Touch-and-go Generation with Trim-based Maneuver Algorithm

View Video Presentation: https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-2101.vid This paper is to follow up on a prior research of trim-based maneuver generation by using the 6-DOF aircraft plant model derived from the aircraft trim problem. The prior work studied the landing maneuver generation algorithm by defining the steady and/or quasi-steady-state trim conditions. The current research focuses on the touch-and-go maneuver generation with the same methodology by segmenting the maneuver in three phases: (1) descent/flare, (2) ground roll/takeoff, and (3) climb with acceleration. Furthermore, the piloted simulations are carried out in the software-in-the-loop test environment and the fidelity of the trim-based maneuver generation algorithm is investigated.