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Aircraft Stability and Control

ABOUT THE COURSE
 This course is designed to understand stability and control aspects of an airplane. This course will also help in creating a background to design an airplane from stability and control aspects.

INTENDED AUDIENCE
Core course for UG students

INDUSTRIES THAT WILL VALUE THIS
NAL Bangalore, ARDE Pune, ADE Bangalore, ADA Bangalore

1635 students have enrolled already!!

COURSE INSTRUCTOR



Dr. Ghosh started his professional career as scientist at DRDO in 1982. He joined IIT Kanpur as a professor in 1997. During his time Dr. Ghosh has earned several awards for his outstanding teaching and research including “DRDO Technology Award” 1993. His teaching always emphasizes on simple practical approaches to understand complex phenomena of physics. He has been mentor of many successful companies.
COURSE LAYOUT

Week 1 
               Overview of aerodynamics and atmosphere    
               Wing stall and maximum lift coefficient.    
               Wing aerodynamic center & pitching moment.    
               Introduction to static and dynamic stability.    
               Revision.
                   
Week 2  
               Introduction to static and dynamic stability.    
               Wing contribution.    
               Tail contribution.    
               Canard and fuselage contribution.    
               Revision.
                   
Week 3  
              Power plant contribution & its effect on NP.
              Stick fixed neutral point.    
              Static margin.   
              Stick fixed : maneuvering point.    
              Revision.
                   
Week 4 
              Elevator effectiveness, Elevator angle of trim.    
              Flight measurement of Xnp.    
              Elevator hinge moment.    
              Stick forces (trim tab & stick force gradient),    
              Revision.
                   
Week 5 
              Stick free neutral point.    
              Stick free : maneuvering point.    
              Roll stability and roll control.    
              Yaw stability and yaw control.    
              Revision.
                   
Week 6 
              Newton’s second law of rigid dynamics.    
              Axes system and relevant transforms.    
              Angular motion equations.    
              Angular motion equations.    
              Revision.
                   
Week 7 
             Aerodynamic forces.
             Gravitational and thrust forces.
             Linearized equations of motion.
             Linearized equations of motion: contd.    
             Revision.
                   
Week 8 
              Force and moment derivatives.    
              Force and moment derivatives.    
              Contribution of aircraft components to aerodynamic derivatives.    
              Linear model.    
              Revision
                   
Week 9 
              Short period approximation.    
              Long period approximation.    
              Pure pitching motion.    
              Flying and handling qualities.    
              Revision
                   
Week 10
               Linearized lateral dynamics.
               Lateral motion :Linearized coupled motion.    
               Roll approximation.    
               Spiral approximation.    
               Revision
                   
Week 11 
               Dutch roll approximation.
               Pure rolling.
               Pure yawing.    
               Inertia coupling.    
               Revision
                   
Week 12
              Stability augmentation system: Longitudinal.    
              Stability augmentation system: Longitudinal.    
              Stability augmentation system: Lateral.    
              Stability augmentation system: Lateral.    
              Revision
                   


Certification Exam

The exam is optional. Exams will be on 24 April 2016 and 30 April 2016.
Time: 2pm-5pm

Tentative list of exam cities: http://nptel.ac.in/noc/pdf/Exam%20City-list.pdf

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.

The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee of approximately Rs 1000 needs to be paid.

Certificate

Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam. Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam.

It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kanpur. It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.