Computational Modelling and Simulation of Aircraft and the Environment, Volume 1
Platform Kinematics and Synthetic Environment
1st Edition
Published on 20. April 2009
382 pages
978-0-470-74414-7 (ISBN)
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This first volume of Computational Modelling of Aircraft and theEnvironment provides a comprehensive guide to the derivation ofcomputational models from basic physical & mathematicalprinciples, giving the reader sufficient information to be able torepresent the basic architecture of the synthetic environment.Highly relevant to practitioners, it takes into account themulti-disciplinary nature of the aerospace environment and theintegrated nature of the models needed to represent it. Coupledwith the forthcoming Volume 2: Aircraft Models and FlightDynamics it represents a complete reference to the modellingand simulation of aircraft and the environment.
All major principles with this book are demonstrated usingMATLAB and the detailed mathematics is developed progressively andfully within the context of each individual topic area, therebyrendering the comprehensive body of material digestible as anintroductory level text. The author has drawn from his experienceas a modelling and simulation specialist with BAE SYSTEMS alongwith his more recent academic career to create a resource that willappeal to and benefit senior/graduate students and industrypractitioners alike.
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Dr Dominic Diston until recently was JSF UK Modelling and Simulation Co-ordinator at BAE Systems, UK. In January 2005 he took up a teaching post at Manchester University.
Content
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
List of Abbreviations.
How To Use This Book.
Series Preface.
Chapter 1: Introduction.
1.1 Computational Modelling.
1.2 Modelling and Simulation (M&S).
1.3 Development Processes.
1.4 Models.
1.5 Meta-models.
1.6 Aerospace Applications.
1.7 Integration and Interoperability.
1.8 The End of the Beginning.
Chapter 2: Platform Kinematics.
2.1 Axis Systems.
2.2 Changing Position and Orientation.
2.3 Rotating Axis Systems.
2.4 Quaternions.
2.5 Line of Sight.
Chapter 3: Geospatial Reference Model.
3.1 Spherical Earth.
3.2 Spherical Trigonometry.
3.3 Great Circle Navigation.
3.4 Rhumb Line Navigation.
3.5 Reference Ellipsoids.
3.6 Coordinate Systems.
3.7 Navigation on an Ellipsoidal Earth.
3.8 Mapping.
3.9 General Principles of Map Projection.
3.10 Mercator Projection .
3.11 Transverse Mercator Projection.
3.12 Conformal Latitude.
3.13 Polar Stereographic Projection.
3.14 Three-Dimensional Mapping.
3.15 Actual Latitudes, Longitudes and Altitudes.
Chapter 4: Positional Astronomy.
4.1 Earth and Sun.
4.2 Observational Reference Frames.
4.3 Measurement of Time.
4.4 Calendars and the J2000 Reference Epoch.
4.5 Chronological Scale.
4.6 Astrometric Reference Frames.
4.7 Orbital Mechanics.
4.8 Solar System Orbit Models.
4.9 GPS Orbit Models.
4.10 Night Sky.
Chapter 5: Geopotential Fields.
5.1 Potential Fields.
5.2 Gravitation.
5.3 Geomagnetism.
5.4 Geopotential Computation.
5.5 Final Comment on Geopotential Models.
Chapter 6: Atmosphere.
6.1 Overview.
6.2 Standard Atmosphere Models.
6.3 ISA Constants and Relationships.
6.4 Geopotential Altitude.
6.5 Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere.
6.6 Pressure Altitude.
6.7 Reference Atmospheres.
6.8 Seasonal Variation.
6.9 Climatic Regions.
6.10 Air Density.
6.11 Water Vapour.
6.12 Weather Systems.
Appendix A: Introduction to MATLAB.
A. 1 MATLAB.
A. 2 The MATLAB Product Family.
A. 3 Getting Started.
A. 4 Getting Help.
A. 5 Where?
A. 6 Numbers: Variables and Literals.
A. 7 Arithmetic.
A. 8 Logic.
A. 9 M-Files and Functions.
A.10 Built-in Functions.
A.11 Constants.
A.12 Creating Graphs.
A.13 Summary of Appendix A.
Appendix B: Data and Function.
B.1 Types of Data.
B.2 Data Type Descriptions.
B.2.1 'double'.
B.2.2 'logical'.
B.2.3 'char'.
B.2.4 'cell'.
B.2.5 'struct'.
B.2.6 'function_handle'.
B.3 Program Structure.
B.3.1 Syntax.
B.3.2 Conditional Execution.
B.3.3 Iterative Execution.
B.3.4 Exception Handling.
B.3.5 Omissions.
B.4 User-defined Functions.
B.4.1 Interfacing.
B.4.2 Generic Functions.
B.4.3 Recursive Functions.
B.4.4 Private Functions.
B.5 User-defined Classes.
B.6 Practical Implementation.
B.6.1 Naming Convention.
B.6.2 Program Architecture.
B.6.3 Precedence.
B.6.4 Preferences.
B.7 Summary of Appendix B
Appendix C: Organisations.
C.1 Specialist Agencies of the United Nations.
C.2 International Organisations.
C.3 US Government Organisations.
C.4 UK Government Organisations.
C.5 European Organisations.
C.6 Open Projects and Consortia.
Bibliography.
Index.
