Flight Dynamics with Tensors

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Peter H Zipfel via Udemy

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69.99 USD

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Self-Paced

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335 Students

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6h 42m

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Overview

This course introduces the novice to tensor flight dynamics, requiring only basic skills in matrix algebra and differential equations. The fundamentals of tensor algebra are introduced by modeling geometrical relationships of expended boosters landing on barges with their related coordinate transformations. As time enters the study, the new rotational time derivative enables kinematics to be formulated independent of coordinate systems in a truly tensorial format, applied to pilots in centrifuges and attitude determination of aircraft. Point-mass trajectories, also called three-degrees- of-freedom trajectories, are derived for rockets, hypersonic vehicles, UAVs; and full-up, six-degrees-of-freedom equations lead to the evaluation of the transient responses of missiles and aircraft in state-space format. The course is supported by the text book “Introduction to Tensor Flight Dynamics”, published in 2020 by the instructor at Amazon. It provides more details on how to derive the equations of motion from Newton’s and Euler’s laws and features many problems derived from aerospace applications, some of them to be solved with MATLAB® or other matrix processors.

Syllabus

Introduction

Geometry

Kinematics

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"Students appreciate the clear instruction and good examples provided by the instructor in the book course at the AIAA. They find it beneficial for understanding flight dynamics."