Course syllabus

010023412-60 พลศาสตร์และการควบคุมอากาศยาน (Aircraft Dynamics and Control)

Course Syllabus

Data entry : Asst.Prof. Dr.Pakin Champasak
1. Course number and name

010023412-60 พลศาสตร์และการควบคุมอากาศยาน (Aircraft Dynamics and Control)

2. Credits and contact hours

3(3-0-6)

3. Instructor’s or course coordinator’s name

Asst.Prof. Dr.Pakin Champasak

4. Text book, title, author, and year

  1. Yechout, T. R., & Morris, S. L. (2003). Introduction to Aircraft Flight Mechanics: Performance, Static Stability, Dynamic Stability, and Classical Feedback Control. AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics).
  2. Caughey, D. A. (2011). Introduction to Aircraft Stability and Control Course Notes for M&AE 5070. https://courses.cit.cornell.edu/mae5070/Caughey_2011_04.pdf

5. Specific course information

  1. brief description of the content of the course (catalog description)
    Introduction to Aircraft Design, Introduction to Flight Dynamics, Static Longitudinal Stability and Control, Dynamical Equations for Flight Vehicles, Dynamic Stability, Control of Aircraft Motions.
  2. prerequisites or co-requisites
    010023204-60 Automatic Control for Aerospace Engineers
    010023420-60 Flight Mechanics
  3. indicate whether a required, elective, or selected elective (as per Table 5-1) course in the program
    Required :

6. Specific goals for the course

  1. specific outcomes of instruction (e.g. The student will be able to explain the significance of current research about a particular topic.)
  2. explicitly indicate which of the student outcomes listed in Criterion 3 or any other outcomes are addressed by the course.
    ABET Student Outcome (SO) Listed in Criterion 3 Performance indicator
    SO5 an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
    • PI-5.5 Demonstrates the ability to monitor team progress and make suggestions when needed (20%)
    • PI-5.1 Recognizes participant roles in a team setting and fulfills appropriate roles to assure team success (20%)
    • PI-5.2 Integrates input from all team members and makes decisions in relation to objective criteria (20%)
    • PI-5.3 Improves communication among teammates and asks for feedback and uses suggestions (20%)
    • PI-5.4 Expresses willingness to take on leadership responsibility (20%)

7. Brief list of topics to be covered
Week Topic Details Activities
1 Course introduction General info. , Software Background Overview Form group of mini projects Introduction Team setting (1%)
2 Force components OpenVSP Mass properties Aerodynamic forces and moments Stability and control derivatives Thrust Lectures Practice in class
8. Course Assessment
Course assessment Weight score (%) Assessment tools Date
Midterm examination 40 midterm examination
Final examination 40 final examination
Groub project 20 group discussion
The grading table
Grading Rank
>= 80% A
74% - 79.99% B+
67% - 73.99% B
59% - 66.99% C+
51% - 58.99% C
46% - 50.99% D+
40% - 45.99% D
0% - 39.99% F

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