Six-Degree-of-Freedom Simulation Modeling

We will employ Six-Degree-of-Freedom (6-DOF) simulation modeling and Simulink-based model development to accomplish our design objectives. The process begins with creating a high-fidelity aircraft simulation model that comprehensively captures all six degrees of freedom (three translational and three rotational motions). This mathematical model implementation typically involves Euler angle/quaternion transformations and rigid-body dynamics equations to accurately represent aircraft behavior. Subsequently, we will generate the aircraft controller program directly from this validated model using automated code generation techniques. This approach leverages tools like Embedded Coder to transform the control algorithms (such as PID controllers or advanced flight control systems) into optimized C code, ensuring consistency between simulation and implementation. Finally, the generated controller program will be downloaded to a DSP development board for real-time testing and verification. This hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) validation phase involves configuring DSP-specific parameters (like sampling rates and interrupt handling) and testing the controller's performance under realistic operating conditions. Through this systematic design workflow, we gain deeper insights into aircraft dynamics while efficiently developing compliant control systems that bridge simulation environments with physical hardware implementation.