This book demonstrates the potential of the blended wing body (BWB) concept for significant
improvement in both fuel efficiency and noise reduction and addresses the considerable
challenges raised for control engineers because of characteristics like open-loop instability
large flexible structure and slow control surfaces. This text describes state-of-the-art and
novel modeling and control design approaches for the BWB aircraft under consideration. The
expert contributors demonstrate how exceptional robust control performance can be achieved
despite such stringent design constraints as guaranteed handling qualities reduced vibration
and the minimization of the aircraft's structural loads during maneuvers and caused by
turbulence. As a result this innovative approach allows the building of even lighter aircraft
structures and thus results in considerable efficiency improvements per passenger kilometer.
The treatment of this large complex parameter-dependent industrial control problem highlights
relevant design issues and provides a relevant case study for modeling and control engineers in
many adjacent disciplines and applications. Modeling and Control for a Blended Wing Body
Aircraft presents research results in numeric modeling and control design for a large flexible
civil BWB aircraft in the pre-design stage as developed within the EU FP7 research project ACFA
2020. It is a useful resource for aerospace and control engineers as it shows the complete BWB
aircraft modeling and control design process carried out with the most recent tools and
techniques available.presents research results in numeric modeling and control design for a
large flexible civil BWB aircraft in the pre-design stage as developed within the EU FP7
research project ACFA 2020. It is a useful resource for aerospace and control engineers as it
shows the complete BWB aircraft modeling and control design process carried out with the most
recent tools and techniques available. Advances in Industrial Control aims to report and
encourage the transfer of technology in control engineering. The rapid development of control
technology has an impact on all areas of the control discipline. The series offers an
opportunity for researchers to present an extended exposition of new work in all aspects of
industrial control.
