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SYSE-823 Performance Analysis of Aerial Vehicles
Campus
RCMS
Programs
PG
Session
Spring Semester 2017
Course Title
Performance Analysis of Aerial Vehicles
Course Code
SYSE-823
Credit Hours
3-0
Pre-Requisutes
Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to teach the method of conducting performance analysis for any aerial vehicle across its complete flight envelope. The performance analysis of three major platform types will be taught: fixed wing, rotary wing and vertical/short tak-off and landing aircraft. Special examples ofUAVs will be used in the course.
Detail Content
Fixed Wing Aircraft Performance.
Introduction
The aircraft and its environment
Weight performance
Aerodynamic performance
Engine performance
Flight envelopes
Take-off/Landing/Climb/Gliding/Cruise/Turn Performance
Rotary-Wing Aircraft Performance
Rotorcraft performance
Rotorcraft in vertical/forward/turn flight
Rotorcraft mission analysis
V/STOL and Noise Performance
V/STOL performance
Noise performance
Text/Ref Books
Fillipone, A., Flight performance of fixed and rotary wing aircraft, 1st ed. AIAA Education Series, 2006.
Anderson, J. D., Aircraft Performance and Design, McGraw Hill International, Singapore, 1999.
Time Schedule
Spring Semester 2017
Faculty/Resource Person
Dr Adnan Maqsood
PhD (Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore)
Discipline: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Specialization: Aerodynamics/Flight Mechanics & Control/Human Factors