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Author Raol, Jitendra R

Title Flight Mechanics Modeling and Analysis
Edition 2nd ed
Published Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2023

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Description 1 online resource (567 p.)
Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Authors -- Introduction -- I.1 Modeling -- I.2 Flight Simulation -- I.3 Flight Control -- I.4 Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) in Control -- I.5 Fuzzy Logic-Based Control -- I.6 Evaluation of Aircraft Control-Pilot Interactions -- I.7 Chapter Highlights -- References -- Chapter 1 Aerodynamic Principles and Fundamentals -- 1.1 Aerodynamic Concepts and Relationships -- 1.1.1 Air Pressure -- 1.1.2 Air Density -- 1.1.3 Air Temperature -- 1.1.4 Altitudes
1.1.5 Airspeeds-IAS, CAS, EAS, TAS -- 1.1.6 Bernoulli's Continuity Equations -- 1.1.7 Mach Number -- 1.1.8 Reynold's Number -- 1.1.9 Viscosity -- 1.2 Aircraft Force Parameters -- 1.2.1 Lift -- 1.2.2 Weight -- 1.2.3 Thrust -- 1.2.4 Drag -- 1.2.5 Load Factor -- 1.2.6 Drag Polars -- 1.3 Aerodynamic Derivatives -- Preliminary Determination -- 1.4 Aircraft Propulsion and Its Performance -- 1.5 Aircraft Sensors-Instrumentation Systems -- 1.5.1 Air-Data Instruments -- 1.5.2 Pressure Altimeter -- 1.5.3 Air Speed Indicator -- 1.5.4 Mach Meter -- 1.5.5 Vertical Speed Indicator -- 1.5.6 Accelerometers
1.6 Energy Awareness, Convergence, and Management -- 1.7 Angle of Attack Awareness and Management -- Appendix 1A Airflow -- 1A.1 Boundary Layer -- Appendix 1B Aircraft Engines -- 1B.1 Engine Thrust Computations -- 1B.2 For Turbojet-Type Engine -- Epilogue -- References -- Chapter 2 Engineering Dynamics -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Kinematics -- 2.2.1 Rectangular Cartesian Coordinates -- 2.2.2 Curvilinear Coordinates -- 2.3 Relative Motion -- 2.3.1 Displacement and Time Derivatives -- 2.3.2 Angular Velocity and Acceleration -- 2.3.3 Velocity and Acceleration Using a Moving Reference Frame
2.4 Kinematics of Constraint Rigid Bodies -- 2.4.1 General Equations -- 2.4.2 Eulerian Angles -- 2.5 Inertial Effects -- 2.5.1 Linear and Angular Momentum -- 2.5.2 Inertial Properties -- 2.5.3 Rate of Change of Angular Momentum -- 2.6 Newton-Euler Equations of Motion -- 2.6.1 Fundamental Equations and Planar Motion -- 2.6.2 N-E Equations for a System -- 2.6.3 Principles of Momentum and Energy -- 2.7 Analytics Mechanics -- 2.7.1 Generalized Coordinates and Kinematical Constraints -- 2.7.2 Virtual Displacements -- 2.7.3 Generalized Forces -- 2.7.4 Lagrange's Equations
2.8 Constraint Generalized Coordinates -- 2.9 Alternative Formulations -- 2.9.1 Hamilton's Principle -- 2.9.2 Generalized Momentum Principles -- 2.10 Gyroscopic Effects -- 2.10.1 Free Motion of Axisymmetric Body -- Epilogue -- Exercises -- References -- Chapter 3 Equations of Motion -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Rigid Body Equations of Motion (EOM) -- 3.3 Resolution of Inertial Forces and Moments -- 3.4 Resolution of Aerodynamic, Gravity, and Thrust Forces -- 3.5 Complete Sets of EOM -- 3.5.1 Rectangular Form -- 3.5.2 Polar Form -- 3.6 Missile Dynamic Equations -- 3.7 Rotorcraft Dynamics
Notes Description based upon print version of record
3.7.1 Momentum Theory
Subject Flight control -- Simulation methods
Aerodynamics -- Mathematics
Airplanes -- Control systems -- Mathematical models
Aerodynamics -- Mathematics.
Airplanes -- Control systems -- Mathematical models.
Flight control -- Simulation methods.
Form Electronic book
Author Singh, Jatinder
ISBN 9781000834222
1000834220