Analysis of the Out-of-Control Falling Leaf Motion using a Rotational Axis Coordinate System

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dc.contributor.authorLluch, Daniel Cutulien
dc.contributor.committeechairLutze, Frederick H. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDurham, Wayne C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAnderson, Mark R.en
dc.contributor.departmentAerospace and Ocean Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:52:36Zen
dc.date.adate1998-10-08en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:52:36Zen
dc.date.issued1998-10-02en
dc.date.rdate1998-10-08en
dc.date.sdate1998-10-02en
dc.description.abstractThe realm of aircraft flight dynamics analysis reaches from local static stability to global dynamic behavior. It includes aircraft performance issues as well as structural concerns. In the particular aspect of dynamic motions of an aircraft and how we understand them, an alternate coordinate system will be introduced that will lend insight and simplification into the understanding of these dynamic motions. The main contribution of this coordinate system is that one can easily visualize how the instantaneous velocity vector relates to the instantaneous rotation vector, the angular rate vector of the aircraft. The out-of-control motion known as the Falling Leaf will be considered under the light of this new coordinate system. This motion is not well understood and can lead to loss of the aircraft and crew. Design guidelines will be presented to predict amplitude and frequency of the Falling Leaf. NOTE: (12/2009) An updated copy of this ETD was added after there were patron reports of problems with the file.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-9698-19157en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-9698-19157/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/37055en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
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dc.relation.haspartthesis_2009.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectcoordinate transformationen
dc.subjectcoordinate systemen
dc.subjectnonlinear flight dynamicsen
dc.titleAnalysis of the Out-of-Control Falling Leaf Motion using a Rotational Axis Coordinate Systemen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineAerospace and Ocean Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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