NASA Reference Publication 1207 August 1988 Derivation and Definition of a Linear Aircraft Model Eugene L. Duke, Robert F. Antoniewicz, and Keith D, Krambeer NASANASA Reference Publication 1207 1988 Derivation and Definition of a Linear Aircraft Model Eugene L. Duke, Robert F. Antoniewicz, and Keith D. Krambeer Ames Research Center Dryden Flight Research Facility Edwards, California NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scientific and Technical Information DivisionCONTENTS SUMMARY 1 INTRODUCTION 1 SYMBOLS 2 Vectors... eee 2 4 Matrices... 0... 4 Subscripts 5 Superscript... . - 1 NONLINEAR SYSTEM EQUATIONS 5 1.1 Definition of Reference Systems 6 1.2 Nonlinear State Equations : i 1.2.1 Rotational acceleration. . - n 1.2.2. Translational acceleration. . “4 12.3 Attitude rates. ©... . 15 1.24 Earth-relative velocity... . . 16 1.3 Nonlinear Observation Equations . . er oe 7 1.3.1. Accelerations. 5 gadao 18 1.3.2. Air data parameters... 60.020 eer 20 133. Flightpath-related parameters. 20 1.3.4 Energy-related parameters. a 1.3.5 Force parameters. ...... a1 1.3.6 Body axis rates and accelerations. . . . : au Instruments displaced from the vehicle center of gravity. . . pe 2 Miscellaneous observation parameters. .. 2 2 LINEAR SYSTEM EQUATIONS 22 2.1 Linearization of the State Equation . 23 2.2 Linearization of the Observation Equation 4 23 Definition of Matrices in Lineatized System Equations . G 26 2.4 Elements of the Linearized System Matrices... . . 7 3 CONCLUDING REMARKS 30 APPENDIXES 31 A—AERODYNAMIC FORCES AND MOMENTS 31 B—DERIVATION OF THE WIND AXIS TRANSLATIONAL PARAMETERS V, 4, AND § 35 Ba Preliminary Definitions 5 35 B.2 Derivation of V Equation... .. « 35 B.3. Derivation of é Equation ..... . 36 B.A Derivation of # Equation ...... a 37