Cascade nonlinear feedforward-feedback control of stagnation pressure in a supersonic blowdown wind tunnel

• Published in: Measurement : journal of the International Measurement Confederation Vol. 95; pp. 424 - 438
• Main Authors: Ilić, Biljana, Miloš, Marko, Isaković, Jovan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2017; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Architecture; Blowdown wind tunnel; Blowdown wind tunnels; Cascade control; Complex systems; Computer simulation; Control systems; Control theory; Controllers; Cost analysis; Design engineering; Embedded systems; Feedback control; Feedback control systems; Feedforward control; Flow control; Mathematical model; Mathematical models; Nonlinear control; Nonlinear programming; Nonlinear response; Nonlinearity; Physical properties; Simulation; Stagnation pressure; Supersonic flow; Supersonic flow control; Testing time; Wind tunnels; Stagnation pressure; Simulation; Blowdown wind tunnel; Cascade control; Feedforward control; Supersonic flow control; Feedback control; Mathematical model

•A robust stagnation pressure controller for a supersonic wind tunnel is designed.•The models of the facility and the controller are developed and used in simulations.•An embedded distributed control system is developed on a FPGA-based platform.•The control system is verified in the wind tunnel expe...