Tensor Flight Dynamics Workshop in Two Days: In the Shadow of Albert Einstein (MaSTech Aerospace Workbooks)

Objective of WorkshopThe universal Covariance Principle leads to the formulation of flight dynamics in tensors, invariant under all coordinate transformations. Once the phenomenological part is formulated in tensors, coordinate systems are introduced, which convert the tensors into matrices for computation.This approach from tensor modeling to matrix programming has been applied to flight dynamics since the 1970’ and has been brought into the mainstream by several publications, concluding with this workshop. You can just get a quick overview by scanning the 166 charts of this workshop. Better yet, follow the author line-by-line as he used charts like these at the University of Florida to teach an advanced course in flight dynamics in conjunction with his text book Modeling and Simulation of Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics.To get the full benefit of this workshop, you should be well acquainted with flight mechanics or get prepared by taking the introductory video course from UDEMY Fight Dynamics with Tensors. Then you will fully apprehend how this tensor approach leads to the formulation of the six degrees-of-freedom equations of motion, the perturbation equations of unsteady flight, and the aerodynamic modeling with nonlinear derivatives.ContentsWelcome to Tensor Flight DynamicsTensor AlgebraReference Frames and Coordinate SystemsRotation TensorKinematicsTranslational Equations of MotionAngular MomentumAttitude Equations of MotionGyrodynamicsTheory of PerturbationsAerodynamic DerivativesLinear Equations of MotionThe AuthorPeter H. Zipfel is a graduate of the University Stuttgart, Germany, and the Catholic University of America with a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering. He founded Modeling and Simulation Technologies, which advises and instructs in the functional integration of aerospace systems using computer simulations. For 35 years he taught courses in modeling and simulation, guidance and control, and flight dynamics at the University of Florida; and over the span of 50 years he created aerospace simulations of helicopters, missiles, aircraft, and hypersonic vehicles for the German Helicopter Institute, the U.S. Army, and the U.S. Air Force. He is an AIAA Associate Fellow and an internationally recognized short course instructor.Other Publications by the AuthorModeling and Simulation of Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics * Building Aerospace Simulations in C++ *Fundamentals of Six DoF Aerospace Simulations and Analysis *Advanced Six DoF Aerospace Simulations and Analysis in C++ *Modeling INS/GPS/Star-Tracker in 6 DoF * The Tensor Flight Dynamics Tutor * Introduction to Tensor Flight Dynamics * Flight Dynamics Workshop in Three Days * C++ Aerospace Workshop in Two Days * Missile and Rocket Simulation Workshop in four Days. Read more