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1 Basic definitions of flight mechanics, control, and control surfaces
2 Aircraft static and dynamic stability and stability derivatives
3 MATLAB basics in action!
4 Aircraft longitudinal and lateral dynamic equations, nonlinear dynamics
5 Linearization and transfer functions
6 Longitudinal modes of the motion; longitudinal stability derivatives, short and phugoid modes
7 Longitudinal transfer functions, analysis of transient and steady state responses for elevator displacement
8 Control in action; Revisiting Control and Frequency Domain; Classical Control vs. Modern Control (1 or 2 week)
9 Basic concepts of the aircraft control systems; longitudinal autopilot design
10 Types of autopilots and design methods
11 Displacement autopilots design by root locus method
12 SIMULINK in action: modelling and simulation basics for aircraft dynamic and control systems
13 Design of autopilot by inner and outer loop concepts
14 Pitch and acceleration aircraft control system design methods |