Here is a link to Nelsons book "Flight Stability and automatic Control". The second link is to Etkin's book, which I will refer to occasionally.
Homework: 25%
Exam I : 25%
Exam II : 25%
Exam III: 25%
NOTE: The above grading scheme is the 'worst case' method of computing your final grade.If you demonstrate
a significant increase in performance throughout the semester, your grade could well be higher.
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 261, MATH 267, E M 345 Aircraft rigid body equations of motion, linearization, and modal analysis.Longitudinal and lateral-directional static and dynamic stability analysis. Flight handling characteristics analysis. Longitudinal and lateral-directional open loop response to aircraft control inputs. Aircraft flight handling qualities.
[NOTE: This syllabus is subject to change if the class feels the rate of material coverage is too fast!] WEEK Chapter Homework 1 1.6 , 1.7 1 2 2 3 2 2 4 3 5 3 Exam 1 6 4 3 7 4 8 4 4 9 4 Exam 2 10 5 5 11 5 12 5 6 13 6,7 14 7 Exam 3 15 7
The homework will be posted at this website in the 'Homework' folder. The procedure for turning in homework is the following: 1. Download the Word document to your pc. 2. Modify the document to leave enough space DIRECTLY BENEATH EACH PART OF EACH PROBLEM to insert your solution, 3. Your solution can be typed, hand-written, or a mix of the two. If it is hand-written and the grader finds it to be illegible, it will not be graded (i.e. that part will receive a grade of zero). 4. Homework will be collected during the class at which it is due (as stated at the top of the homework. 5. Pages should be stapled, and your name should be on every page. NOTE: Homework turned in that does not adhere to the above procedure (esp. 2) will NOT be graded (i.e. given a grade of zero). RATIONALE: The rationale for requiring that this procedure be strictly followed is twofold. First, it makes the grader's life MUCH easier. Second, it will be more amenable to review as preparation for an exam.
At the completion of this course the average student should: 1. Have a firm understanding of the contribution of aircraft elements to overall static stability. 2. Have a firm grasp of linearized longitudinal and lateral state space differential equations that model aircraft dynamics. 3. Have a good practical understanding of dynamic paramters including time constants, natural frequencies, and damping ratios. 4. Have a firm understanding of how Laplace transforms can be used to analyze aircraft dynamics for both initial conditions and forcing inputs. 5. Have a firm understanding of frequency response functions. 6. Have an understanding of feedback control toips, including PID controllers, the Routh arra, and the root locus.
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