Flight Mechanics (ASE308) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Flight Mechanics ASE308 3 1 0 3 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Staff
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The course objective is to teach application of Newton’s Laws to trajectories, stabilities and aerodynamic controls of air vehicles.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Being able to write the general equations of motion of the aircraft
  • Coordinate systems and transformations can be done.
  • Being able to express the basis of rigid body dynamics with 6 degrees of freedom.
  • Flight dynamics analysis can be made specific to fixed-wing aircraft.
Course Content Reference frames, coordinate systems and transformations, notations; longitudinal static stability and control; maneuverability; lateral, directional static stability and control; stability derivatives; stability of uncontrolled motion.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Course Description; giving information about purpose, process, expectations and evaluation. Introduction to basic concepts.
2 Definitions, Coordinate Systems, Euler Angles, Transformation
3 Aircraft Equations of Motion
4 Aircraft Equations of Motion
5 Trim and Linearization
6 Trim and Linearization
7 Aircraft Stability in Steady Flight
8 Aircraft Stability in Steady Flight
9 Longitudinal Flight Dynamics and Key Stability Derivatives
10 Longitudinal Flight Dynamics and Key Stability Derivatives
11 Lateral Flight Dynamics and Key Stability Derivatives
12 Lateral Flight Dynamics and Key Stability Derivatives
13 Stability of Uncontrolled Motion
14 Stability of Uncontrolled Motion
15 Stability of Uncontrolled Motion
16 Review, Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. J. Roskam, Airplane Flight Dynamics and Automatic Flight Controls, Reprint Edition 2018.
2. J. Roskam, Airplane Flight Dynamics and Automatic Flight Controls. Part I, DAR corporation, 1995.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 15 10
Laboratory 4 10
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 4 10
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 26 100
Percentage of Semester Work 70
Percentage of Final Work 30
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Accumulated knowledge on mathematics, science and mechatronics engineering; an ability to apply the theoretical and applied knowledge of mathematics, science and mechatronics engineering to model and analyze mechatronics engineering problems.
2 An ability to differentiate, identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; an ability to select and implement proper analysis, modeling and implementation techniques for the identified engineering problems.
3 An ability to design a complex system, product, component or process to meet the requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; an ability to apply contemporary design methodologies; an ability to implement effective engineering creativity techniques in mechatronics engineering. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include economics, environment, sustainability, producibility, ethics, human health, social and political problems.)
4 An ability to develop, select and use modern techniques, skills and tools for application of mechatronics engineering and robot technologies; an ability to use information and communications technologies effectively.
5 An ability to design experiments, perform experiments, collect and analyze data and assess the results for investigated problems on mechatronics engineering and robot technologies.
6 An ability to work effectively on single disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; an ability for individual work; ability to communicate and collaborate/cooperate effectively with other disciplines and scientific/engineering domains or working areas, ability to work with other disciplines.
7 An ability to express creative and original concepts and ideas effectively in Turkish and English language, oral and written, and technical drawings.
8 An ability to reach information on different subjects required by the wide spectrum of applications of mechatronics engineering, criticize, assess and improve the knowledge-base; consciousness on the necessity of improvement and sustainability as a result of life-long learning; monitoring the developments on science and technology; awareness on entrepreneurship, innovative and sustainable development and ability for continuous renovation.
9 Consciousness on professional and ethical responsibility, competency on improving professional consciousness and contributing to the improvement of profession itself.
10 A knowledge on the applications at business life such as project management, risk management and change management and competency on planning, managing and leadership activities on the development of capabilities of workers who are under his/her responsibility working around a project.
11 Knowledge about the global, societal and individual effects of mechatronics engineering applications on the human health, environment and security and cultural values and problems of the era; consciousness on these issues; awareness of legal results of engineering solutions.
12 Competency on defining, analyzing and surveying databases and other sources, proposing solutions based on research work and scientific results and communicate and publish numerical and conceptual solutions.
13 Consciousness on the environment and social responsibility, competencies on observation, improvement and modify and implementation of projects for the society and social relations and be an individual within the society in such a way that planing, improving or changing the norms with a criticism.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory 4 2 8
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 2 32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 4 5 20
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 12 24
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 12 12
Total Workload 144