Airplane Dynamics, Modeling, and Control

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Table of Contents

Airplane Dynamics, Modeling, and Control

Overview

Airplane Dynamics

Assumptions

Axis Systems

Nonlinear Equations of Motion

States and Controls

States and Controls

Steady Flight

Modeling for Control Design

Linear Models

Longitudinal Linear Equations

Laplace Transform

Computing Transfer Functions

Computing Transfer Functions

Modeling Example

Why Feedback Control?

Airplane Control Tasks

Choosing Feedback Quantity

Stability Augmentation System (SAS)

SAS Design Demonstration

Choosing Feedback Quantity

Airspeed Hold Demonstration

Control System Design

Practical Considerations

Control Design

Summary

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