Technical Committee A-6, Aerospace Actuation, Control and Fluid Power Systems

SAE A-6 Project A-6A3-08 ARP94910, Guide to the Specification of an FCS for a Military y UA Presentation for Panel Access to Ai Airspace
William B. Facey NAVAIR 4 4.3.2.6 3 2 6 Flight Controls Branch Patuxent River NAS, MD william.facey@navy.mil
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Technical Committee A-6, Aerospace Actuation, Control and Fluid Power Systems Project Definition & Approval
In July 2007 the A-6 released AS94900 Aerospace Flight Control Systems
Design, Design Installation and Test of Piloted Military Aircraft Aircraft, General Specification For

Adopted by DoD to replace MIL-F-9490 on November 5, 2007. Version of the AS for UAs suggested to Armed Services and drew immediate support from NAVAIR, the US Army and the USAF. Approved by A-6 Steering Council as an ARP because although the FCS technology employed for UAs is mature, the application is not Whereas an AS Aerospace Standard contains specific performance requirements. conforming to broadly accepted engineering practices an ARP - Aerospace Recommended Practice is intended as a guide to standard engineering practices. with content of a more general nature, or that have not yet gained broad acceptance.

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Technical Committee A-6, Aerospace Actuation, Control and Fluid Power Systems What is The Need? A document that will provide a basis for making design and performance f decisions d i i and dj judgments d f for f future UA UAs.
UAs have different needs from manned aircraft
Currently no standards for UA FCS subsystems.

The specifications for UAs now in development relied on selecting relevant requirements from manned aircraft specifications.
Difficult, , time-consuming gp process with no industry y involvement.

UA mission creep - continuing expansion of UAS missions and operating areas.

Drives us to require q increased levels of airworthiness out of UAS platforms. Not always possible if not designed into system from start.

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Technical Committee A-6, Aerospace Actuation, Control and Fluid Power Systems Terms of Reference
Guide to the specification of the FCS for the UA not the entire UAS
Also applies to Vehicle Management Systems that incorporate the FCS

Cover range of FCS capability required for the range of UAs covered by figure A.4 in the DOD 2007 roadmap. (Except smallest TBD) Comprehensive guide to general performance performance, design design, development development, test and quality assurance requirements, similar in structure, scope and depth to AS94900. Function and performance oriented
Guiding creation of a performance requirement specification Covers FCS and subsystems design and integration with the vehicle but does not specify specific architectural approaches.

Emphasis: E h i
The differing levels of performance capability required for different UA categories and operational areas.
Primarily Pi il b behavior h i f following ll i fi first t and d second d FCS f failures. il
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Technical Committee A-6, Aerospace Actuation, Control and Fluid Power Systems Concluding Notes: First A-6 balloting to A-6 panels and A-6 in 2010, release in 2011. 2011 We think, with the exception of standards associated with UA engines this will be the first UA subsystem standard engines, standard. It is likely to precede standards and regulations determining how some key requirements are derived. UA standards writing will be iterative for some time.

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