Aircraft control and simulation : dynamics, controls design, and autonomous systems / Brian L. Stevens, Frank L. Lewis, Eric N. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stevens, Brian L., author.

Lewis, Frank L., author.

Johnson, Eric N., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Airplanes--Control systems.

Airplanes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (845 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2016.

Summary:

Get a complete understanding of aircraft control and simulation Aircraft Control and Simulation: Dynamics, Controls Design, and Autonomous Systems, Third Edition is a comprehensive guide to aircraft control and simulation. This updated text covers flight control systems, flight dynamics, aircraft modeling, and flight simulation from both classical design and modern perspectives, as well as two new chapters on the modeling, simulation, and adaptive control of unmanned aerial vehicles. With detailed examples, including relevant MATLAB calculations and FORTRAN codes, this approachable yet detailed reference also provides access to supplementary materials, including chapter problems and an instructor's solution manual. Aircraft control, as a subject area, combines an understanding of aerodynamics with knowledge of the physical systems of an aircraft. The ability to analyze the performance of an aircraft both in the real world and in computer-simulated flight is essential to maintaining proper control and function of the aircraft. Keeping up with the skills necessary to perform this analysis is critical for you to thrive in the aircraft control field. * Explore a steadily progressing list of topics, including equations of motion and aerodynamics, classical controls, and more advanced control methods * Consider detailed control design examples using computer numerical tools and simulation examples * Understand control design methods as they are applied to aircraft nonlinear math models * Access updated content about unmanned aircraft (UAVs) Aircraft Control and Simulation: Dynamics, Controls Design, and Autonomous Systems, Third Edition is an essential reference for engineers and designers involved in the development of aircraft and aerospace systems and computer-based flight simulations, as well as upper-level undergraduate and graduate students studying mechanical and aerospace engineering.

Contents:

The kinematics and dynamics of aircraft motion

Modeling the aircraft

Modeling, design, and simulation tools

Aircraft dynamics and classical control design

Modern design techniques

Robustness and multivariable frequency-domain techniques

Digital control

Modeling and simulation of miniature aerial vehicles

Adaptive control with application to miniature aerial vehicles.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed November 9, 2015).

ISBN:

9781523109975

1523109971

9781118870976

1118870972

9781119174882

1119174880

9781118870990

1118870999

OCLC:

923850079