TMME50 Flight Mechanics, ECTS-points
/FLYGMEKANIK/

Advancement level:
D

Aim:
The purpose of the course is to provide the student with basic knowledge of how to model and analyze the motion of an airplane, particularly with regard to stability properties.

Prerequisites:
Analysis, Algebra, Mechanics, Aviation, Aerodynamics, Automatic Control.

Course organization:
Instruction is carried out in the form of lectures, classes and laboratory exercises.

Course content:
Aerodynamic forces, static stability, three dimensional rigid body dynamics, equations of motion of an airplane and their linearization, dynamic stability, autopilots.

Course literature:
Nelson, R.C.: Flight Stability and Automatic Control.

LAB1Labratory work
TEN1Written examination
Course language is Swedish.