MAE 5415 - Flight Dynamics

3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)

Advanced treatment of the flight dynamics of atmospheric flight vehicles and spacecraft. Rigorous development of non-linear equations of motion, including environmental and propulsive forces. Linearization via small-perturbation methods - limitations. Transient response, stability, natural modes. Intro to simulation techniques. Prer., MAE 3401, MAE 4402 recommended by the instructor. Meets with MAE 4415.