Flight Control State-of-the-Art – Brief Summary
Model Reference Adaptive Control (MRAC) Augmentation
Flight proven on X-36 RESTORE, MK-82 LJDAM, MK-82 JDAM (production), etc.

Theoretically justifiable and verifiable characteristics
State feedback – satisfactory for standard flight control
Guarantees bounded tracking
Bounds adaptive parameters (using modifications)
Provides anti-windup protection during control saturation (using m-mod)

Guarantee stability, but not transient performance
Transient performance achieved by tuning control parameters
Schedule adaptive gains with flight condition
Requires intensive Monte Carlo runs, i.e. no a priori guarantees