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Advanced Flight Mechanics

AERO4591

This unit aims to develop an understanding of the development of modern flight control, guidance, and navigation systems. Students will gain skills in analysis, problem solving and systems design in the areas of aircraft dynamic system identification and control. At the end of this unit students will be able to: understand the principles of stability augmentation systems and autopilot control systems in aircraft operation, their functions and purposes; understand the characteristics of closed loop system responses; understand advanced feedback control systems and state-space design techniques; understand the concepts of parameter and state estimation; design observers in the state space and to implement a Kalman Filter; be comfortable with multi-loop control and guidance systems and the reasons for their structures; appreciate flight test principles and procedures and to be capable of implementing a flight test programme.

Unit of study details

Unit of study level: Honours

Credit points: 6

Commencing semesters: 2

Further unit of study information

Unit of study handbook: AERO4591

Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships

Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates

Available for study abroad and exchange: Yes

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