Automatic Flight Control SystemsA treatment of automatic flight control systems (AFCS) for fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft. The text covers in detail the subject of stability and control theory. All the principal AFC modes are covered and the effects of atmospheric turbulance and structural flexibility are charted. |
Contents
The Equations of Motion of an Aircraft | 16 |
Aircraft Stability and Dynamics | 63 |
The Dynamic Effects of Structural Flexibility Upon | 102 |
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accelerometer actuator aerodynamic AFCS AFCSs aileron aircraft dynamics airspeed angle of attack approximation axis system bank angle bending modes block diagram Chapter closed loop system coefficient command control surface controlled aircraft corresponding damping ratio defined deflection dutch roll effects eigenvalues equations of motion feedback control law flight condition flight control system flight path flying qualities frequency fuselage gain glide path gust height helicopter Hence input K₁ lateral motion linear longitudinal motion m s¯¹ manoeuvre matrix motion variables normal acceleration obtained optimal control parameters phase phugoid pilot pitch attitude pitch rate rate gyro result roll rate root locus rotor rudder s-plane sensor shown in Figure stability derivatives static stability Step response thrust transfer function unstable vector velocity wind shear wing yaw damper yaw rate z-transform zero δα δε δε(ς