Mathematical biodynamic feedthrough model applied to rotorcraft

Joost Venrooij, Mark Mulder, David A. Abbink, Marinus M. Van Paassen, Max Mulder, Frans C.T. Van Der Helm, Heinrich H. Bulthoff

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    Abstract

    Biodynamic feedthrough (BDFT) occurs when vehicle accelerations feed through the human body and cause involuntary control inputs. This paper proposes a model to quantitatively predict this effect in rotorcraft. This mathematical BDFT model aims to fill the gap between the currently existing black box BDFT models and physical BDFT models. The model structure was systematically constructed using asymptote modeling, a procedure described in detail in this paper. The resulting model can easily be implemented in many typical rotorcraft BDFT studies, using the provided model parameters. The model's performance was validated in both the frequency and time domain. Furthermore, it was compared with several recent BDFT models. The results show that the proposed mathematical model performs better than typical black box models and is easier to parameterize and implement than a recent physical model.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number6588558
    Pages (from-to)1025-1038
    Number of pages14
    JournalIEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
    Volume44
    Issue number7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2014 Jul

    Keywords

    • Asymptote modeling
    • biodynamic feedthrough (BDFT)
    • manual control
    • rotorcraft
    • rotorcraft-pilot-couplings

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Software
    • Control and Systems Engineering
    • Information Systems
    • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Computer Science Applications
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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