AE 3521 Flight Dynamics
When: MW: 2:05-2:55 Guggenheim
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F: 1:05-2:55 Guggenheim
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Who: Instructor: Prof. Eric Feron
MK 419
404
894 3062
Graders: Mr. Sang Hyun Kim
sanghyun.kim@gatech.edu
Administrative support/returned tests/HW etc:
Ms. Vivian Robinson, MK 421
Feron Office hours: Monday-Wednesday 3:30-4:30
MK 419
TA Office hours:
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Name of TAs |
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Sang Hyun Kim |
Tuesdays |
5:00-6:00pm |
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Sang Hyun Kim |
Thursdays |
5:00-6:00pm |
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In the undergraduate student lounge on 3rd floor.
What: In this course you will learn the fundamentals of space and flight dynamics. You will learn how to derive the equations of motion of an aerospace system and understand its fundamental motions. You will learn how to control the motion of the aerospace system. You will learn about some important sensors, including gyroscopic devices
How: By means of lectures, quizlets, homework, and one final. 1 quizlet = 30 minutes of hell. 1 final = 2 hours 50 minutes of hell.
Homeworks count for 10% of your grade. Quizlets count for a total of 50% of your grade.
Final counts 40% of your grade.
Compute your grade: less than 45%=F, between 45% and 55%=D, between 55% and 65%=C, between 65% and 75%=B, above 75%=A. Think that’s easy? Wait until we get down to business.
If average class participation stays at or above 80%, the worst quiz will be forgiven.
OK for a 2-sided cheat sheet. I can give you advice about what to write in there and what makes no sense. The quizlets come from my own imagination and are known not to match the HW problems very well; however they refer to the same fundamentals. We’re not operating a nursery anymore.
Prerequisite material:
AE 2220. You must know and be able to refer to ALL the material covered in the textbook “An Introduction to Dynamics” by McGill and King. That includes Chapter 7. This is by far the toughest requirement. Be ready for a wild ride if you have not understood this class.
AE 3515. You MUST know and be able to refer to ALL the material covered in the textbook “System Dynamics” by Ogata or Nise. Though we will use only subsets of this stuff.
There probably exists solutions to the assigned problems that circulate in your environment. Don’t even think about using them because (a) it’s unethical, (b) it’s stupid: Only the exams carry a significant percentage of the grades, and (c) the quizlets do NOT follow the style and notation of the HW: In other terms, what you are asked to do during HW is NOT pattern match or any of that time-saving crap, but to understand what you’re doing from a fundamental standpoint.
Academic Sources:
Web: This page will be the default source page. I’ll update it from time to time.
Type: http://www.ae.gatech.edu/people/eferon/AE3521 to get there.
Flight Stability and Automatic Control, Robert Nelson, Second Edition, McGraw Hill
Spaceflight Dynamics, William Wiesel, Second Edition, McGrawHill
There are low-cost versions of these books available to relieve your pain.
A suggested, free control system design and evaluation environment:
http://www.scilab.org/ as a low-cost alternative to MATLAB if you do not want to purchase it and are rich enough that stealing MATLAB may actually cost you dearly. I’m progressively using it for all my work.
This schedule is subject to
some slippage
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Date |
Topic |
Assignments |
Due |
Special events |
Attendance |
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08/23 |
Nelson Chapt 1, Sections 6,7 Aircraft notations |
Read Chapt 1, sections 1-5 HW1: Nelson Chapter 1 problems
assigned (all) McGill & King 4.2, 4.11, 4.33, 4.68, 4.102,4.171,
4.184,5.101 |
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21/21 |
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08/25 |
Nelson Chapt 2, Sections 1,2 Aircraft static stability |
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21/21 |
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08/27 |
Nelson Chapt 2, Sections
3,4,5, |
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21/21 (according to writing
on the board) |
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08/30 |
Nelson Chapt 2, Sections 6,7 |
HW2: Nelson Chapter 2 problems 1,2,3,4,7,10,11,16 McGill & King 6.7, 6.13,6.21,6.39,6.55,6.88 |
HW1 problems due |
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20/20 |
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09/01 |
Nelson Chapt 2, Sections 8,9 |
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19/19 |
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09/03 |
More Chapt 2 |
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Quizlet 1: Nelson Chapt 1. |
19/19 |
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09/06 |
More Chapt 2 |
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19/19 |
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09/08 |
End Chap 2 |
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19/19 |
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09/10 |
Nelson Chapt 3, Sections 1,2 Aircraft dynamics Nelson Chapt 3, Sections 3 |
HW3 Nelson Chapter 3 problems
(all) McGill & King 7.7, 7.41,7.57,7.65,7.83 |
HW2 problems due |
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18/19 |
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09/13 |
Nelson Chapt 3, Section 4,5 |
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15/19 |
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09/15 |
Nelson Chapt 3, Section 6,7 |
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Quizlet 2: Nelson Chapt 2. |
19/19 |
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09/17 |
More Chapt 3 |
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17/19 |
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09/20 |
More Chapt 3 |
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17/19 |
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09/22 |
More Chapt 3 |
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17/19 |
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09/24 |
Nelson Chapt 4, Sections 1,2 Aircraft longitudinal
dynamics |
HW4 Nelson Chapter 4, problems
1,2,3,5,7,9,11,12,14,15 |
HW3 due |
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17/19 |
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09/27 |
Nelson Chapt 4, Sections
3,4,5 |
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18/19 |
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09/29 |
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Quizlet 3: Nelson Chapt 3. |
17/19 |
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10/1 |
Nelson Chapt 4, Section 6,7 |
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14/19 |
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10/4 |
Nelson Chapt 4, Section 8,9 |
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16/19 |
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10/6 |
Nelson Chapt 5, Section 1,2 Aircraft lateral-directional
dynamics |
HW5 Chapter 5 problems (all) |
HW4 problems due |
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17/17 |
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10/8 |
Nelson Chapt 5, Section 3,4 |
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12/17 |
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10/11 |
Nelson Chapt 5, Section 5 |
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Quizlet 4: Nelson Chap 4. |
17/17 |
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10/13 |
Nelson Chapt 5, Section 6,7 |
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16/17 |
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10/15 |
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13/17 |
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10/18 |
Nelson Chapter 8, Sections
1,2,3 Flight controls |
HW6 Chapt 8 problems (all) |
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10/20 |
Nelson Chapt 8, Sections 4,5 |
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HW5 due |
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15/17 |
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10/22 |
Nelson Chapt 8, Section 6,7 |
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10/17 |
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10/25 |
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Quizlet 5: Nelson Chap 5. |
17/17 |
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10/27 |
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14/17 |
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10/29 |
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8/17 |
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11/01 |
Wiesel Chapt 2, Sections
1,2,3,4 Spaceflight dynamics:
Orbital mechanics. |
HW7 Problems 1 to 9 in
Wiesel Chapt. 2 assigned |
HW6 Ch.8 Nelson due |
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14/17 |
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11/03 |
Wiesel Chapt 2, Sections 5,6,7,8 |
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14/17 |
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11/05 |
Wiesel Chapt 2, Sections
9,10 |
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Quizlet 6: Nelson Chap 8. |
16/17 |
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11/08 |
Wiesel Chapt 2 |
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16/17 |
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11/10 |
Wiesel Chapt 2 |
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16/17 |
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11/12 |
Wiesel Chapt 3, Sections
1,2,3,4 Earth-Satellite Operations |
HW8 Chapt 3 problems Assigned (all) (Wiesel) |
HW7 Problems Due |
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9/17 |
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11/15 |
Wiesel Chapt 3, Sections
5,6,7 |
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16/17 |
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11/17 |
Wiesel Chapt 3, Sections
8,9,10 |
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Quizlet 7: Wiesel Chap 2. |
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11/19 |
Wiesel Chapt 3 |
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11/29 |
Wiesel Chapt 5, Sections 1,
2 Spacecraft attitude
dynamics |
HW9 Chapt 5 Problems 1-8 Assigned REPLACED BY |
HW8 problems due |
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12/01 |
Wiesel Chapt 5, Section 3 |
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12/03 |
Wiesel Chapt 5,Section 3,4 |
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Quizlet 8: Wiesel Chap 3. |
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12/06 |
Wiesel Chapt 5, Sections 5,6,7 |
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12/08 |
Wiesel Chapt 5, end; |
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12/10 |
Spacecraft Attitude control |
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HW9 problems due |
Last class |
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12/14 |
Final exam 2:50pm-5:40pm |
The entire course will
be covered in the final. |
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