Computational Challenges in Flight Control Design

The model based design of advanced flight control systems raises many computational challenges both in developing design adequate models as well as in solving optimization based controller tuning and assessment problems. The generation of uncertainty models for aircraft dynamics and the development of low order aeroelastic models are two modelling problems leading to symbolic and numerical computational challenges. Further challenges arise in solving semi-infinite optimization problems for tuning controller parameters or global optimization problems for controller robustness assessment. The satisfactory solution of such problems represents a sine qua non condition for the development of future computer aided design environments for the flight control systems design of the next generation aircraft.