ITU

FACULTY OF AERONAUTICS & ASTRONAUTICS

COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Name
Flight Stability and
Control
Department
Language
Required/Elective

Content

Objectives

Course Educational
Outcomes

Topics Course Outline

Code
UCK441E

Lecture

Course
Type

Regular
Semester

Credit

ED

Recitation

Lab

ECTS
(hour/week)
6

Aeronautical Engineering
Turkish
Required
Basic definitions of flight mechanics, control and control surfaces. General structure of flight
control systems. Aircraft static and dynamic stability and stability derivatives. Static
longitudinal and lateral stability. Aircraft longitudinal and lateral dynamic equations.
Nonlinear dynamic equations. Linearization of equations. Longitudinal and lateral transfer
functions. Longitudinal modes of motion. Short and long period approximation. Transient
response of aircraft dynamic. Basic concepts of aircraft control systems. Types of autopilot,
autopilot design, design of displacement autopilot by the Root Locus method. Inner and
outer loop concepts. Pitch orientational control system. Root locus analysis. Accelerati on
control system. MATLAB-SIMULINK simulation of aircraft autopilots.
To teach basics of flight stability and control of aircrafts. is one of a basic necessary
courses for teaching of an aeronautical engineering students.
To integrate knowledge from Aerodynamics, Flight Mechanics and Automatic Control
courses towards aircraft stability and control .
To enable students to analyze flying and handling characteristics of aircrafts and to
design automatic flight control systems using MATLAB and SIMULINK.
On completing this course students should/should be able to,
1. Know the basic definitions of flight mechanics, control, and control surfac es. (a1,c1,d1)
2. Have basic knowledge on aircraft static and dynamic stability and stability derivatives .
(a1,d1,e2,i1)
3. Have knowledge about aircraft dynamic equations, nonlinear dynamics, linearization and
transfer functions. (a1,d1,e2)
4. Know longitudinal modes of the motion, longitudinal stability derivatives, short and
Phugoid Modes. (a1,e2)
5. Know longitudinal transfer functions; be able to analyze transient and steady state
response for elevator displacement. (a2,e2)
6. Know the basic concepts of the aircraft control systems; longitudinal autopilot design.
(a2,e2,f1,g1,h1,k2)
7. Have knowledge about types of autopilots and design methods .
(a2,c1,d1,e2,f1,g1,h1,j1,k2)
8. Apply root locus analyze method to displacement autopilots. (a2,b1,d1,e3,f1,g1,k2)
9. Know pitch and acceleration aircraft control system design methods .
(a2,c1,d1,e2,h1,j1,k2)
10. Know MATLAB and SIMULINK programming in aircraft dynamics and control systems.
(a2,d1,e3,f1,g1,h1,i1,j1,k2)
C.E.O.
1. Basic definitions of flight mechanics, control, and control surfaces
1
2. Aircraft static and dynamic stability and stability derivatives
1,2
3. Aircraft longitudinal and lateral dynamic equations, nonlinear dynamics 1,3
4. Linearization and transfer functions
3,5
5. Longitudinal modes of motion, longitudinal stability derivatives, short
3,4,5
and Phugoid Modes
6. Longitudinal transfer functions , analysis of transient and steady state
5,10
responses for elevator displacement
7. Basic concepts of aircraft control systems; longitudinal autopilot design 5,7
8. Types of autopilots and design methods
6,8
9. Displacement autopilots design by root locus method
6,7,8,10
10. Design of autopilot by inner and outer loop concepts
7,8,10
11. Pitch and acceleration aircraft control system design methods
9,10
12. Pitch and acceleration aircraft control system design methods
9,10
13. MATLAB-SIMULINK programming in aircraft control systems
6,8,9,10
14. MATLAB-SIMULINK programming in aircraft control systems
6,8,9,10

ITU
FACULTY OF AERONAUTICS & ASTRONAUTICS
COURSE SYLLABUS
Prerequisite
Textbook
Other References
Laboratory Work
Computer Usage
Others

Course Evaluation
Method

Outcomes

UCK 322E, UCK 361E

rd
Dynamics of Flight: Stability and Control, 3 ed., B. Etkin, John Wiley and Sons, 2001.
nd
Automatic Control of Aircraft and Missiles , 2 ed., J. Blakelock, John Wiley and Sons, 1991.
Automatic Flight Control Systems , D. Mclean, PrenticeHall, 1990.
Introduction to Aircraft Flight Mechanics, T. R. Yechout et al, AIAA, 2003.
Flight Stability ad Control Lecture Notes, E. Caferov, ITU-FAA, 2003.
Studies in Control and Avionics Laboratory.
MATLAB and SIMULINK programming for control systems, practices.
Type
Midterm exam
Quiz
Homework
Project
Term Project
Laboratory
Other
Final Exam
a
2

b
0

c
0

d
1

e
3

Course Instructor and/or Faculty Member Responsible for the Data

Elbrus CAFEROV
September 2008

Number
1
1
1
1

Ratio %
15
10
10
15

50

f
1

g
1

h
1

i
0

j
0

k
2