Atmosphere Flight Dynamics & Control

Host University

Old Dominion University

Semester

Spring 2025

Course Number

MAE 744 CRN 32995

CRN

32995

Credits

3

Discipline

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Instructor

Newman, Brett (bnewman@odu.edu)

Times and Days

3:00-4:15pm

M, W

Course Information

Principles governing the dynamics and control of vehicles in atmospheric flight. Equations of motion development and solution including inertial/gravitational/aerodynamic/propulvsive loads, linear longitudinal and lateral-directional motions, and nonlinear trim and simulation. Flight control system design and analysis incorporating flying quality requirements, linear conventional/contemporary and frequency/time domain techniques for control and guidance functions, validation with nonlinear simulation, gain scheduling

Prerequisites

MAE 403 or MAE 503 and MAE 604