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Flight Dynamics Principles

The study of flight dynamics requires a thorough understanding of the theory of the stability and control of aircraft, an appreciation of flight control systems and a comprehensive grounding in the theory of automatic control. Flight Dynamics Principles provides all three in an accessible and student focussed text. Written for those coming to the subject for the first time the book is suitable as a complete first course text. It provides a secure foundation from which to move on to more advanced topics such a non-linear flight dynamics, simulation and advanced flight control, and is ideal for those on course including flight mechanics, aircraft handling qualities, aircraft stability and control. Enhances by detailed worked examples, case studies and aircraft operating condition software, this complete course text, by a renowned flight dynamicist, is widely used on aircraft engineering courses - Suitable as a complete first course text, it provides a secure foundation from which to move on to more advanced topics such a non-linear flight dynamics, simulation and advanced flight control - End of chapter exercises, detailed worked examples, and case studies aid understanding and relate concepts to real world applications - Covers key contemporary topics including all aspects of optimization, emissions, regulation and automatic flight control and UAVs - Accompanying MathCAD software source code for performance model generation and optimization

Control System

This book provides on introduction to control systems, their functions and their role in engineering design. It trains students carry out practical engineering on all types of control systems. It covers basic analysis, operating and design techniques as well as hardware and software implementation. Relevant numerical questions of GATE have been solved to make the book suitable for the students appearing in various entrance examinations. All the solved and unsolved problems in this book are tested and illustrate the topics thoroughly. Emphasis is laid on the pedagogical aspects of the subject. Topics covered include: basic concepts of control systems, input-output relationship of the system, mathematical modeling of physical systems including mechanical and electrical systems, force-voltage and force-current analogy systems, block diagram representation of systems, time response analysis, stability of control systems and Routh-Hurwitz criteria, root locus method, frequency domain analysis, polar plot, compensators and PI, PD, PID controllers, state variable approach, and, concepts of controllability and absorbability. This book will be useful for B.E & B.Tech students.

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