AE 3521, PART I

 

When: TR:      2:00 – 3:45      Guggenheim 442

            W:       1:40 – 2:50      Guggenheim 442

 

Who:   Instructor:       Prof. Eric Feron

                                    feron@gatech.edu

                       

            Graders:          An Vu 

                                    avu6@mail.gatech.edu

 

                                    Shahnewaz Siddique

                                    shahnewaz.siddique@gmail.com

 

            Administrative support/returned tests etc:

                                    Ms. Vivian Robinson, MK 421

 

            Office Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 4:00-5:00

                                    MK 419

 

            TA Office hours:        

Name of TAs

Day

Time

An Vu 

Tue

12:00-1:00pm

An Vu

Wed

12:00-1:00pm

Shahnewaz Siddique

Tue

3:35-5:45pm

            In the undergraduate student lounge on 3rd floor.

 

What:  In this course you will learn the fundamentals of space (with Prasad)  and flight dynamics (with me).

 

How:   By means of lectures, quizzes and homework.

 

Feron will assign you a numerical grade, and so will Prasad. The average of the two grades will constitute your final grade.

 

FOR FERON ONLY:

Homeworks count for 20% of your grade. Two quizzes count for a total of 80% of your grade (40% each).

 

To compute your grade (out of 100 points): Take your average performance with quizzes and HW, and add 15 points (if you exceed 100%, simply write 100%). Thus if your average performance with me is 63%, your grade for my (FERON) section of the course will be 63+15 = 78%. Don’t be fooled: I am a very tough grader so getting a good grade is not easy!

 

You are allowed ONE sheet (two-sided) of HAND-WRITTEN formulas (8 ½ x 11) for each exam, including the final.

 

 

Prerequisite material:

 

AE 2220. You MUST know and be able to refer to ALL the material covered in the textbook “An Introduction to Dynamics” by McGill and King. That includes Chapter 7.

 

AE 3515. You MUST know and be able to refer to ALL the material covered in the textbook “System Dynamics” by Ogata.

 

There probably exist solutions to the assigned problems that circulate in your environment. Don’t even think about using them because (a) it’s unethical and (b) it’s stupid: Only the exams carry a significant percentage of the grades. The only reason to do the homework is to become ready for the exams.

 

Academic Sources:

            Web: This will be the default source page. I’ll update it from time to time.

            Type:   http://www.ae.gatech.edu/people/eferon/AE3521 to get there.

            Flight Stability and Automatic Control, Robert Nelson, Second Edition, McGraw Hill

(Spaceflight Dynamics, William Wiesel, Second Edition, McGrawHill for Prasad’s section)

 

WARNING: This is a demanding course, especially when taken during summer. Don’t take it if you don’t intend to work very hard. Past reviews have shown students being angry at the quantity of material presented in this course. The news is: The course will not trade aircraft engineering safety against better grades and intellectual spoon feeding.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE (FERON)

 

Date

Topic

Assignments

Due

Special events

05/12

Nelson Chapt 1, Sections 1,2,3,4

Material review, Aerodynamic nomenclature

Nelson Chapter 1 problems assigned (all)

 

Instrument pictures here

Attendance ~30/27=111%

(Say thanks to these wonderful grad students!)

05/13

Chapt 1, Sections 5,6,7

 

 

103%

05/14

Chapt 2, Sections 1,2,3

Aircraft stability and control

 

 

103%

05/19

Chapt 2, Section 4,5,6

Chapter 2

problems 1,2,3,4,7,10,11,16

Chapter 1 problems due

114%

05/20

Chapt 2, Sections 7,8,9

 

 

100%

05/21

 

 

 

88%

05/26

Chapt 3, Sections 1,2,3

Aircraft equations of motion

Stability derivatives

Chapter 3 problems (all)

Chapt 2 problems due

Dihedral examples here

05/27

Chapt 3, Section 4,5

 

 

 

05/28

Chapt 3, Section 6,7

 

 

 

06/02

Chapt 4, Sections 1,2

 

Chapter 4, problems 1,2,3,5,7,9,11,12,14,15

Chapter 3 problems due

 

06/03

Chapt 4, Sections 3,4,5

 

 

 

 

06/04

Chapt 1,2,3, Quiz

Solutions

Histogram

 

 

Past Quiz problems (1-hour quizzes) 123

06/09

Chapt 4, Sections 6,7,8,9

 

 

 

06/10

Nelson Chapt 5, Section 1,2

 

Chapter 5 problems

(all)

Chapter 4 problems due

 

06/11

Nelson Chapt 5, Section 3,4

 

 

 

 

06/16

Nelson Chapt 5, Section 5

 

 

 

06/17

Nelson Chapt 5, Section 6,7

 

 

 

 

06/18

 

 

Chapt 5 Problems due

 

 

Quiz 2 will follow sometime later.