Flight Dynamics and Control of Aero and Space Vehicles

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"Flight Vehicle Dynamics and Control is a comprehensive textbook which presents aircraft and spacecraft dynamics and control in one unified treatment. It covers thefundamental topics in the dynamics and control of various flight vehicles, including wing, rotary wing atmospheric vehicles, as well as space vehicles including spacecraft, missiles and launch vehicles. It begins with derivation of the equations and the application of these to aircraft and spacecraft cases, before covering the essentials of aircraft and spacecraft dynamics. An introduction to state space and transfer function description of dynamic systems is also presented. Finally flight vehicle control systems design is covered with illustrative examples of application to aircraft and spacecraft control systems design. Worked examples and end of chapter problems are also included with a solutions manual available on a companion website"--  Read more... Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Preface Perspective of the Book Part I Flight Vehicle Dynamics Chapter 1 An Overview of the Fundamental Concepts of Modeling of a Dynamic System 1.1 Chapter Highlights 1.2 Stages of a Dynamic System Investigation and Approximations 1.3 Concepts Needed to Derive Equations of Motion 1.3.1 Time Rate of Change Vectors in a Moving (Body Fixed) Frame and a Stationary (Non-rotating, Inertial) Frame 1.3.2 Coordinate Transformations 1.4 Illustrative Example 1.5 Further Insight into Absolute Acceleration 1.6 Chapter Summary 1.7 Exercises Bibliography Chapter 2 Basic Nonlinear Equations of Motion in Three Dimensional Space2.1 Chapter Highlights 2.2 Derivation of Equations of Motion for a General Rigid Body 2.2.1 Translational Motion: Force Equations for a General Rigid Body 2.2.2 Rotational Motion: moment equations for a General Rigid Body 2.2.3 Scalar Motion Equations for a General Rigid Body 2.3 Specialization of Equations of Motion to Aero (Atmospheric) Vehicles 2.3.1 Components of the Weight in Body Frame 2.3.2 Review of the Equations of Motion for Aircraft 2.3.3 Orientation and Flight Path of the Aircraft Relative to a Fixed Frame2.3.4 Procedure to get the Flight Path with Respect to a Fixed Frame 2.3.5 Point Mass Performance Equations 2.4 Specialization of Equations of Motion to Spacecraft 2.4.1 Translational Motion: Orbit Equation 2.4.2 Point Mass Satellite Translational Motion Equations in Earth's Gravitational Field 2.4.3 Rotational (Attitude) Motion Equations for a Satellite in a Circular Orbit 2.4.4 Torque-Free Motion of an Axi-symmetric Spacecraft 2.5 Flight Vehicle Dynamic Models in State Space Representation 2.5.1 Aircraft Dynamics from the State Space Representation Point of View2.5.2 Spacecraft Dynamics from a State Space Representation Point of View 2.5.2.1 Satellite Point Mass Translational Equations of Motion in Polar Coordinates 2.5.2.2 Spacecraft Attitude (Rotational) Motion about its Center of Mass 2.5.3 Conceptual Differences Between Aircraft Dynamic Models and Spacecraft Dynamic Models 2.6 Chapter Summary 2.7 Exercises Bibliography Chapter 3 Linearization and Stability of Linear Time Invariant Systems 3.1 Chapter Highlights 3.2 State Space Representation of Dynamic Systems 3.2.1 Equilibrium State3.3 Linearizing a Nonlinear State Space Model 3.3.1 Linearization about a Given Steady State Condition by Neglecting Higher Order Terms 3.4 Uncontrolled, Natural Dynamic Response and Stability of First and Second Order Linear Dynamic Systems with State Space Representation 3.4.1 Dynamic Response of a First Order Linear System 3.4.2 Dynamic Response of a Second Order Linear System 3.5 Chapter Summary 3.6 Exercises Bibliography Chapter 4 Aircraft Static Stability and Control 4.1 Chapter Highlights