Course Title: Flight Dynamics and Control
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Flight Dynamics and Control
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
AERO2565 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2016 |
AERO2565 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
172H School of Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2017, Sem 2 2018, Sem 2 2019, Sem 2 2020, Sem 2 2021, Sem 2 2022, Sem 2 2023 |
Course Coordinator: Dr Anna Bourmistrova
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 8081
Course Coordinator Email: anna.bourmistrova@rmit.edu.au
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None.
Course Description
In this course you will learn to analyse aircraft dynamics and aircraft flight control systems. You will review the influence of forces and moments acting on the aircraft in terms of its static and dynamic stability, as well as how to model and analyse its dynamic motion and handling qualities. Additionally, you will study different theories on control of dynamic systems and learn to design stability augmentation systems and trajectory control and optimisation solutions.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course contributes to the following program learning outcomes of the Master of Engineering:
1. Needs, Context and Systems
- Describe, investigate and analyse complex engineering systems and associated issues (using systems thinking and modelling techniques)
2. Problem Solving and Design
- Develop creative and innovative solutions to engineering problems
3. Analysis
- Comprehend and apply advanced theory-based understanding of engineering fundamentals and specialist bodies of knowledge in the selected discipline area to predict the effect of engineering activities
- Apply underpinning natural, physical and engineering sciences, mathematics, statistics, computer and information sciences.
4. Professional Practice
- Apply systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects
5. Research
- Plan and execute a substantial research-based project, with creativity and initiative in new situations in professional practice and with a high level of personal autonomy and accountability
- Demonstrate professional use of information
Upon successful completion of this course you should be able to:
- Describe the influence of forces and moments on the static and dynamic stability of aircraft (including longitudinal and lateral motions)
- Analyse the static and dynamic stability characteristics of aircraft resorting to adequate mathematical formulation
- Design computational flight simulation systems based on the established dynamic models
- Use advanced control concepts to design stabilisation systems and autopilots based on handling quality requirements
- Design flight controllers to guide aerospace vehicles.
Overview of Learning Activities
Learning activities include pre-recorded lectures, tutorials, quizzes/exams and group project
Overview of Learning Resources
Course-related resources will be provided on Canvas. This includes lecture material, tutorials and references.
Overview of Assessment
This course has no hurdle requirements.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1: Quizzes (15% MCQ, 10% short answer).
Weighting: 25%
This assessment supports CLOs 1-5.
Assessment Task 2:Assignment 1.
Weighting: 20%
Description: Analysis and evaluation of transient response of 1DoF system using 3 methods of solution of differential equations.
This assessment supports CLOs 1-4.
Assessment Task 3:Assignment 2 (Group).
Weighting: 15%
Description: Analysis and evaluation of longitudinal response of aircraft model to elevator inputs, both theoretically and experimentally.
This assessment supports CLOs 1-5.
Assessment Task 4: Final Assignment.
Weighting: 40%
Description: Problem solving assignment on Transient response, Laplace, State Space form, Longitudinal and Lateral Flight Dynamics, Classical and Modern control theory.
This assessment supports CLOs 1-5.