摘要: |
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) is working with the United States Navy to complete ground testing and initiate flight testing of a modified set of F A-18 flight control computers. The Production Support Flight Control Computers (PSFCC) can give any fleet F A-18 airplane an in-flight, pilot-selectable research control law capability. NASA DFRC can efficiently flight test the PSFCC for the following four reasons (1) Six F A-18 chase aircraft are available which could be used with the PSFCC (2) An F A-18 processor-in-the-loop simulation exists for validation testing (3) The expertise has been developed in programming the research processor in the PSFCC and (4) A well-defined process has been established for clearing flight control research projects for flight. This report presents a functional description of the PSFCC. Descriptions of the NASA DFRC facilities, PSFCC verification and validation process, and planned PSFCC projects are also provided. |