TMME55 Flight Dynamics, 6 ECTS-points
/Flygmekanik Y/

Advancement level:
D

Aim:
To give the students basic knowledge about how the motion of an aeroplane is modelled and analyzed, in particular with respect to stability.

Course organization:
36 h lectures, 12 h classes, 4 h help with computer assignment.

Course content:
Introduction to fluid mechanics and aerodynamics, the concept of an inertial system, transformation of coordinate systems, the inertia tensor, Coriolis equation, the Euler angles, the equations of motion in axes attached to the aeroplane, aerodynamic forces, linearized equations of motion, the concept of dynamic stability, longitudinal modes, lateral modes, handling qualitites, automatic control.

Course literature:
Nelson, R.C., Flight Stability and Automatic Control, McGraw-Hill 1989.

LAB1Laboratory exercises, 0 p.
UPG1, 4 p.
UPG1 Computer assignments, 6 ECTS points
Course language is Swedish.