Flight Dynamics II (Stability). Instructor: Dr. Nandan Kumar Sinha, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Madras. This course studies the motion of flying objects in air under the equilibrium condition.
September 23, 2023
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Topics covered in the lectures include: aircraft nomenclature and aerodynamics, equilibrium and stability, longitudinal static stick fixed stability, longitudinal stability and neutral point, longitudinal control, longitudinal control and Maneuverability. Lateral Directional Static Stability and Control. Equations of Rigid Aircraft six-degree-of-freedom motion, perturbed (linear) aircraft model, longitudinal dynamic modes, lateral-directional dynamic modes, aircraft response to external inputs, and introduction to aircraft control systems. (from nptel.ac.in)
Course Curriculum
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- Lecture 01 – Earth Atmosphere, Aircraft Components, Aircraft Nomenclature Unlimited
- Lecture 02 – Basic Aerodynamics Unlimited
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- Lecture 03 – Equilibrium and Stability Unlimited
- Lecture 04 – Static vs Dynamic Stability Unlimited
- Lecture 05 – Criterion for Stability, Wing Contribution Unlimited
- Lecture 06 – Horizontal Tail Contribution Unlimited
- Lecture 07 – Wing plus Tail Contribution Unlimited
- Lecture 12 – Elevator Unlimited
- Lecture 13 – Stick Free Stability, Most Fwd CG Location Unlimited
- Lecture 14 – Longitudinal Stick Force per ‘g’, Ground Effect Unlimited
- Lecture 18 – Lateral Directional Stability Derivatives, Fuselage/Vertical Fin Contribution Unlimited
- Lecture 19 – Roll Stability, Wing Sweep Effect, Rudder Unlimited
- Lecture 20 – Dihedral Effect, Various Contributions Unlimited
- Lecture 21 – Power Effects, Roll Control, Aileron Unlimited
- Lecture 22 – Example Problems Unlimited
- Lecture 27 – Small Perturbation Method, Linearization of Equations Unlimited
- Lecture 28 – Aerodynamic Force and Moment Derivatives Unlimited
- Lecture 29 – Contribution of Aircraft Components to Aerodynamic Derivatives Unlimited
- Lecture 30 – Linear Model and Aircraft Dynamics Modes Unlimited
- Lecture 34 – Pure Rolling Motion, Pure Yawing Motion, Spiral Approximation Unlimited
- Lecture 35 – Spiral, Roll, Dutch Roll Mode Approximations Unlimited
- Lecture 36 – Lateral Directional Flying Qualities, Routh’s Stability Criterion Unlimited
- Lecture 37 – Stability in Steady Roll Maneuver Unlimited
- Lecture 40 – Stability Control/Augmentation Unlimited
- Lecture 41 – Autopilots, Automatic Landing System Unlimited
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