Automatic Control of Atmospheric and Space Flight Vehicles  is perhaps the first book on the market to present a unified and straightforward study of the design and analysis of automatic control systems for both atmospheric and space flight vehicles. Covering basic control theory and design concepts, it is meant as a textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate students in modern courses on flight control systems. In addition to the basics of flight control, this book covers a number of upper-level topics and will therefore be of interest not only to advanced students, but also to researchers and practitioners in aeronautical engineering, applied mathematics, and systems/control theory.

InhaltsangabePreface.- Introduction.- Rigid Flight Dynamic Models.- Single Variable Linear Control.- Multivariable Linear Optimal Control.- Robust and Adaptive Flight Control.- Nonlinear Flight Control.- Appendix A. Review of Useful Mathematical Concepts.- Appendix B. Inertial Navigation System.- Appendix C. Global Positioning System.- Bibliography.- Index