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Meeting	ACGS Committee Meeting 96 - Hilton Head - October 2005
Agenda Location	4 GENERAL COMMITTEE TECHNICAL SESSION 4.1 Government Agencies Summary Reports 4.1.1 U.S. Navy 4.1.1.1 NAWCAD S&T
Title	NAWCAD S&T
Presenter	Marc Steinberg
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Abstract	Results were presented from the first flight of the retrofit reconfigurable control law on the F-18. Pilot handling qualities ratings/comments and flight-data time histories were shown for a set of evaluation maneuvers with a simulated aileron failure. The right aileron was disabled (locked) at a 15 degree offset from its trim position. This simulated failure was accomplished through use of special flight control research software that is hosted on the Fleet Support Flight Control Computer. The purpose of the experiment was to determine the potential benefits of implementing a retrofit reconfiguration strategy that modifies the pilot inputs to compensate for battle damage or actuator failures. Handling qualities improvements were observed for pitch-axis tasks and guns tracking maneuvers, and the delta-HQRs are comparable for smooth and aggressive maneuvers. The handling qualities ratings agree closely with those obtained in the hardware-in-the-loop simulations in the NAVAIR manned flight simulator facility. In addition, a summary was provided of operator in-the-loop and in-water demonstrations under the Intelligent Autonomy program and new starts in autonomous control for maritime operations and shipboard dynamic interface were briefly discussed.