On Aerospace Vehicle Simulation as a Designer's Tool .
Keywords:
Control system, System design
Abstract
The role of system simulation, encompassing the various features of the missile in system design, is brought out. Specific issues investigated through the simulation model are highlighted with supporting results from flight records, wherever possible. The requirement to consider slosh as 'inclined' rather than 'vertical' in situations where the missile is subjected to large lateral accelerations and orientation changes is brought out. Accentuation of slosh activity in free flight is demonstrated from both simulation results and flight records. The requirement to consider engine inertia carefully in roll loop analysis is highlighted. Results of structural response when flexural mode is excited are presented. The effect of quantisation noise in the control system in low dynamic pressure region has been investigated and compared with flight results. Occurence of various important events predicted by the simulation programme in a long range mission and the actual vehicle performance are compared. Finally, the Role played by the simulation programme in hardware-in-loop simulation is brought out.
Published
2013-01-01
How to Cite
Mangrulkar, K., Swamy, K., & Warrier, S. (2013). On Aerospace Vehicle Simulation as a Designer’s Tool . Defence Science Journal, 47(3), 281-294. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.47.4012
Issue
Section
Armaments & Explosives
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