CONCEPT FOR THE DESIGN OF FLIGHT CONTROL ACTUATION AND LAWS FOR FUTURE ALL-ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT

This paper consolidates advanced techniques for flight control law design with the sizing issues of new technology electrical flight control actuators. An automatic optimisation tool is adapted to modify the control laws for minimum actuator deflection rates, which can be turned into weight savings for the overall aircraft. Thus, the paper outlines a new and up-to-date trade-off study, which is motivated by the recent trend towards the more-electric aircraft concept.