Lecture Flight Mechanics 2
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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
Faculty of Aviation and Automotive Systems
Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
