Theupdatedrevisionofthewell-respectedbookonanalyzingaircraftperformance,ThisSecondEditionofthebestsellingAircraftControlandSimulationhasbeenexpandedandupdatedtoincludethelatesttechnologicaladvancesinthefield.Inaddition,anewsectiononbasicaerodynamics,aircraftconfiguration,andstaticstabilitymakesthiscomplexmaterialmoreaccessibletobeginners.,Thiscomprehensiveguidediscussesthefundamentalprinciplesandtheoryofaircraftcontrolandsimulation.Italsocoversmodelinganddynamicanalysis,stabilityevaluation,multivariablecontroltheory,andcomputer-aideddesigntechniques.Theinclusionoftopicsfromgeodesyandgravitationlaysthegroundworkforadiscussionofthetheoryforsuborbitalaircraftnowunderdevelopment.,Specialfeaturesofthisneweditioninclude:,*NewandupdatedcomputercalculationsusingMATLAB(r),*Anewsectiononbasicaerodynamics,aircraftconfigurations,andstaticstability,*CoverageofnewMIMOdesigntechniques,robustnesstheory,andnonlineardesign,Completewithexamplesofactualdesignsfromtheaircraftindustryplusexerciseproblems,AircraftControlandSimulation,SecondEditionisanexcellentreferenceforanyoneinvolvedinthedesignandmodelingofaerospacevehiclesandanoutstandingtextforbothundergraduatesandgraduatestudents.
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