Advanced Control of Turbofan Engines

Control of Turbofan Engines: Classical and Advanced Approaches describes the operational performance requirements of turbofan (commercial) engines from a controls systems perspective, covering industry-standard methods and research-edge advances. This book allows the reader to design controllers and produce realistic simulations using public-domain software like CMAPSS: Commercial Modular Aero-Propulsion System Simulation, whose versions are released to the public by NASA. §The scope of the book is centered on the design of thrust controllers for both steady flight and transient maneuvers, de-emphasizing system identification and parameter estimation (which is the emphasis of a wel-known competing book by Kulikov and Thompson). Classical control theory is not dwelled on, but instead an introduction to general undergraduate control techniques is provided. Although many theoretical results are included, the book does not attempt to be a treatise on nonlinear control theory applied to engines. Control of Turbofan Engines: Classical and Advanced Approaches is ideal for graduate students doing research in aircraft engine control and non-aerospace oriented control engineers who need and introduction to the field.