Lecture Flight Mechanics 2
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Teaching Objectives
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General Information
The lecture Flight Mechanics 2 is an elective in the Master Degree of Aeronautical Engineering at
the University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg.
- Course "Number":
- FM2
- Credit Hours:
- 4 (scheduled for the 7th semester)
Teaching Objectives
- Students know ...
- ... the technical German and English terms related to flight dynamics and flight control, longitudinal and lateral modes of motion, flying qualities, control principles.
- Students are able to ...
- ... calculate eigen values and the response of an aircraft to gust and control inputs,
- ... design simple control systems
Table of Contents
- Part 1: Aircraft Dynamics
- Equations of Motion
- Linearisation
- Approximations to the Equations of Motion
- Analysis of Aircraft Dynamics
- Short Period Approximation
- Phugoid Approximation
- Dutch Roll Approximation
- Roll- and Spiral Mode Approximation
- Flying and Handling Qualities
- Part 2: Automatic Control
- Control Theory Basics
- Stability Augmentation and Attitude Control Systems
- Pilot Models
An introduction is given to MATLAB/Simulink. The software package is
applied in class to problem solving in aircraft dynamics and control.
The lecture is based on the text book:
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McLEAN, Donald: "Automatic Flight Control Systems". New York : Prentice Hall, 1990.
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LAST UPDATE: 11 November 2013
AUTHOR: Prof. Dr. Scholz
IMPRESSUM (PDF)
Prof. Dr. Scholz
Aircraft Design and Systems Group (AERO)
Aeronautical Engineering
Department of Automotive and Aeronautical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
