Introduction to Experiments in Flight (Prof. A. K. Ghosh, IIT Kanpur) | Aeronautics and Astronautics

Introduction to Experiments in Flight

Introduction to Experiments in Flight. Instructor: Prof. A. K. Ghosh, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kanpur. This course is designed to conduct experiments in airplane to determine different parameters. This course will also help in creating a background to design an experiment to determine a specific parameter. Topics covered include Planning of experiment, Weighment of aircraft, Cruise flight, Climbing flight, Neutral point, Maneuvering point, Lateral stability and control, Directional stability and control. (from nptel.ac.in)

Weighment and Calculation of Center of Gravity (Theory)

Lecture 01 - Weighment and Calculation of Center of Gravity (Theory)

Lecture 02 - Cruise Experiment (Theory)

Lecture 03 - Weighment Experiment and Cockpit Panel Demonstration

Lecture 04 - Drag Polar Estimation

Lecture 05 - Center of Gravity and Climb Experiment

Lecture 06 - Calibration of Control Surface

Lecture 07 - Calibration of Control Surfaces (Experiment)

Lecture 08 - Introduction to Flight Data Recorder

Lecture 09 - Sensors: Pressure Sensors, Accelerometers, Rate Gyro

Lecture 10 - Sensors: Magnetometer, Angle of Attack Sensors

Lecture 11 - Data Acquisition using MEMS Devices

Lecture 12 - Estimation of Stick-Fixed Neutral Point

Lecture 13 - Estimation of Stick-free Neutral Point and Stick-free Maneuvering Point

Lecture 14 - Static: Lateral-Directional Stability Test

Lecture 15 - Static: Lateral-Directional Stability Test (cont.)

Lecture 16 - Steady Coordinated Turn

Lecture 17 - Introduction to Parameter Estimation

Lecture 18 - Parameter Estimation using Least Squares Method

Lecture 19 - Aerodynamic Parameter Estimation using Least Squares Method

Lecture 20 - Aerodynamic Parameter Estimation using Delta Method

Lecture 21 - Aerodynamic Parameter Estimation using Delta Method (cont.)

References

Introduction to Experiments in Flight
Instructor: Prof. A. K. Ghosh, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kanpur. This course is designed to conduct experiments in airplane to determine different parameters.