Modeling and Simulation of Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics

Modeling and Simulation of Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics
Author: Peter H. Zipfel
Publisher: AIAA
Total Pages: 586
Release: 2000
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781563474569

A textbook for an advanced undergraduate course in which Zipfel (aerospace engineering, U. of Florida) introduces the fundamentals of an approach to, or step in, design that has become a field in and of itself. The first part assumes an introductory course in dynamics, and the second some specialized knowledge in subsystem technologies. Practicing engineers in the aerospace industry, he suggests, should be able to cover the material without a tutor. Rather than include a disk, he has made supplementary material available on the Internet. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Automatic Control of Aircraft and Missiles

Automatic Control of Aircraft and Missiles
Author: John H. Blakelock
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 668
Release: 1991-09-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780471506515

This Second Edition continues the fine tradition of its predecessor by exploring the various automatic control systems in aircraft and on board missiles. Considerably expanded and updated, it now includes new or additional material on: the effectiveness of beta-beta feedback as a method of obtaining coordination during turns using the F-15 as the aircraft model; the root locus analysis of a generic acceleration autopilot used in many air-to-air and surface-to-air guided missiles; the guidance systems of the AIM-9L Sidewinder as well as bank-to-turn missiles; various types of guidance, including proportional navigation and line-of-sight and lead-angle command guidance; the coupling of the output of a director fire control system into the autopilot; the analysis of multivariable control systems; and methods for modeling the human pilot, plus the integration of the human pilot into an aircraft flight control system. Also features many new additions to the appendices.

Missile Flight Simulation

Missile Flight Simulation
Author: Jeffrey Strickland
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 662
Release: 2015
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1329644956

A missile flight simulation is a computational tool that calculates the flight of a missile from launch until it engages the target. The simulation is based on mathematical models of the missile, target and environment. This book provides instruction for the preparation of these mathematical models to simulate the flight of a surface-to-air missile. The 2nd Edition of Missile Flight Simulation provides updated simulation processes using MATLAB(R) and Simulink(TM), while improving and clarifying previous content. The book may be used as a reference or as a textbook, although it is devoid of exercises. However, the reader is encouraged to perform the simulation of Charter 12 using MATLAB(R) and Simulink(TM), or a programming language such as FORTRAN (see Chapter 10). The book is not intended to be a missile flight engineering reference and does not contain every aspect of missile flight. It provides the appropriate content for simulating missile flight from launch to terminus only.

Atmospheric and Space Flight Dynamics

Atmospheric and Space Flight Dynamics
Author: Ashish Tewari
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 567
Release: 2007-11-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0817644385

This book offers a unified presentation that does not discriminate between atmospheric and space flight. It demonstrates that the two disciplines have evolved from the same set of physical principles and introduces a broad range of critical concepts in an accessible, yet mathematically rigorous presentation. The book presents many MATLAB and Simulink-based numerical examples and real-world simulations. Replete with illustrations, end-of-chapter exercises, and selected solutions, the work is primarily useful as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate-level students.

Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference Held August, 1997 at New Orleans, Louisiana

Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference Held August, 1997 at New Orleans, Louisiana
Author: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Publisher: AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics)
Total Pages: 838
Release: 1997
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

This volume is the proceedings of the Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, which took place in New Orleans, August 1997. It focuses on the technical progress, issues and challenges associated with atmospheric flight. Technical papers address stability and control, flying qualities (including one session dedicated to pilot-induced oscillations), unsteady and vortex aerodynamics, system and parameter identification, aircraft flight dynamic re-entry and aero assist technologies, and reusable launch vehicles.