Airplane flight dynamics and automatic flight controls

"In this part, exhaustive coverage is provided of the methods for analysis and synthesis of automatic flight control systems using classical control theory. This widely used book has been updated with the latest software methods. Throughout this text, the practical (design) applications of the theory are stressed with many examples and illustrations. Aircraft stability and control characteristics are all heavily regulated by civil as well as by military airworthiness authorities for safety reasons. The role of the these safety regulations in the application of the theory is therefore stressed throughout. Airplane Flight Dynamics & Automatic Flight Controls, Part II, is an essential reference for all aeronautical engineers working in the area of stability and control, regardless of experience levels. The book minimizes reader confusion through a systematic progression of fundamentals: - Elastic airplane stability and control coefficients and derivatives - Method for determining the equilibrium and manufacturing shape of an elastic airplane - Subsonic and supersonic numerical examples of aeroelasticity effects on stability & control derivatives - Bode and root-locus plots with open and closed loop airplane applications, and coverage of inverse applications - Stability augmentation systems: pitch dampers, yaw dampers and roll dampers - Synthesis concepts of automatic flight control modes: control-stick steering, auto-pilot hold, speed control, navigation and automatic landing - Digital control systems using classical control theory applications with Z-transforms - Applications of classical control theory - Human pilot transfer functions." --Descripción del editor.

Editado originalmente: 1995.

7. Effects of aeroelasticity on stability and control: 7.1 Examples of aeroelastic behavior ; 7.2 Introduction to aerodynamic and structural influence coefficient matrices ; 7.3 Stability and control characteristics of elastic airplanes in steady state flight ; 7.4 Stability and control characteristics of elastic airplanes in perturbed state flight ; 7.5 Determining the jig shape of elastic airplanes ; 7.6 Determining lateral-directional derivatives for elastic airplanes ; 7.7 Numerical examples of elastic airplane stability and control derivatives ; 7.8 Summary for chapter 7 ; 7.9 Problems for chapter 7 ; 7.10 References for chapter 7 -- 8. Theory and applications of bode plots: 8.1 Introduction to the frequency response of linear systems ; 8.2 Determination of the frequency response of linear systems directly from the system open loop transfer function ; 8.3 Applications of bode plots to airplanes ; 8.5 An inverse application of bode plots ; 8.6 Summary for chapter 8 ; 8.7 Problems for chapter 8 ; 8.8 References for chapter 8 -- 9. Classical control theory with applications to airplanes: 9.1 Example of the potential of feedback control ; 9.2 Basic relationships and definitions u…