If we could fly…how would that be! There has been a relentless effort by human civilisation in improving the aerodynamics of flight in last 100 years. As we progress into a new decade, there has been a renewed interest in in mastering the bird flight, though seems to be far away. This is the natural…
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Optimal LQR Control – Notes on Selection of Q & R
LQR control design is recently becoming quiet popular in aerospace vehicle design. While there are several literature available in LQR theory and applications, little is talked about the selection of the Q & R weights in the design phase…and thus this article. LQR design method mainly concerns stabilizing and controlling a dynamic system,viz, fighter aircraft,rocket…
Data Science in Aerodynamics
There has been an explosion of use of Data Science in recent past. However, data science in aerodynamics/fluid dynamics is still a relatively unexplored territory.
Equation of Motion Formulation
For designing missile control system, it is pre-requisite to establish the plant dynamics. In aerospace vehicle, this is decoupled into longitudinal and lateral dynamics. The following notes gives an approach to EoM formulation and the longitudinal control and stability derivatives.