EQUATIONS OF MOTION OF THE AERIAL VEHICLE AND ITS PERFORMANCE. MATERIAL POINT AND RIGID BODY STUDIES. CHARACTERISTIC FLIGHT SEGMENTS. STABILITY AND CONTROL.
teacher profile teaching materials
Trim and static stability
Maneouvrability
Controls effectiveness
General equations of dynamics
Stability derivatives
Flight stability
Response to controls
Flight control systems
HELICOPTER:
Overview
Controls
Inflow models
Performance
Rotor dynamics
B. Etkin & L.D. Reid, "Dynamics of flight - Stability and Control", John Wiley and Sons
D. McLean, "Automatic Flight Control Systems", Prentice Hall
G. D. Padfield, "Helicopter Flight Dynamics", Blackwell Science
M. Arra, "L'elicottero", Biblioteca Tecnica Hoepli
G. Guglieri, M. Porta, A. Quinci, "Meccanica del volo dell'elicottero. Appunti delle lezioni", Esculapio
Programme
AIRCRAFT:Trim and static stability
Maneouvrability
Controls effectiveness
General equations of dynamics
Stability derivatives
Flight stability
Response to controls
Flight control systems
HELICOPTER:
Overview
Controls
Inflow models
Performance
Rotor dynamics
Core Documentation
C. Casarosa, "Meccanica del Volo", Pisa University PressB. Etkin & L.D. Reid, "Dynamics of flight - Stability and Control", John Wiley and Sons
D. McLean, "Automatic Flight Control Systems", Prentice Hall
G. D. Padfield, "Helicopter Flight Dynamics", Blackwell Science
M. Arra, "L'elicottero", Biblioteca Tecnica Hoepli
G. Guglieri, M. Porta, A. Quinci, "Meccanica del volo dell'elicottero. Appunti delle lezioni", Esculapio
Reference Bibliography
noneType of delivery of the course
frontal lessonsAttendance
suggested, not requiredType of evaluation
team work presentation oral exam (about 45 min)