Modeling of the C‐130 Aircraft Propeller Governor Assembly
Modeling of the C‐130 Aircraft
Propeller Governor Assembly Author
Omar Hayat Khan Reg No. 040413 Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
M.S. Mechatronics Engineering Thesis Supervisor:
Dr. Shaiq A. Haq
Professor, Department of Mechatronics Engineering
DEPARTMENT OF MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
AIR UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
November, 2009
Modeling of the C‐130 Aircraft
Propeller Governor Assembly
THESIS SUPERVISOR
_______________________________
Prof. Dr. Shaiq A. Haq
Air University, Islamabad
Guidance And Evaluation Committee
_______________________________
Dr Tasneem M. Shah
Air University, Islamabad
_______________________________
Dr. Chaudhary Muhammad Nasib
Air University, Islamabad
_______________________________
Dr. Irshad Ahmad
Air University, Islamabad
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Modeling of the C‐130 Aircraft Propeller Governor Assembly
MS Research Thesis by Omar Hayat Khan, Reg No. 040413
The C-130 aircraft propeller control assembly faces obsolescence issues and warrants replacement with a more efficient and modern design. With an aim to develop an indigenous solution to the problem, modeling of the governor control system is an inevitable task. C-130 aircraft propeller performance is directly affected by dynamic characteristics of the propeller governor assembly during and following any propeller speed disturbances encountered due to change in wind conditions and aircraft attitude.
Accurate modeling of the governor assembly is therefore essential to acquire system characteristics which would lay the foundations for any proposed modern design. The thesis entails dynamic modeling of the governor assembly with relationships between propeller speed and pilot valve displacement established. Experimental readings for
the
Propeller Governor Assembly Author
Omar Hayat Khan Reg No. 040413 Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
M.S. Mechatronics Engineering Thesis Supervisor:
Dr. Shaiq A. Haq
Professor, Department of Mechatronics Engineering
DEPARTMENT OF MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
AIR UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
November, 2009
Modeling of the C‐130 Aircraft
Propeller Governor Assembly
THESIS SUPERVISOR
_______________________________
Prof. Dr. Shaiq A. Haq
Air University, Islamabad
Guidance And Evaluation Committee
_______________________________
Dr Tasneem M. Shah
Air University, Islamabad
_______________________________
Dr. Chaudhary Muhammad Nasib
Air University, Islamabad
_______________________________
Dr. Irshad Ahmad
Air University, Islamabad
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Modeling of the C‐130 Aircraft Propeller Governor Assembly
MS Research Thesis by Omar Hayat Khan, Reg No. 040413
The C-130 aircraft propeller control assembly faces obsolescence issues and warrants replacement with a more efficient and modern design. With an aim to develop an indigenous solution to the problem, modeling of the governor control system is an inevitable task. C-130 aircraft propeller performance is directly affected by dynamic characteristics of the propeller governor assembly during and following any propeller speed disturbances encountered due to change in wind conditions and aircraft attitude.
Accurate modeling of the governor assembly is therefore essential to acquire system characteristics which would lay the foundations for any proposed modern design. The thesis entails dynamic modeling of the governor assembly with relationships between propeller speed and pilot valve displacement established. Experimental readings for
the
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