Università Roma Tre

Aircraft components and their role in flight.
Elements of steady aerodynamics of fixed wings: lift and drag coefficients, polar curve of the aircraft; aerodynamic efficiency; finite wings.
Dynamics of vehicle as a material point.
Fixed-wing aircraft performance: power curve, range and endurance; climb performance, ceiling.
Glide performance and climb hodograph.
Load factor: steady turn, flare maneuver, gust response. V-n diagram, gust envelope and flight envelope.
Take off and landing performance.

Nonlinear algebraic equation solution: iterative methods; Newton-Raphson method.
Methods for the solution of ordinary differential equation systems in time domain: first-order form and solution through: (i) eigenvector method, (ii) reference base change, (iii) integration by exponential matrix form.
Fourier series, Fourier transform, Laplace transform, transfer function, impulsive, indicial and harmonic response.
Linear differential operators: eigenfunctions and eigenfunction method for the solution of systems of partial differential equations.
Methods of Galerkin and Rayleigh-Ritz.
Calculus of variation: functional and Euler-Lagrange equations; trasversality conditions; the brachistochrone problem; Riccati equation for the optimal control method.

Lecture notes provided by the teacher.

Aircraft components and their role in flight.
Elements of steady aerodynamics of fixed wings: lift and drag coefficients, polar curve of the aircraft; aerodynamic efficiency; finite wings.
Dynamics of vehicle as a material point.
Fixed-wing aircraft performance: power curve, range and endurance; climb performance, ceiling.
Glide performance and climb hodograph.
Load factor: steady turn, flare maneuver, gust response. V-n diagram, gust envelope and flight envelope.
Take off and landing performance.

Nonlinear algebraic equation solution: iterative methods; Newton-Raphson method.
Methods for the solution of ordinary differential equation systems in time domain: first-order form and solution through: (i) eigenvector method, (ii) reference base change, (iii) integration by exponential matrix form.
Fourier series, Fourier transform, Laplace transform, transfer function, impulsive, indicial and harmonic response.
Linear differential operators: eigenfunctions and eigenfunction method for the solution of systems of partial differential equations.
Methods of Galerkin and Rayleigh-Ritz.
Calculus of variation: functional and Euler-Lagrange equations; trasversality conditions; the brachistochrone problem; Riccati equation for the optimal control method.

Lecture notes provided by the teacher.