Mitigating Time Delays: An Evaluation of Their Impact Using a Simulation Model of an Aircraft Power System Demonstrator Facility

Chengwei Gan, Rebecca Todd, Judith Apsley

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    Abstract

    The impact of time delays on emulation systems is examined through a simulation model of an aircraft power system demonstrator facility. The aircraft demonstrator uses hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) techniques to command a motor drive so that it emulates the dynamic characteristics of the shaft in an aircraft gas engine. As time-delay effects are inherent in the HIL test systems using industrial control platforms and communication systems, time-delay compensation techniques are required. Techniques to mitigate the time delay, or the effect of the time delay, are examined to enhance the accuracy of the gas-engine emulation.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)44-53
    JournalIEEE Industry Applications Magazine
    Volume21
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 23 Dec 2014

    Keywords

    • hardware-in-the-loop,
    • emulator
    • time delay

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