Table 1: Number of parameters needed for control specification.
Number of control surfaces |
N = 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Polynomial of degree M = 2 Q0(N) - all surfaces decoupled: (23) |
18 |
36 |
54 |
72 |
90 |
108 |
126 |
Q4(N,2) - only neighboring surfaces coupled: (31a) |
12 |
72 |
132 |
192 |
252 |
312 |
372 |
Q2(N) - all surfaces coupled: (25) |
18 |
72 |
180 |
360 |
630 |
1008 |
1512 |
Polynomial of degree M = 3 Q3(N, 3) - all surfaces decoupled: (24) |
24 |
48 |
72 |
96 |
120 |
144 |
168 |
Q2(N, 3) - only neighboring surfaces coupled: (31b) |
24 |
120 |
240 |
360 |
480 |
600 |
720 |
Q4 (N,3) - all surfaces coupled: (27) |
24 |
168 |
360 |
840 |
1680 |
3024 |
5040 |