Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Flight Dynamics and Control | |||||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th, 30h Pr | |||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Grigorios Dimitriadis | |||||
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Substitute(s) :
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| Patrick Hendrick | |||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language | |||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | |||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | |||||
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Course contents :
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| Flight dynamics is the science that investigates the control of aircraft and other flying vehicles. From the time of the Wright brothers it was recognised that flight without control is impossible. Since then, several different concepts for controlling aircraft flight have been devised including control surfaces, deformable surfaces, rockets and others. This course introduces some of these concepts and describes their operation, as well as the degree of stability that they can provide. Both aircraft and helicopters are addressed.
Modern aircraft control is ensured through automatic control systems. Their role is to increase safety, facilitate the pilot's task and improve flight qualities. The course will introduce modern aircraft control and discuss some of its objectives and applications. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The aim of this course is to introduce students to the subject of flight mechanics and aircraft
performance.
The detailed topics to be introduced are: - Introduction to aircraft control and control surfaces - Aircraft static stability - Development of the aircraft equations of motion - Linearization and decoupling of the equations of motion - Solutions and investigations of dynamic phenomena - Introduction to automatic control - Stability augmentation - Helicopters |
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Prerequisite
MECA0025-1 Fluid mechanics
Co-requisites AERO0001-1 Aerodynamics APRI0004-1 Aerospace design project |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Matlab workshops on: - Solution of the aircraft equations of motion - Investigation of aircraft dynamic modes Worked examples in every lecture |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face in English | |||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The lecture notes are available online in the form of Powerpoint presentations at the address:
http://www.ltas-aea.ulg.ac.be/cms/index.php?page=flight-dynamics-course Recomended textbooks: - M. V. Cook, Flight Dynamic Principles, Arnold, 1997 - N. X. Vinh, Flight Mechanics of High-performance Aircraft, Cambridge Aerospace, Cambridge Aerospace Series, 1995 |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Assessment is performed through: - A written exam - Report on the wind tunnel experiments (group work) | |||||
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Work placement(s) :
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| N/A | |||||
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Organizational remarks :
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| The lectures are held on Thursday mornings at 2pm in lecture room 1.94 of building B28 | |||||
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Contacts :
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| Lecturer: Prof. G. Dimitriadis Aeroelasticity and Experimental Aerodynamics (AEA) Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering 1 Chemin des Chevreuils (B52/3) Room +2/424 Tel: +32 (0)4 3669815 Email: gdimitriadis@ulg.ac.be Assistant: T. Andrianne Aeroelasticity and Experimental Aerodynamics (AEA) Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering 1 Chemin des Chevreuils (B52/3) Room +2/425 Tel: +32 (0)4 3669521 Email: t.andrianne@ulg.ac.be |
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