Flight Dynamics
eBook - PDF

Flight Dynamics

Second Edition

  1. 912 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Flight Dynamics

Second Edition

About this book

An updated and expanded new edition of an authoritative book on flight dynamics and control system design for all types of current and future fixed-wing aircraft

Since it was first published, Flight Dynamics has offered a new approach to the science and mathematics of aircraft flight, unifying principles of aeronautics with contemporary systems analysis. Now updated and expanded, this authoritative book by award-winning aeronautics engineer Robert Stengel presents traditional material in the context of modern computational tools and multivariable methods. Special attention is devoted to models and techniques for analysis, simulation, evaluation of flying qualities, and robust control system design.

Using common notation and not assuming a strong background in aeronautics, Flight Dynamics will engage a wide variety of readers, including aircraft designers, flight test engineers, researchers, instructors, and students. It introduces principles, derivations, and equations of flight dynamics as well as methods of flight control design with frequent reference to MATLAB functions and examples. Topics include aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, flying qualities, flight control, and the atmospheric and gravitational environment.

The second edition of Flight Dynamics features up-to-date examples; a new chapter on control law design for digital fly-by-wire systems; new material on propulsion, aerodynamics of control surfaces, and aeroelastic control; many more illustrations; and text boxes that introduce general mathematical concepts.

  • Features a fluid, progressive presentation that aids informal and self-directed study
  • Provides a clear, consistent notation that supports understanding, from elementary to complicated concepts
  • Offers a comprehensive blend of aerodynamics, dynamics, and control
  • Presents a unified introduction of control system design, from basics to complex methods
  • Includes links to online MATLAB software written by the author that supports the material covered in the book

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Information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9780691220253
eBook ISBN
9780691237046
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Aerodynamics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Preface to the Second Edition
  4. Chapter 1. Introduction
  5. Chapter 2. Exploring the Flight Envelope
  6. Chapter 3. The Dynamics of Aircraft Motion
  7. Chapter 4. Methods of Analysis and Design
  8. Chapter 5. Longitudinal Motions
  9. Chapter 6. Lateral-Directional Motions
  10. Chapter 7. Coupled Longitudinal and Lateral-Directional Motions
  11. Chapter 8. Flight Control Design
  12. Chapter 9. Epilogue
  13. Appendix A. Constants, Units, and Conversion Factors
  14. Appendix B. Nonlinear Six-Degree-of-Freedom Aircraft Flight Simulation
  15. Appendix C. Linear System Analysis and Control System Design
  16. Appendix D. Paper Airplane Simulation
  17. Appendix E. Exercises
  18. Index
  19. About the Author
  20. Blank Page