CoG modelling

– Model for a fixed wind aircraft fuel consumption:

• Normal 8 hour flight scenario.
• Simulation of fuel transfer among wind and trim tanks during the flight.
• Simulation of CoG motion.
• Simulation of control of trim tank / feet tanks valve opening to improve
the control of CoG position
• Optimisation of trim tank / feed tanks valve control
• Model generalisation to include other flight scenarios.
• Final version and documentation

● Completed ●On progress

●Pending
 Model overview
3789.25
clock adapter time
Clock
0.50 Time
clock adapter
RFT RFT FL >= to workspace
570
RFT
RFT Condition
RMT pump ROT/RFT time to start
FL
Right outer tank mid-trim fuel
pump RMT/RFT TT
transfer
Right mid tank Clk
RMT
TT
right tanks
R_mid/trim pump visualisation
3570.25
Right
RMT
ROT To Workspace
FL R wing tanks
Clk AIRBUS FT RE
TT
Right Feed Tank
Engine R
0.5

TT->RFT
-0.00
0.5 R&LFT RMT
TT->LFT TT
R&LMT R&LFT FL
Controler
In1 LMT
CoG
In2 Trim/fed valve
Trim tank
In3
3570.25 Out1
In4 valve
In5 opening
TT control

Engine
In6 visualisation
Clk AIRBUS FT LE
FL
LOT controler
LMT
Engine L Left Feed Tank
Tank Left tanks
visualisation

TT
RMT Left
Pump 0.50
Clk
L_mid/trim pump To Workspace
left wing tanks

Valve LMT
TT
FL
LFT 3789.25

CoG position LFT

pump LMT/LFT Left Mid Tank
LFT LFT FL

pump ROT/RTF
Left outer tank
 Current system
4
x 10
30 2.5

Trim tank
20 Feed tank
Mid tank
2 Outer tank

10
1.5
0
m

weight kg
-10
1

-20
0.5
-30
-10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
m
0
5
x 10
2.2
-0.5
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
time s. 4
x 10
2

1.8
Tanks weights
kg

1.6

1.4
Only two valve
positions allowed,
1.2
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 triggered by flight
% MAC
state
CoG
 Trim tank valve control
4
x 10
30 2.5

trim tank
20 Feed tank
Mid tank
2 Outer tank

10

0 1.5
m

-10

weight kg
1

-20

-30 0.5
-10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
m
0
5
x 10
2.2
-0.5
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
2 time s.
x 10
4

1.8
Tanks weights
kg

1.6

1.4
•Set points always fit to the aft CoG
1.2
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 limit (blue line)
% MAC

•Valve completely open when total

CoG aweight minor than 145666 kg
 Conclusions
1. The model is ready to test control protocols
on trim tank to feed tank valve.
2. With the employed flight description there is
no much leeway for the trim/feed tank valve
to control CoG
3. A final version with complete documenta-
tion will be send to Airbus UK in the next
weeks