Modeling and Simulation of Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics (Aiaa Education Series)

Modeling and Simulation of Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics (Aiaa Education Series) by Peter H. Zipfel. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781624102509.

Modeling and Simulation of Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics, Third Edition unifies all aspects of flight dynamics for the efficient development of aerospace vehicle simulations. It provides the reader with a complete set of tools to build, program, and execute simulations. Unlike other books, it uses tensors for modeling flight dynamics in a form invariant under coordinate transformations. For implementation, the tensors are converted into matrices, resulting in compact computer code. This book also serves as an anchor for three self-study courses which are based on M&S courses in C++ previously taught at the University of Florida. They are Building Aerospace Simulations in C++; Fundamentals of Six Degrees of Freedom Aerospace Simulation and Analysis in C++; and Advanced Six Degrees of Freedom Aerospace Simulation and Analysis in C++. CONTENTS Nomenclature List of Acronyms Chapter 1 Overview PART 1 MODELING OF FLIGHT DYNAMICS Chapter 2 Mathematical Concepts in Modeling Chapter 3 Frames and Coordinate Systems Chapter 4 Kinematics of Translation and Rotation Chapter 5 Translational Dynamics Chapter 6 Attitude Dynamics Chapter 7 Perturbation Equations PART 2 SIMULATION OF AEROSPACE VEHICLES Chapter 8 Three-Degrees-of-Freedom Simulation Chapter 9 Five-Degrees-of-Freedom Simulation Chapter 10 Six-Degrees-of Freedom Simulation Chapter 11 Real-Time Applications Appendix A Matrices Appendix B CADAC_FTN Primer Appendix C Aerospace Simulations in C++ Appendix D Foundation of Tensor Flight Dynamics Appendix E CADAC++ Architecture Index Supporting Materials