This page cover the following topics related to
Helicopter and Airplane Dynamics : Equilibrium States Aircraft Performance,
Introduction to Basic Terms, Static Stability Aircraft SS (Longitudinal),
Wing/Tail Contributions, Coordinate Systems Euler Angles, Quaternions, Aircraft
Dynamics, Aircraft Longitudinal Dynamics, Approximate Longitudinal Dynamics
Models, Aircraft Lateral Dynamics, Spiral, Roll, and Dutch Roll Modes, Basic
Longitudinal Control, State Space Control, Aircraft Lateral Autopilots, Aircraft
Longitudinal Autopilots, Altitude Hold and Landing, Equations of Motion in a
Nonuniform Atmosphere, Gusts and Winds, Inertial Sensors Complementary
Filtering, Simple Kalman Filtering, System Identification, Model Validation.
Author(s): Prof. Jonathan P. How, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
This note covers Introduction, Introduction to Helicopter
Aerodynamics, Blade Element Theory, Rotor Disk Dynamics, Blade Flapping,
Flapping Analysis, Evaluating Alternate Conditions, Evaluating the
Coaxial-Pusher Configuration and Evaluating Lift.
This PDF covers the following topics related to Helicopter Dynamics :
Introduction, Ideal Rotor Theory, Power Estimates, Helicopter Performance in
Forward Flight, Lift, Propulsion and Control of V/stol Aircraft, Ground Effect
Machines.
Author(s): Sathyabama Institute of Science and
Technology
This page cover the following topics related to
Helicopter and Airplane Dynamics : Equilibrium States Aircraft Performance,
Introduction to Basic Terms, Static Stability Aircraft SS (Longitudinal),
Wing/Tail Contributions, Coordinate Systems Euler Angles, Quaternions, Aircraft
Dynamics, Aircraft Longitudinal Dynamics, Approximate Longitudinal Dynamics
Models, Aircraft Lateral Dynamics, Spiral, Roll, and Dutch Roll Modes, Basic
Longitudinal Control, State Space Control, Aircraft Lateral Autopilots, Aircraft
Longitudinal Autopilots, Altitude Hold and Landing, Equations of Motion in a
Nonuniform Atmosphere, Gusts and Winds, Inertial Sensors Complementary
Filtering, Simple Kalman Filtering, System Identification, Model Validation.
Author(s): Prof. Jonathan P. How, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
This note covers the
following topics: Rotor Dynamics, Flap Dynamics, Coupled Flap-Lag-Torsion
Dynamics, Unsteady Aerodynamics, Aeroelastic Stability in Hover, Ground and Air
Resonance, Aeroelastic Stability in Forward Flight, Trailing Edge Flaps and
Tabs, CFD for Rotors, Helicopter Vibration, Rotor Tests in Wind Tunnel and in
Flight.
Principles of helicopter flight under
various conditions are reviewed in this note, giving special attention to the
operation of the main rotor. A brief history of helicopter development is
presented, together with a summary of the main components of a helicopter and a
classification of the various types of helicopters.
This note covers the following topics: Principles of Helicopter
and VTOL Flight, Rotary wing Areodynamics, Helicopter performance in hover and
in forward flight, Simple control concepts for helicopters, flapping dynamics
and control moments, Rotary wing aeroelasticity, The helicopter vibration
problems in forward flight.