An autopilot designed to hold an aircraft in straight and level flight is shown in Figure CP5.7.

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An autopilot designed to hold an aircraft in straight and level flight is shown in Figure CP5.7.
(a) Suppose the controller is a constant gain controller given by Gc(s) = 2. Using the Isim function, compute and plot the ramp response for θd(t) = at, where a = 0.5°/s. Determine the attitude error after 10 seconds.
(b) If we increase the complexity of the controller, we can reduce the steady-state tracking error. With this objective in mind, suppose we replace the constant gain controller with the more sophisticated controller
An autopilot designed to hold an aircraft in straight and

This type of controller is known as a proportional plus integral (PI) controller. Repeat the simulation of part (a) with the PI controller, and compare the steady-state tracking errors of the constant gain controller versus the PI controller.
Figure CP5.7
An aircraft autopilot block diagram.

An autopilot designed to hold an aircraft in straight and
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Modern Control Systems

ISBN: 978-0136024583

12th edition

Authors: Richard C. Dorf, Robert H. Bishop

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