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Flight Dynamics and Control - ZACM3040
ADFA Graduation

 
Faculty: UNSW@ADFA (Australian Defence Force Academy)
 
 
School:  UC Aerospace, Civ and Mech Eng
 
 
Course Outline: UNSW@ADFA Student Gateway
 
 
Campus: University College Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 3
 
 
EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: ZACM2040 and ZACM3041
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course is designed to develop an understanding of the dynamics and control of aircraft. The equations of motion governing the aircraft dynamics and their transfer functions are formulated. Based upon this, the time response and the frequency response of the aircraft are discussed. The short period and phugoid motions in longitudinal dynamics, dutch roll, roll and spiral motions in lateral dynamics, and methods to improve these motions based upon feedback control are discussed. Different autopilots employed in the Flight control system of an aircraft are treated.

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