ASE372 FLIGHT MECHANICS
| Course Code: | 3840372 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 4.5 |
| Department: | Aerospace Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assist.Prof.Dr ANNA PRACH |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
- To give the students solid knowledge on the definitions of reference frames, coordinate systems, Euler angles, and transformations.
- Develop an understanding of the rigid body equations of motion of an aircraft, trim and linearization, longitudinal and lateral stability of an aircraft.
- Give students analytical skills for mathematical modeling of aerospace vehicles.
Course Content
Reference frames, coordinate systems and transformations. Aircraft general equations of motion, small gain theory, longitudinal static stability and control, lateral static stability and control. Stability derivatives. Dynamic stability of uncontrolled motion.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully pass the course are expected to have the following knowledge and skills:
- Understand the definitions of the reference frames and coordinate systems, how to make a transformation from one coordinate system to another.
- Derivation the equations of motion of an aircraft.
- Definition of a trim condition of an aircraft and linearization of the equations of motion around the trim point; decoupling aircraft dynamics to the longitudinal and lateral.
- Stability analysis of the longitudinal and lateral dynamics of an aircraft, and stability derivatives.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | ability to apply basic knowledge in mathematics, science, and engineering in solving aerospace engineering problems | ✔ | |||
| 2 | ability to analyze and design aerospace systems and subsystems | ✔ | |||
| 3 | ability to reach knowledge required to solve given problems and utilize that knowledge in solving them | ✔ | |||
| 4 | ability to follow advancements in their fields and improve themselves professionally | ✔ | |||
| 5 | ability to communicate and participate effectively in multi-disciplinary teams | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution