• Aviation, Semester 3, position 1

Course goal is to introduce students to integrated flight control computer systems, their functions, structures and principles. Course topics enable students to gain detailed insight into modern integration of aircraft systems and its components in aircraft control.

Upon course completion, students gain knowledge and understanding of existing aircraft integrated control computer systems. Course topics prepare students for studies of more advanced topics of aircraft control systems and further specialization in this area, or, in the case that they are oriented to other aeronautical fields to fully understand complex problems of aircraft control systems.

Functions and structure of integrated aircraft control computer systems; System components; Various type of aircraft control systems; Sensors, busses, processors; Displays; Actuators; Flight control systems; Autopilots; Stabilizators; Dynamic models of flight; Longitudinal and lateral dynamic models; Transfer functions; Autopilot synthesis; Autopilot structure; Short period approximation; Gust model; Control command model.

Practical teaching is related to presenting samples, analysis and discussion with students in the fields previously treated theoretically. System components. Various type of aircraft control systems. Sensors, busses, processors. Displays. Actuators. Flight control systems. Autopilots. Stabilizators. Dynamic models of flight. Longitudinal and lateral dynamic models. Transfer functions. Autopilot synthesis. Autopilot structure. Short period approximation. Gust model. Control command model. Simulation model of short period longitudinal motion. Longitudinal dynamic model of F-14. Dynamic model of short period dynamics controller for F-14. Hydraulic dynamic model of horizontal stabilizator for F-14.

Students must have corresponding semestar in which this subject is teaching. learning resources

Written handouts from the lectures. Written handouts from auditory exercises. Internet.

Total assigned hours: 75

New material: 20
Elaboration and examples (recapitulation): 10

Auditory exercises: 20
Laboratory exercises: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 5
Project: 5
Consultations: 0
Discussion/workshop: 0
Research study work: 0

Review and grading of calculation tasks: 0
Review and grading of lab reports: 0
Review and grading of seminar papers: 5
Review and grading of the project: 0
Test: 5
Test: 0
Final exam: 5

Activity during lectures: 10
Test/test: 30
Laboratory practice: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 30
Project: 0
Final exam: 30
Requirement for taking the exam (required number of points): 30

Aircraft Equipment and Systems - Automatic Flight Control Systems, Janković J., Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade 1996.; Aircraft dinamics and automatic control, Duane McRuer, Dunstan Graham, Irving Ashkenas, ‎Princeton University Press, 2014.