter estimation technique has been presented. The maximum likelihood estimation, based on output-error minimisation technique, is used to estimate the derivatives from the aircraft response data. The validity of the estimates has been checked by the cross validation method, wherein the estimated model response is matched with the flight-test data that are not used for estimating the derivatives.
Published
2004-07-01
How to Cite
Kumar, N., & Rao, N. (2004). Estimation of Stability and Control Derivatives of Light Canard Research Aircraft from Flight Data. Defence Science Journal, 54(3), 277-292. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.54.2041
Issue
Vol 54 No 3
Section
Aeronautical Systems
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