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Active Control of a Scramjet Engine

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: FA8650-16-C-2715
Agency Tracking Number: F15A-T19-0008
Amount: $2,035,003.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: AF15-AT19
Solicitation Number: 15.A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2015
Award Year: 2016
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2016-09-07
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2018-12-05
Small Business Information
100 Remington Blvd
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
United States
DUNS: 078466424
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Robert Bakos
 Principal
 (631) 793-8439
 robert.bakos@innoveering.net
Business Contact
 Robert Bakos
Phone: (631) 793-8439
Email: robert.bakos@innoveering.net
Research Institution
 University of Virginia
 Robert Merhige Robert Merhige
 
PO Box 400195
CHarlottesville, VA 22904
United States

 (434) 924-9270
 Nonprofit College or University
Abstract

In this effort, Innoveering will integrate and test a closed-loop active control system for scramjet isolator shock system positioning. The approach is to control the fuel flow to the engine to position the shock train leading edge at a specified location in the isolator. The control system includes three basic elements: a shock position sensing system based, a fast response fuel valve that adjusts the fuel flow to the engine, and an adaptive control algorithm that commands the fuel valve to achieve the desired shock position. The Control system was assessed in simulations for a representative engine model and found to offer robust control and fast convergence in disturbance rejection tests and a series of shock train specification tests. The integrated system was shown through simulation to meet the requirement for rejecting both fast 10 ms and slow 1 s disturbances and is capable of convergence to shock position step change commands within 20 ms.

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