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The goal of this Chapter is to present fundamental background information related to the derivation of the basic equations of motion of a traditional airplane, explain how the airplane’s position and orientation are determined with respect to a reference frame (Earth-fixed inertia reference frame), derive the aerodynamic forces that act on the airplane, define the corresponding control angles, and conclude with derivation of the open-loop dynamics. The material included in this Chapter is a very concise version of what may be found in any related textbook, and follows the same notation and derivation approach described in the references.
This work has been supported partially by two Research Grants, ARO W911NF-06-1-0069 and SPAWAR N00039-06-C-0062.
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Raptis, I.A., Valavanis, K.P. (2007). Airplane Basic Equations of Motion and Open-Loop Dynamics. In: Valavanis, K.P. (eds) Advances in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, vol 33. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6114-1_3
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