Experiences in teaching an undergraduate course on flight systems and performance

Author

McClamroch, N. Harris ; Fishstrom, Jack

Author_Institution

Dept. of Aerosp. Eng., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1278

Abstract

We describe our experiences in developing and teaching an introductory course in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, on performance of aircraft and spacecraft systems. The special interdisciplinary features of the course are identified, with emphasis given to the way in which flight models, system concepts, control, and performance topics are introduced in the context of aircraft and spacecraft flight to undergraduate students with minimal prerequisites. The important role of technical communication in achieving the course objectives is described

Keywords

aircraft control; control engineering education; educational courses; space vehicles; teaching; University of Michigan; aircraft; flight models; flight systems; spacecraft; teaching; undergraduate course; Aerodynamics; Aerospace engineering; Aircraft propulsion; Communication system control; Control system synthesis; Control systems; Education; Lifting equipment; Professional communication; Space vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Decision and Control, 1999. Proceedings of the 38th IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ

ISSN

0191-2216

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5250-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CDC.1999.830109

Filename

830109