Flight Envelope Prediction via Optimal Control-Based Reachability Analysis

No AccessEngineering NotesFlight Envelope Prediction via Optimal Control-Based Reachability AnalysisZhidong Lu, Haichao Hong, Matthias Gerdts and Florian HolzapfelZhidong Lu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8283-4508Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, Germany, Haichao Hong https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2410-2469Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, Germany, Matthias Gerdts https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8674-5764Bundeswehr University Munich, 85577 Neubiberg, Germany and Florian Holzapfel https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4733-9186Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, GermanyPublished Online:11 Nov 2021https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G006219SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Reveley M. S., Briggs J. L., Evans J. K., Sandifer C. E. and Jones S. 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TopicsAircraft ControlAircraft DesignAircraft OperationsAircraft Operations and TechnologyAircraft Stability and ControlAircraft Wing DesignAircraftsFlight Control SurfacesRotorcraftsTakeoff and LandingVertical Takeoff and LandingWing Configurations KeywordsAerodynamic ChordOptimal ControlElevator DeflectionCylindrical Coordinate SystemFlight Path AngleAerodynamic CoefficientsCollocation MethodNonlinear SystemsPusher PropellerLinear Time Invariant SystemAcknowledgmentZhidong Lu acknowledges the support of the China Scholarship Council.PDF Received21 May 2021Accepted30 August 2021Published online11 November 2021