Predictive Control for Gust Load Alleviation (AIRBUS Operations Hamburg)
AIRBUS Operations Hamburg and the group of Prof. Findeisen are looking for a motivated diploma/masters student from engineering cybernetics, mechatronics, electrical engineering or related fields of study.
When an aircraft flies through patches of air turbulence, a response of flight mechanical and elastic degrees of freedom can be observed. Both come from the loads exerted on the airframe due to the disturbed atmosphere. As disturbances are commonly disliked by passengers and crew, any reasonable reduction will improve passenger comfort. Loads due to gust and aircraft response may be significant and must be sustained by the structure (statically and for fatigue). Reduction of loads levels could lead to weight savings during the design phase or could reveal potential for development of new aircraft versions.
In this Diploma thesis we want exploit the potential of modern, optimization-based control strategies - namely Model Predictive Control - for the development of GLA controllers. This diploma topic is collaboration between AIRBUS Operations Hamburg and the Chair for Systems Theory and Automatic Control (Prof. Findeisen). The project start-up should be carried out at the Institute for Automation Engineering at the University of Magdeburg. The main part of the project will take place at the facilities of AIRBUS Operations, Hamburg.
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Requirements:
| Literature search & modelling | 15-20% |
| Systems theory / controller design | ca 40% |
| Matlab / simulation | ca 40% |
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