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ISTANBUL GELİŞİM UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM

FLIGHT STABILITY AND CONTROL COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
UCK304 FLIGHT STABILITY AND CONTROL 6 3 3 4

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - Basic definitions of flight mechanics, controls and control surfaces -
2 - Basic definitions of flight mechanics, controls and control surfaces -
3 - Aircraft static and dynamic stability and stability derivatives -
4 - Longitudinal and lateral dynamic equations of the aircraft, nonlinear dynamics -
5 - Linearization and transfer functions -
6 - Modes of longitudinal motion, stability derivatives, short and long modes -
7 - Longitudinal transfer functions, analysis of transient and steady-state responses -
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 - Basic concepts of aircraft control systems, longitudinal autopilot design -
10 - Basic concepts of aircraft control systems, longitudinal autopilot design -
11 - Autopilot types and design methods -
12 - Design of location autopilot using roots locus method -
13 - Inner and outer loop concepts. Autopilot design. -
14 - Design methods for aircraft pitch and heading control systems -
15 - Design methods for aircraft pitch and heading control systems -
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -