MAE 5415 - Flight Dynamics

3 Credits

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.Prerequisites: MAE 3401, MAE 4402 recommended by the instructor.
Meets with MAE 4415.