- Docente: Elmar Gustav T Recker
- Credits: 6
- SSD: ING-IND/03
- Language: English
- Moduli: Elmar Gustav T Recker (Modulo 1) Sven Adolf A Van Wilder (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Forli
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Aerospace Engineering (cod. 8769)
Learning outcomes
Starting from the decoupled and linearized equations of motion, fundamentals of aircraft feedback control are addressed. Design tools for aircraft stability augmentation systems and autopilots are developed.
Course contents
The first part of the course will deal with the hovering helicopter, Factors affecting hover, The vertical flight, Momentum theory of forward flight, The blade element method in forward flight, Performance estimates and Performance characteristics.
The second part of the module will focus on maneuvering flight, Rotor flapping characteristics, Trim and static stability, Main rotor design considerations, Airfoils for rotor blades, Anti-torque systems, Empennages and wings, Preliminary design, Other configurations, Helicopter noise, Helicopter vibration, Helicopter accidents.
Readings/Bibliography
Helicopter performance, stability, and control, Raymond W. Prouty, Krieger Publishing Company, 1995
Teaching methods
Class lectures, guided and autonomous exercises
Assessment methods
Written examination: theory and exercises
Teaching tools
Course notes are provided
Office hours
See the website of Elmar Gustav T Recker
See the website of Sven Adolf A Van Wilder