Stability and Control Module for Joint Army/Navy Rotorcraft Analysis and Design (JANRAD) Software and Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Abstract

The Joint Army/Navy Rotorcraft Analysis and Design (JANRAD) computer program has been developed at the Naval Postgraduate School to aid in the preliminary design of rotorcraft and has been updated to include a Graphical User Interface (Gul). This thesis is a continuation of the program focusing on stability and control analysis. The trim solution for a specified flight condition is computed from the Performance module of the program. This trim solution is then used to compute stability derivatives for the specified flight condition and a linear state space model is created. This solution can then be used to perform various time and frequency domain analyses or can be saved to a file for future use.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA361823

Entities

People

  • David A. Heatborn

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aircrafts
  • Airfoils
  • Airframes
  • Blade Tips
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Helicopter Rotors
  • Horizontal Stabilizers
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Stabilization Systems
  • Tail Rotors
  • User Interface

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Database Systems and Applications

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites