Systems and methods for active clearance control based on selected operating mode

A method of objective-driven blade tip clearance control for a gas turbine engine, comprising:

• inputting, into a controller, an operating objective definition;
• determining, by the controller, an optimal distance between a blade of the gas turbine engine and a blade outer air seal disposed radially outward of the blade using an optimization loop comprising the operating objective definition, a plurality of input vector variables, and a plurality of output vector variables driven by the plurality of input vector variables;
• determining, by the controller, an optimal engine climb thrust rating using the optimization loop;
• modulating, by the controller, a distance between the blade and the blade outer air seal based on the optimal distance;
• and
• modulating, by the controller, an engine climb thrust rating based on the optimal engine climb thrust rating.

An objective-driven system for blade tip clearance control, comprising:

• a blade outer air seal;
• a controller in operable communication with the blade outer air seal;
• and
• a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the controller, the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the controller, cause the controller to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, by the controller, an operating objective definition, and
• modulating, by the controller, a location of the blade outer air seal using an optimization loop comprising the operating objective definition, a plurality of input vector variables, and a plurality of output vector variables driven by the plurality of input vector variables.