μ Tools for flight control robustness assessment

The aim of this paper is to emphasize the usefulness of the CL framework for the analysis of the robustness properties of flight control systems. Model uncertainties may correspond, either to parametric uncertainties (e.g. in the aerodynamic model or in the value of the trim point) or to neglected high frequency dynamics (e.g. in the actuators or sensors). We especially show that several classical problems (computation of a phase or delay margin, non-linear analysis of a PIO effect, computation of a frequency domain overshoot) can be extended to an uncertain aircraft model. A flexible model of the aircraft can, moreover, be taken into account. (C) Elsevier, Paris.