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Flight Mechanics review
• ISA • equations of motion • drag performance.
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Equations of Motion
• axis systems • equations of motion • linearisation • decoupling.
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Stability and Control
• fundamentals of stability and control • aircraft static and dynamic stability • contribution of aircraft components to stability and control • trim • aircraft static and dynamic stability • longitudinal, lateral and directional stability • stick fixed and stick free • neutral point • stability augmentation • aircraft modes of motion.
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Stability and Control Derivatives
• longitudinal derivatives • lateral derivatives • nondimensionalisation.
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Control Systems
• fundamentals as applied to aircraft • open and closed loop systems • reasons for using feedback • applications of feedback control to aircraft systems • state space representation.
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Mathematical Modelling
• use of differential equations • use of Laplace Transforms • aircraft system transfer functions • poles and zeros • block diagrams • SISO and MIMO systems.
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Time and Frequency Response
• transient and steady state responses • first and higher order responses • time delay • time response specifications • frequency response specifications • system gain in dB • bandwidth • bode plots • root locus method.
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Sensitivity
• open and closed loop systems • parameter variations • disturbance rejection • sensitivity functions.
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Flying and Handling Qualities
• assessment of flying and handling qualities • aircraft natural modes • stability augmentation systems.
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Flight Testing
• flight testing in a simulator • flight testing in a real live aircraft • flight test data capture and analysis.
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Module Resources
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Recommended Book Resources |
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Bernard Etkin,Lloyd Duff Reid. (1995), Dynamics of Flight: Stability & Control, Wiley, p.400, [ISBN: 9780471034186].
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M. V. Cook. (2013), Flight Dynamics Principles, Butterworth-Heinemann, p.575, [ISBN: 9780080982427].
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Rama K. Yedavalli. (2020), Flight Dynamics and Control of Aero and Space Vehicles, John Wiley & Sons, p.560, [ISBN: 9781118934456].
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Robert C. Nelson. (1998), Flight Stability and Automatic Control, McGraw-Hill Science Engineering, p.441, [ISBN: 9780070462731].
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Supplementary Book Resources |
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R. H. Barnard,D. R. Philpott. (2010), Aircraft Flight, Pearson Education, p.375, [ISBN: 9780273730989].
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John David Anderson (Jr.). (2015), Introduction to Flight, 8th ed.. Mc Graw Hill Education, [ISBN: 9789814636186].
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R.C. Dorf & R.H. Bishop. Modern control systems, Reading, Mass. ; Addison-Wesley, c1998., [ISBN: 0201326779].
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Recommended Article/Paper Resources |
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Cooper, G.E., and Harper, R.P.. (1969), The Use of Pilot Rating in the
Evaluation of Aircraft Handling
Qualities, NASA Technical Note, NASA-TN-D-5153.
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Other Resources |
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The MathWorks, Inc.. (2021), Learn MATLAB for free,
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