Design and control of a novel 3 DOF spherical flight simulator

Abstract

Nowadays, with the development of technology, the usage fields of simulators are diversely increasing. Simulators can find a place for themselves in every sector, and they also play a major role in aviation and space studies. In this study, a new spherical flight simulator was designed and the nonlinear dynamics of the spherical flight simulator was mathematically modelled using the Newton-Euler method. The derived mathematical model was used in the controller design for the spherical flight simulator. In the controller design, pole placement method and linear quadratic regulator method (LQR) were chosen and these methods were compared. The mathematical simulation of the system was performed in the SIMULINK environment.