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Shamaz M Khan

Profile: Shamaz M KhanMSc Simulation in Aerospace Engineering (University of Liverpool)

(Thesis: Simulation Fidelity Assessment based on Adaptive Pilot Model)

BSc (Hons) Aerospace Engineering (University of Liverpool)

(Dissertation: Gust Load Alleviation using Active Engine Mounts)

Achievements:

QinetiQ Flight Test Engineer and Handling Qualities Assessment (2010)

In successful Completion of Bo-105 helicopter flight control system upgrade, as a part of helicopter’s handling qualities assessment for Anti-

Submarine warfare (ASW) mission.

Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Vacation Bursary 2008

To explore the role of Home Built Flight Simulators in Pilot Training, in FS&T Lab at The University of Liverpool

British Association of Science and Engineers (BA)-2006:

Crest Silver Award for technology challenge in University of Manchester, for a successful design of a Hovercraft.

Participation Award (2005):

The University of Manchester: For participating successfully in the mathematics Master Class – ‘Geometry and Space Time’

Flight Handling Qualities, CFD, Aerodynamic and Simulation and Modelling

Research Projects

* Photo: Pakistan

Air Force JF-17 my

Farnborough 2010

Album

Handling Qualities Improvement

Handling Qualities Improvement

Control System Upgrade

Translational Rate Command (TRC)

Attitude Command and Attitude Hold (ACAH)

Tools Used:

MATLAB /SIMULINK

Simulator Testing

Upgrades were done – for the

anti-submarine warfare (ASW)

mission suitability

Translational Rate Command Model

Awarded HQR 1, from Simulation Trials using Cooper-Harper rating Scales and Level 1 Handling Qualities Widescreen adds drama to graphics and images.

Designed in accordance with ADS-33 Requirements with the pitch and the roll attitudes shall not exhibit objectionable overshoots in response to the step controller input

Attitude Command & Attitude Hold

UCE Response Types in hover/low speed

flight

UCE 3 TRC + RCDH + RCHH + PH

UCE 2 ACAH + RCDH + RCHH + PH

UCE 1 RC

RC Rate Command

ACAH Attitude Command Attitude Hold (roll

and pitch)

RCDH Rate Command, Direction Hold (yaw)

RCHH Rate Command, Height Hold (heave)

PH Position Hold (horizontal plane)

TRC Translational Rate Command

Improvements in handling Qualities achieved

entirely based on Control System Upgrade

Upgrades in line with UCE 3 requirements for ADS-33E

PRF

CFD: Grid Generation

•Two girds were generated using MATLAB (Delaunay Triangulation) and FORTRAN (for Cartesian Grid). Along with the Panel Method code (MATLAB) to solve the potential flow over NACA 0012 airfoil section.

•Second code was written based on Lifting Line theory, in MATLAB, to solve the Potential Flow over entire wing section.

My Lovely Grid

Cartesian Grid (FORTRAN)Boundary Fitted Mesh Around

NACA 0012 Airfoil Section

Finer Mesh near Leading and

Trailing Edges

Delaunay Mesh (MATLAB)Finer Mesh Near Surface

Generation (Need finer mesh)

Hess-Smith Panel Method for

Velocity and Pressure calculations

Piper PA-28 Instrument Panel Design

Six Primary Instruments were

modelled in MATLAB. All

instruments were programmed

with the fully functional

keyboard interface, and a

detailed flight dynamics model

running stored in Simulator’s

library.

All instruments were modelled

with ‘on board’ warnings such as

Stall, speed limits and structural

limits, and digital displays for

Mach number, Climb Rate, and

altitude.

Only Heading Indicator was not

modelled

Landing Simulator (C++/OpenGL)

Almost all of the modelling was done on LINUX operating system, using C/C++ and OpenGL Libraries.

Currently I am working to enhance the simulator to develop a detailed Instrument panel for A340, using C, OpenGL, and Adobe Illustrator

Skills Gained: Programming, Linux Operating System, 3D modelling using OpenGL, Animating using OpenGL, Vector Graphics, and Adobe Photoshop

Optimisation: Genetic Algorithms

Optimisation Techniques: Single and Multi VariableEvolutionary Algorithms (Genetic and Particle Swarm)Gradient Methods, Conjugate Gradient and Newton’sMainly for structural optimisation constraint and unconstrained Performed in MATLAB

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Composite Wing Analysis: Particle Swarm

Optimisation

Composite rectangular wing (3 types of layer)

Determine best composite lay-up for maximum flutter / divergence speeds

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Simulation Fidelity Assessment

MSc Thesis:

Assessment of fixed wing aircraft simulator fidelity, based on the pilot-vehicle system. Set of data obtained from simulated and flight test landing flare manoeuvre for Jetstream 31 aircraft.

Piloting Control Strategy was developed based on the dynamics of Lead-Lag Network. This was done to distinguish the dynamics associated with the execution of a task from those of the pilot, per se. Analysis was based on Parameter Identification Techniques (In Frequency Domain), Least-Square Identification, Time Histories, and Phase Plane Trajectories of the flare manoeuvre.

System Identification Techniques were used, in conjunction with Handling Qualities Engineering, to quantify and characterize the overall response of the system (aircraft). MIL-1797A, JAR-FSTD 1A, JAR-25 and JAR STD standards were used throughout the project.

Combined Pilot-Vehicle Model

Pilot Model

Lead compensated height feedback via perceptual preview, coupled with a lagged pitch command:

Exhibit General Characteristics of lead-lag network

Blogging, Reading, Photography and Tennis/Cricket

Hobbies/Skills

* Photo: B787 From

my Farnborough

2010 Album

Blogging

Fascinated by Journalism, I started blogging and actively enhanced my web presence. I not only share my knowledge with others, but I love to talk about current affairs, sports and some interesting stories in Aviation Industry.

www.shamazkhan.wordpress.com

www.aerosims.blog.com

Reading: Some of my Best Reads

I have a strong obsession of Reading and Coffee, which have enabled me to setup my personal small library, which includes Fiction, History, Politics, and Military History books. I love Tom Clancy, Simon Scarrow, and Fatima Bhutto. My biographies collection includes Napoleon, Lord Wellington, Admiral Nelson, Mao Tse Tung, and Nelson Mendela.

Photography

I am doing photography since I was 13, and competed in many Competitions and participated in many Exhibitions. I have participated in two Exhibitions run under the Govt. of Pakistan (Ministry of Tourism) and other under World Wild Fund (WWF) Pakistan. I have a keen interest in Architectural Photography, Portraits and Macro Photography My Rig:

Sony Alpha A200 DSLRSony Alpha 75-300mm F4.5-5.6 LensSony DT 50mm AF f/1.8 SAM Sony VCT-R100 Tripod

Credits

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