Rapid Method for Computing Reachable Landing Distances in Helicopter Autorotative Descent

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No AccessTechnical NotesRapid Method for Computing Reachable Landing Distances in Helicopter Autorotative DescentBrian F. Eberle, Jonathan D. Rogers, Mushfiqul Alam and Michael JumpBrian F. EberleGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, Jonathan D. Rogers https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7196-1691Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, Mushfiqul AlamCranfield University, Cranfield, England MK43 0AL, United Kingdom and Michael JumpUniversity of Liverpool, Liverpool, England L69 3GH, United KingdomPublished Online:25 May 2022https://doi.org/10.2514/1.I011035SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Bachelder E. N. and Aponso B. L., "Using Optimal Control for Rotorcraft Autorotation Training," Proceedings of the 59th Annual Forum of the American Helicopter Society, AHS International, Fairfax, VA, May 2003. Google Scholar[2] Aponso B. L., Lee D. and Bachelder E. N., "Evaluation of a Rotorcraft Autorotation Training Display on a Commercial Flight Training Device," Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 52, No. 2, 2007, pp. 123–133. https://doi.org/10.4050/JAHS.52.123 CrossrefGoogle Scholar[3] Rogers J., Repola L., Jump M., Cameron N. and Fell T., "Handling Qualities Assessment of a Pilot Cueing System for Autorotation Maneuvers," Proceedings of the 73rd Annual Forum of the American Helicopter Society, AHS International, Fairfax, VA, May 2017. Google Scholar[4] Rogers J., Eberle B., Jump M. and Cameron N., "Time-to-Contact-Based Control Laws for Flare Trajectory Generation and Landing Point Tracking in Autorotation," Proceedings of the 74th Annual Forum of the American Helicopter Society, AHS International, Fairfax, VA, 2018. Google Scholar[5] Eberle B. and Rogers J., "Real-Time Trajectory Generation and Reachability Determination in Autorotative Flare," Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 65, No. 3, 2020, pp. 1–17. https://doi.org/10.4050/JAHS.65.032008 CrossrefGoogle Scholar[6] Alam M., Jump M., Eberle B. and Rogers J., "Flight Simulation Assessment of Autorotation Algorithms and Cues," Proceedings of the 76th Annual Forum of the Vertical Flight Society, VFS, 2020. Google Scholar[7] Keller J. D., McKillip R., Horn J. F. and Yomchinda T., "Active Flight Control and Appliqué Inceptor Concepts for Autorotation Performance Enhancement," Proceedings of the 67th Annual Forum of the American Helicopter Society, AHS International, Fairfax, VA, May 2011. Google Scholar[8] Binet L., Taghizad A., Abildgaard M. and Von Grunhagen W., "VRS Avoidance as Active Function on Side-Sticks," Proceedings of the 65th Annual Forum of the American Helicopter Society, AHS International, Fairfax, VA, May 2009. Google Scholar[9] Rakotomamonjy T., Binet L. and Müllhäuser M., "Onera-DLR Joint Research on Tactile Cueing for Reactive Obstacle Avoidance Dedicated to Low Speed Helicopter Maneuvers," Proceedings of the 42nd European Rotorcraft Forum, AHS International, Fairfax, VA, Sept. 2016. Google Scholar[10] Abbeel P., Coates A., Hunter T. and NG A., "Autonomous Autorotation of an RC Helicopter," Experimental Robotics, edited by Khatib O., Kumar V. and Pappas G. J., Vol. 54, Springer, Berlin, 2009, pp. 385–394. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00196-3_45 CrossrefGoogle Scholar[11] Sunberg Z., Miller N. and Rogers J., "A Real Time Expert Control System for Helicopter Autorotation," Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 60, No. 2, 2015, pp. 1–15. https://doi.org/10.4050/JAHS.60.022008 CrossrefGoogle Scholar[12] Grande N., Tierney S., Horn J. and Langelaan J., "Safe Autorotation Through Wind Shear via Backward Reachable Sets," Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 61, No. 2, 2016, pp. 1–11. https://doi.org/10.4050/JAHS.61.022006 CrossrefGoogle Scholar[13] Eberle B. and Rogers J., "Real-Time Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of a Helicopter in Autorotation," Proceedings of the 76th Annual Forum