Course Meeting Times
Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session
Objectives
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Static and dynamic analysis of aircraft motion
- Learn how to identify the basic mode of the vehicle dynamics
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Sensors/actuators/dynamics/control simulation
- Analyze the entire control system
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Classical and state space control approaches
- Multi-loop design techniques
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Example driven
- Hands-on project
| APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF LECTURES | TOPICS |
|---|---|
| 2 | Static Analysis |
| 6 | Dynamic Analysis |
| 2 | Key Stability Derivatives |
| 2 | Modeling and System ID |
| 2 | Introduction to State Space Control Techniques |
| 3 | Longitudinal Autopilot |
| 3 | Lateral Autopilot |
Grading
| ACTIVITIES | PERCENTAGES |
|---|---|
| Homework | 40% |
| Midterm | 30% |
| Final Project | 30% |
Homework
Problem sets out every other Tuesday (due 2 weeks later at 5 pm).
Midterm
In class (1 sheet).
Final Project
Equivalent to 2-3 homeworks. Short in-class presentation at the end. Possible topics:
- System ID UAV-TT or UAV-MC from flight data and compare with expectations
- Evaluate the stability derivatives of the UAV-MC (or your favorite airplane)
- Design a longitudinal/lateral/path following autopilot for the UAV-MC and demonstrate
its performance in AEROSIMTM - Your suggestion
Textbooks
Recommended: Etkin, Bernard, and Lloyd Duff Reid. Dynamics of Flight: Stability and Control. 3rd ed. New York: Wiley, 1995. ISBN: 0471034185.
Recommended: Nelson, Robert C. Flight Stability and Automatic Control. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: McGraw Hill, 1997. ISBN: 0070462739.
Recommended: Cook, M. V. Flight Dynamics Principles. London: Arnold, 1997. ISBN: 0340632003.
Perkins, C., and R. Hage. Airplane Performance Stability and Control. 1st ed. New York: Wiley, 1949. ISBN: 047168046X.
Stevens, B., and F. Lewis. Aircraft Control and Simulation. 2nd ed. New York: Wiley-Interscience, 2003. ISBN: 0471371459.
Blakelock, John H. Automatic Control of Aircraft and Missiles. 2nd ed. New York: Wiley-Interscience, 1991. ISBN: 0471506516.
Collinson, R. P. G. Introduction to Avionics Systems. 2nd ed. New York: Springer, 2002. ISBN: 1402072783.
Franklin, Gene F., J. David Powell, and Abbas Emami-Naeini. Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002. ISBN: 0130323934.
McRuer, Duane, Irving Ashkenas, and Dunstan Graham. Aircraft Dynamics and Automatic Control. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1973. ISBN: 0691080836.
Roskam, Jan. Airplane Flight Dynamics and Automatic Flight Controls. Lawrence, KS: Darcorporation, 2001. ISBN: 1884885179.
Bryson, Arthur E. Control of Spacecraft and Aircraft. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1994. ISBN: 0691087822.
Abzug, M., and E. Larrabee. Airplane Stability and Control. 2nd ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN: 0521809924.
McCormick, B. Aerodynamics, Aeronautics, and Flight Mechanics. 2nd ed. New York: Wiley, 1994. ISBN: 0471575062.
