This module covers the concepts related to aircraft performance, stability and control. With the help of MATLAB and Simulink introduction tutorial sessions, students will be able to develop an aircraft pitch controller during this module to solve a real-life problem.



Aircraft Performance



Introduction to aircraft performance

Basic concepts – wing loading, drag polar, flight phases, coordinate system

Aircraft performance instruments

Flight envelope

Cruise performance

Climb performance

Range and endurance

Glide performance

Take-off and landing performance

Turning performance



Aircraft Stability and Control



Introduction to aircraft stability and control

Longitudinal static stability

Longitudinal control

Directional stability and control

Lateral stability and control

Aircraft equations of motion

Stick fixed – longitudinal and lateral motions

Classical control theory

Aeroelasticity

A 2000 words individual report weighted at 50% assessing learning outcome 3. Meeting AHEP 4 Outcomes: C3, C4, C6



A 1.5-hour examination weighted at 50% assessing learning outcomes 1 and 2. Meeting AHEP 4 Outcomes: C1, C2



Professional Body requirements mean that a minimum overall score of 40% is required to pass a module, with each element of assessment requiring a minimum mark of 30% unless otherwise stated.

This module will enable students to gain understanding, apply knowledge analyse and evaluate problems and create solutions through a variety of activities, including:

Taught Lectures

Tutorials

Student centred learning to included laboratory work, research and example questions and problems.

1. Apply the concepts of aircraft performance and stability using mathematical tools. (AHEP4: C1, C2)

Learning,
Knowledge and Understanding


2. Solve a range of problems related to static and dynamic stabilities. (AHEP4: C1, C2)

Problem Solving,
Application


3. Analyse the control behaviour of aircraft subjected to control inputs. (AHEP4: C3, C4, C6)

Analysis

Anderson, J. D., (2016); Introduction to Flight (8th Edition), McGraw-Hill



Cook, M., (2013), Flight Dynamics Principles: A Linear Systems Approach to Aircraft Stability and Control (3rd Edition), Butterworth-Heinemann



Durham, W., (2014), Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Control, Wiley



Filippone, A., (1965), Advanced Aircraft Flight Performance, Cambridge University Press



Nelson, R.C., (2004), Flight Stability and Automatic Control, McGraw-Hill



Yechout, T. R., (2014), Introduction to Aircraft Flight Mechanics: Performance, Static Stability, Dynamic Stability, Feedback Control and State-Space Foundations (2nd Edition), AIAA

MATLAB software

Simulink software

This module covers the concepts related to aircraft performance, stability and control. With the help of the MATLAB and Simulink introduction tutorial sessions, students will be able to develop an aircraft pitch controller during this module to solve a real-life problem.