Aircraft Flight Control Course 1

This course is a 28 hour (4 day) classroom experience designed as a comprehenisve review of engineering topics relevant to the design and analysis of aircraft flight control systems, both analog and digital.  16 to 18 hours of classroom topics include:  Introduction, flight control system development, differential equations review, Laplace transform review, second order system dynamics, block diagram analysis, flight control system design options, root locus review, frequency domain review (Bode and Nichols methods), other frequency domain techniques, control system design procedure, aircraft equations of motion review, aircraft dynamic modes of motion, elementary feedback control for aircraft, multi-loop feedback control for aircraft, multi-loop control example (longitudinal), multi-loop control example (lateral-directional), flight control system design options and methods, actuator dynamics and sensor placement, Discussion and Critique.  Four 2 to 3 hour afternoon sessions are offered to provide students with hands-on practical design experience, including: root locus design using MATLAB, frequency domain design using MATLAB, multi-loop feedback control for aircraft, and simulation problems.  Course topics can be tailored to meet specific customer needs.