UCK441E - Flight Stability and

Control
Lecture
Introduction

Emre Koyuncu
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Forces acting on aircraft

Control Surfaces of Aircraft

Koyuncu UCK441E - Flight Stability and Control

Control Surfaces of Aircraft

Koyuncu UCK441E - Flight Stability and Control

Control Surfaces of Aircraft

Koyuncu UCK441E - Flight Stability and Control

Control Surfaces of Aircraft

Spoiler
- Speed contro
- Differential spoilers do roll control, avoid twist
produced by outboard ailerons on long, slender
wings

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Control Surfaces of Aircraft

Elevon
- Combines pitch and roll control using symmetric
and asymmetric de ectio
- Primarily used in delta-wing and swing-wing confs

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Control Surfaces of Aircraft

Rolleron
- type of aileron used for rockets, placed at the trailing
end of each n, and used for passive stabilization
against rotation

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Feedback Control

Koyuncu UCK441E - Flight Stability and Control

Flight Control Computer

Koyuncu UCK441E - Flight Stability and Control

Stability

Koyuncu UCK441E - Flight Stability and Control

Longitudinal Trim and Stability

Koyuncu UCK441E - Flight Stability and Control

Syllabus

Introductio
Longitudinal Trim and Stabilit
Lateral Trim and Stabilit
Modeling
Aircraft Equations of Motio
Stability Derivative
Recall: Second order System Analysis and Contro
Longitudinal Aircraft Mode Analysis
Lateral Aircraft Mode
Longitudinal Autopilot Desig
Lateral Autopilot Desig Design

State Feedback Control Design

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Teaching Assistants

TBA

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Grading Policy and References

Content Description Grade

Homework There will be 4 homework assignments handed out every %30

two weeks. Generally, you will have two weeks to
complete them.
Short Exam There will be 4 short exams every two weeks (at the %30
beginning or end of the sessions). Mostly questions about
your basic understanding.
Final exam During nal exam week you will have one take home %40
exam

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COURSE REFERENCE

The lecture notes will be provided during class based on

♣Robert
C. Nelson Flight Stability and Control, 1998 ISBN : 0-07-115838-3 : This text is available as an
e-book from the library
♣Brian
L.Stevens, Frank L. Lewis, Aircraft Control and Simulation, 2003, Second Edition, ISBN:
0-471-37145-9 : Highly recommended for future Aerospace GNC studies
♣Bernard Etkin, Dynamics of Flight: Stability and Control, 3rd Edition. New York: John Wiley 2001 :
Classic
♣Donald Mclean, Automatic Flight Control Systems. New York, Prentice Hall, 1990.
♣John Blakelock, Automatic Control of Aircraft and Missiles. Second Edition, New York: John Wiley,
1991.
♣Thomas R. Yechout et al, Introduction to Aircraft Flight Mechanics, AIAA, 2003.
♣Bandu
N. Pamadi, Performance, Stability, Dynamics and Control of Airplanes, 2004,
ISBN:1-56347-538-9

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