A full six degrees of freedom (6-DOF) simulation flight dynamics model is applied for the accurate prediction of short and long range trajectories of high and low spin-stabilized projectiles and small bullets via atmospheric flight to final impact point. The projectile is assumed to be both non-flexible and rotationally symmetric about its spin axis launched at low and high pitch angles. The pr...

The aim of the article is the kinematic and geometric design of a flapping wing UAV, in order to develop an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, capable of executing reconnaissance and video-surveillance missions. To define the characteristic dimensions of the vehicle a biological study was initially carried out, analyzing, for example, the weight-wingspan ratio for the correct kinematics of the flight. On...

Neural Network Identification (NNID) for modeling the dynamics of a miniature Eagle helicopter is presented in this paper. Off-line and on-line identification is carried out for both coupled and decoupled dynamics of the helicopter from the flight test data. For both the cases, identification results and the error statistics are provided. The off-line identification performs better due to suffi...

Abstract: In this study, the altitude control is analyzed for the longitudinal dynamics of a generic Hypersonic Flight Vehicle (HFV). By transforming altitude command into the tracking of flight path angle with fast dynamics, the system design is focusing on the control of the attitude subsystem. The virtual control is designed with nominal feedback and Neural Network (NN) approximation via bac...

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are a viable alternative to manned aircraft and satellites for a variety of applications, including environmental monitoring, agriculture, and surveying. They promise greater precision and much lower operating costs than traditional methods. Critical to the success of UAV systems is the auto-pilot system which keeps the vehicle in the air and in control in the ab...

Title of dissertation: SIMULATION MODELING OF FLIGHT DYNAMICS, CONTROL AND TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION OF ROTORCRAFT TOWING SUBMERGED LOADS Ananth Sridharan, Doctor of Philosophy, 2014 Dissertation directed by: Professor Roberto Celi Department of Aerospace Engineering This work presents the mathematical modeling and analysis of helicopters towing submerged loads using long cables for sub-surface o...

This paper presents an integrated flight dynamic modeling method for flexible aircraft that captures coupled physics effects due to inertial forces, aeroelasticity, and propulsive forces that are normally present in flight. The present approach formulates the coupled flight dynamics using a structural dynamic modeling method that describes the elasticity of a flexible, twisted, swept wing using...

The MIT Faculty has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters. ABSTRACT This paper investigates the dynamics of the SMART rotor, and presents a method to design a gain-scheduled controller to reduce the harmonic vibration throughout the flight envelope. The dynamics of the SMART rotor was examined at various flight conditions through nonli...

1 MATLAB-Based Flight-Dynamics and Flutter Modeling of a Flexible Flying-Wing Research Drone Dr. David K. Schmidt University of Colorado [email protected] Abstract A relatively low-order, linear dynamic model is developed for the longitudinal flightdynamics analysis of a flexible, flying-wing research drone, and results are compared to previously published results. The model includes the dynami...

J. Aerosp. Technol. Manag., São José dos Campos, Vol.8, No 3, pp.263-271, Jul.-Sep., 2016 ABSTRACT: This paper investigates how Knowledge Management patterns in a Brazilian Air Force flight test environment can be simulated using a System Dynamics approach. The research has been conducted initially by a literature review on the main Knowledge Management and System Dynamics theories. Data for th...