16.333: Lecture # 7
Approximate Longitudinal Dynamics Models
? A couple more stability derivatives
? Given mode shapes found identify simpler models that capture the main re-
sponses
Fall 2004 16.333 6–1
More Stability Derivatives
? Recall from 6–2 that the derivative stability derivative terms Z
w˙
and
M
w˙
ended up on the LHS as modi?cations to the normal mass and
inertia terms
– These are the apparent mass e?ects – some of the surrounding
displaced air is “entrained” and moves with the aircraft
– Acceleration derivatives quantify this e?ect
– Signi?cant for blimps, less so for aircraft.
? Main e?ect: rate of change of the normal velocity w˙ causes a transient
in the downwash ? from the wing that creates a change in the angle
of attack of the tail some time later – Downwash Lag e?ect
? If aircraft ?ying at U
0
, will take approximately Δt = l
t
/U
0
to reach
the tail.
– Instantaneous downwash at the tail ?(t) is due to the wing α at
time t ? Δt.
??
?(t) =
?α
α(t ? Δt)
– Taylor series expansion
α(t ? Δt) ≈ α(t) ? α˙Δt
– Note that Δ?(t) = ?Δα
t
. Change in the tail AOA can be com-
puted as
d? d? l
t
Δ?(t) = ? α˙Δt = α˙ = ?Δα
t
dα
?
dα U
0
? ? ? ?
Fall 2004 16.333 6–2
? For the tail, we have that the lift increment due to the change in
downwash is
d? l
t
ΔC
L
t
= C
L
α
t
Δα
t
= C
L
α
t
α˙
dαU
0
The change in lift force is then
1
ΔL
t
= ρ(U
0
2
)
t
S
t
ΔC
L
t
2
In terms of the Z-force coe?cient ?
ΔL
t
S
t
S
t
d? l
t
ΔC
Z
=
1
= ?η ΔC
L
t
= ?η C
L
α
t
α˙?
ρU
0
2
S S S dαU
0
2
? c/(2U
0
) to nondimensionalize time, so the appropriate stabil-We use ˉ
ity coe?cient form is (note use C
z
to be general, but we are looking
at ΔC
z
from before):
?C
Z
2U
0
?C
Z
= =C
Z
α˙
αˉ
0
? ( ˙c/2U
0
) cˉ ?α˙
0
2U
0
S
t
l
t
d?
= ?η
cˉ S U
0
C
L
α
t
dα
d?
= ?2ηV
H
C
L
α
t
dα
? The pitching moment due to the lift increment is
ΔM
cg
= ?l
t
ΔL
t
1
ρ(U
2
0
)
t
S
t
ΔC
L
t
1
→ ΔC
M
cg
= ?l
t
2
ρU
0
2
Scˉ
2
d? l
t
= ?ηV
H
ΔC
L
t
= ?ηV
H
C
L
α
t
α˙
dαU
0
?
? ? ? ?
Fall 2004 16.333 6–3
So that
?C
M
2U
0
?C
M
= =C
M
α˙
αˉ
0
? ( ˙c/2U
0
) cˉ ?α˙
0
d? l
t
2U
0
= ?ηV
H
C
L
α
t
dαU
0
cˉ
d? l
t
= ?2ηV
H
C
L
α
t
dα cˉ
l
t
C
Z
α˙
≡
cˉ
? Similarly, pitching motion of the aircraft changes the AOA of the tail.
Nose pitch up at rate q, increases apparent downwards velocity of tail
by ql
t
, changing the AOA by
ql
t
Δα
t
=
U
0
which changes the lift at the tail (and the moment about the cg).
? Following same analysis as above: Lift increment
ΔL
t
= C
L
α
t
ql
t
U
0
1
2
ρ(U
2
0
)
t
S
t
ΔC
Z
= ?
ΔL
t
1
2
ρ(U
2
0
)S
= ?η
S
t
S
C
L
α
t
ql
t
U
0
? ? ? ?
C
Z
q
≡
?C
Z
?(qˉc/2U
0
)
0
=
2U
0
ˉc
?C
Z
?q
0
= ?η
2U
0
ˉc
l
t
U
0
S
t
S
C
L
α
t
= ?2ηV
H
C
L
α
t
Can also show that ?
l
t
C
M
q
= C
Z
q
cˉ
Fall 2004 16.333 6–4
Approximate Aircraft Dynamic Models
? It is often good to develop simpler models of the full set of aircraft
dynamics.
– Provides insights on the role of the aerodynamic parameters on
the frequency and damping of the two modes.
– Useful for the control design work as well
? Basic approach is to recognize that the modes have very separate sets
of states that participate in the response.
– Short Period – primarily θ and w in the same phase.
The u and q response is very small.
– Phugoid – primarily θ and u, and θ lags by about 90
?
.
The w and q response is very small.
? Full equations from before:
? ? ?
X
u
u˙
m
?
w˙
Z
u
w
[M
u
+Z
u
Γ]
?
=
?
m?Z
˙
q˙
θ
˙
I
yy
0
X
w
m
Z
w
m?Z
˙w
[M
w
+Z
w
Γ]
I
yy
0
0
Z
q
+mU
0
m?Z
˙w
[M
q
+(Z
q
+mU
0
)Γ]
I
yy
1
?g cos Θ
0
?
? ? ? ?
u ΔX
c
?mg sin Θ
0
m?Z
˙
w ΔZ
c
?
mg sin Θ
0
Γ
w
?
q
+
ΔM
c
I
yy
0
θ 0
?
?
?
?
? ? ? ?
? ?
Fall 2004 16.333 6–5
? For the Short Period approximation,
1. Since u ≈ 0 in this mode, then u˙ ≈ 0 and can eliminate the
X-force equation.
??
?
?
????
Z
q
+mU
0 ?mg sin Θ
0
m?Z
˙
Z
w
ΔZ
c
w˙ w
m?Z
w˙
m?Z
w˙
[
M
q
+(Z
q
+mU
0
)Γ
]
?
?
?
?
?
?
w
?
?
=
?
?
+
?
[M
w
+Z
w
Γ]
ΔM
c
?
mg sin Θ
0
Γ
I
yy
q˙ q
I
yy
I
yy
θ
˙
θ 0
0 1 0
2. Typically ?nd that Z
w˙
? m and Z
q
? mU
0
. Check for 747:
– Z
w˙
= 1909 ? m = 2.8866 × 10
5
– Z
q
= 4.5 × 10
5
? mU
0
= 6.8 × 10
7
M
w˙
M
w˙
Γ =
m ? Z
w˙
? Γ ≈
m
??
?
?
????
Z
w
U
0
?g sin Θ
0
ΔZ
c
w˙ w
m
?
?
?
?
?
?
M
w
+Z
w
M
w˙
M
q
+(mU
0
)
M
w˙
m
?
?
=
?
?
+
?
ΔM
c
?
mg sin Θ
0
M
˙w
I
yy
q˙
m
q
I
yy
I
yy
m
θ
˙
θ 0
0 1 0
3. Set Θ
0
= 0 and remove θ from the model (it can be derived from
q)
? With these approximations, the longitudinal dynamics reduce to
x˙
sp
= A
sp
x
sp
+ B
sp
δ
e
where δ
e
is the elevator input, and
w Z
w
/m U
0
x
sp
=
q
, A
sp
=
I
?1
(M
w
+ M
w˙
Z
w
/m) I
?1
(M
q
+ M
w˙
U
0
)
yy yy
?
?
Z
δ
e
/m
B
sp
=
I
?1
(M
δ
e
+ M
w˙
Z
δ
e
/m)
yy
? ?
?
?
Fall 2004 16.333 6–6
? Characteristic equation for this system: s
2
+ 2ζ
sp
ω
sp
s + ω
2
= 0,
sp
where the full approximation gives:
Z
w
M
q
M
w˙
2ζ
sp
ω
sp
= ? + + U
0
m I
yy
I
yy
ω
2
Z
w
M
q
U
0
M
w
=
sp
mI
yy
?
I
yy
? Given approximate magnitude of the derivatives for a typical aircraft,
can develop a coarse approximate:
2ζ
sp
ω
sp
≈?
M
q
I
yy
?
?
ζ
sp
≈?
M
q
2
?1
U
0
M
w
I
yy
ω
2
U
0
M
w
?
→
sp
≈?
ω
sp
≈
?U
0
M
w
I
yy
I
yy
Numerical values for 747 ?
Frequency Damping
rad/sec
Full model 0.962 0.387
Full Approximate 0.963 0.385
Coarse Approximate 0.906 0.187
Both approximations give the frequency well, but full approximation
gives a much better damping estimate
? Approximations showed that short period mode frequency is deter-
mined by M
w
– measure of the aerodynamic sti?ness in pitch.
– Sign of M
w
negative if cg su?cient far forward – changes sign
(mode goes unstable) when cg at the stick ?xed neutral point.
Follows from discussion of C
M
α
(see 2–11)
?
?
?
?
?
?
? ?
?
?
?
? ?
? ?
?
Fall 2004 16.333 6–7
? For the Phugoid approximation, start again with:
??
?
?
X
u
X
w
0 ?g cos Θ
0
m m
?mg sin Θ
0
ΔX
c
u˙ u
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
Z
q
+mU
0
?
?
?
?
Z
u
Z
w
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
ΔZ
c
ΔM
c
w˙
q˙
w
q
m?Z
w˙
m?Z
w˙
m?Z
w˙
m?Z
w˙
[
M
q
+(Z
q
+mU
0
)Γ
]
+
=
[M
u
+Z
u
Γ] [M
w
+Z
w
Γ]
?
mg sin Θ
0
Γ
I
yy
I
yy
I
yy
I
yy
θ
˙
θ 0
0 0 1 0
1. Changes to w and q are very small compared to u, so we can
– Set w˙ ≈ 0 and q˙ ≈ 0
– Set Θ
0
= 0
X
u
X
w
0 ?g
m m
? ?
?
?
????
ΔX
c
u˙ u
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
Z
q
+mU
0Z
u
Z
w
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
0
0
ΔZ
c
ΔM
c
0
0
w
q
m?Z
w˙
m?Z
w˙
m?Z
w˙
[
M
q
+(Z
q
+mU
0
)Γ
]
+
=
[M
u
+Z
u
Γ] [M
w
+Z
w
Γ]
I
yy
I
yy
I
yy
θ
˙
θ 0
0 0 1 0
2. Use what is left of the Z-equation to show that with these ap-
proximations (elevator inputs)
??
??
??
Z
δ
eZ
u
Z
q
+mU
0Z
w
m?Z
w˙
m?Z
w˙
m?Z
w˙
m?Z
w˙
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
w
?
?
u?
δ
e
= ?
[M
w
+Z
w
Γ]
[
M
q
+(Z
q
+mU
0
)Γ
] [
M
δ
e
+Z
δ
e
Γ
]
[M
u
+Z
u
Γ]q
I
yy
I
yy
I
yy
I
yy
3. Use (Z
w˙
? m so Γ ≈
M
w˙
) and (Z
q
? mU
0
) so that:
m
Z
w
mU
0
w
M
w
+ Z
w
M
w˙
[M
q
+ U
0
M
w˙
] q
m
????
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
Z
u
Z
δ
e
=
M
u
+ Z
u
M
w˙
u ?
M
w˙
?
m
M
δ
e
+ Z
δ
e
m
δ
e
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
? ?
Fall 2004 16.333 6–8
4. Solve to show that
?
?
?
?
w
q
=
?
?
?
mU
0
M
u
? Z
u
M
q
Z
w
M
q
? mU
0
M
w
Z
u
M
w
? Z
w
M
u
?
?
?
u +
?
?
?
mU
0
M
δ
e
? Z
δ
e
M
q
Z
w
M
q
? mU
0
M
w
Z
δ
e
M
w
? Z
w
M
δ
e
?
?
?
δ
e
Z
w
M
q
? mU
0
M
w
Z
w
M
q
? mU
0
M
w
5. Substitute into the reduced equations to get full approximation:
??
mU M Z M?
0 u u q
Z
w
M
q
?mU
0
M
w
?
X
u
X
w
+ ?g
u˙
θ
˙
?
?
m m
?
?
u
=
θ
Z
u
M
w
?Z
w
M
u
0
Z
w
M
q
?mU
0
M
w
?
?
X
δ
e
X
w
mU
0
M
δ
e
?Z
δ
e
M
q
+
m m Z
w
M
q
?mU
0
M
w
?
?
?
?
δ
e
+
Z
δ
e
M
w
?Z
w
M
δ
e
Z
w
M
q
?mU
0
M
w
6. Still a bit complicated. Typically get that
(1.4:4) – |M
u
Z
w
|?|M
w
Z
u
|
(1:0.13) – |M
w
U
0
m|?|M
q
Z
w
|
– M
u
X
w
/M
w
|? X
u
small |
7. With these approximations, the longitudinal dynamics reduce to
the coarse approximation
x˙
ph
= A
ph
x
ph
+ B
ph
δ
e
where δ
e
is the elevator input.
?
?
? ? ? ?
? ? ? ?
Fall 2004 16.333 6–9
And
??
u
x
ph
= A
ph
=
θ
?
?
?
X
u
?g
m
?Z
u
0
mU
0
?
?
?
??
B
ph
=
?
?
?
?
?
?
M
δ
e
M
w
X
δ
e
?
X
w
m
Z
w
+?Z
δ
e
M
w
M
δ
e
?
?
?
?
?
?
mU
0
8. Which gives
2ζ
ph
ω
ph
= ?X
u
/m
ω
2
gZ
u
=
ph
?
mU
0
Numerical values for 747
Frequency Damping
rad/sec
Full model 0.0673 0.0489
Full Approximate 0.0670 0.0419
Coarse Approximate 0.0611 0.0561
?
?
? ?
?
?
? ? ? ?
Fall 2004 16.333 6–10
? Further insights: recall that
? ?? ? ? ?? ?
U
0
?Z U
0
?L
= + 2C
L
0
)
QS ?u
0
?
QS ?u
0
≡?(C
L
u
M
2
= ?
1?M
2
C
L
0
?2C
L
0
≈?2C
L
0
so
? ? ? ?
?Z ρU
o
S 2mg
Z
u
≡ = (?2C
L
0
) = ?
?u
0
2 U
0
Then ?
mg
2
ω
ph
=
?gZ
u
=
mU
0
2
mU
0
g
=
√
2
U
0
which is exactly what Lanchester’s approximation gave Ω ≈
√
2
g
U
0
Note that
?X ρU
o
S
X
u
≡ = (?2C
D
0
) = ?ρU
o
SC
D
0
?u
0
2
and
2mg = ρU
2
SC
L
0o
so
X
u
X
u
U
0
ζ
ph
= ?
2mω
ph
= ?
2
√
2mg
1 ρU
2
SC
D
0o
= √
2
ρU
2
SC
L
0o
?
1 C
D
0
= √
2
C
L
0
so the damping ratio of the approximate phugoid mode is inversely
proportional to the lift to drag ratio.
Fall 2004 16.333 6–11
10
?2
10
?1
10
0
10
0
10
1
10
2
10
3
10
4
|G u d e |
Freq (rad/sec)
Transfer function from elevator to flight variables
10
?2
10
?1
10
0
10
?1
10
0
10
1
10
2
10
3
10
4
|G g
d e
|
Freq (rad/sec)
10
?2
10
?1
10
0
?250?200?150?100
?50
0
50
arg G u d e
Freq (rad/sec)
10
?2
10
?1
10
0
?350?300?250?200?150?100
?50
0
arg G g
d e
Freq (rad/sec)
Freq Comparison from elevator (Phugoid Model) – B747 at M=0.8. Blue– Full model, Black– Full approximate
model, Magenta– Coarse approximate model
Fall 2004 16.333 6–12
10
?2
10
?1
10
0
10
?1
10
0
10
1
10
2
|G a
d e
|
Freq (rad/sec)
Transfer function from elevator to flight variables
10
?2
10
?1
10
0
10
?1
10
0
10
1
10
2
|G g
d e
|
Freq (rad/sec)
10
?2
10
?1
10
0
0
50
100150200250300
arg G u d e
Freq (rad/sec)
10
?2
10
?1
10
0
?350?300?250?200?150?100
?50
0
arg G g
d e
Freq (rad/sec)
Freq Comparison from elevator (Short Period Model) – B747 at M=0.8. Blue– Full model, Magenta– Approx-
imate model
Fall 2004 16.333 6–13
Summary
? Approximate longitudinal models are fairly accurate
? Indicate that the aircraft responses are mainly determined by these
stability derivatives:
Property Stability derivative
Damping of the short period M
q
Frequency of the short period M
w
Damping of the Phugoid X
u
Frequency of the Phugoid Z
u
? ? ? ?
? ?
Fall 2004 16.333 6–14
? Given a change in α, expect changes in u as well. These will both
impact the lift and drag of the aircraft, requiring that we re-trim
throttle setting to maintain whatever aspects of the ?ight condition
might have changed (other than the ones we wanted to change). We
have:
? ? ? ?? ?
ΔL L
u
L
α
u
=
ΔD D
u
D
α
Δα
But to maintain L = W , want ΔL = 0, so u =
L
u
Δα
? ?
?
L
α
Giving ΔD = ?
L
α
D
u
+ D
α
Δα
L
u
2C
L
0
C
D
α
= C
L
α
→ D
α
= QSC
D
α
πeAR
→ L
α
= QSC
L
α
QS
D
u
= (2C
D
0
) (4 ? 16)
U
0
QS
L
u
= (2C
L
0
) (4 ? 17)
U
0
C
L
α
2C
D
0
ΔD = QS + C
D
α
Δα?
2C
L
0
/U
0
U
0
QS
2C
2
L
0
=
C
L
0
?C
D
0
+
πeAR
C
L
α
Δα
(T
0
+ ΔT ) ? (D
0
+ ΔD) ?ΔD
tan Δγ = =
?
L
0
+ Δ
?
L L
0
C
D
0
2C
L
0
C
L
α
Δα
=
C
L
0
?
πeAR C
L
0
For 747 (Reid 165 and Nelson 416), AR = 7.14, so πeAR ≈ 18,
C
L
0
= 0.654 C
D
0
= 0.043, C
L
α
= 5.5, for a Δα = ?0.0185rad
(6–7) Δγ = ?0.0006rad. This is the opposite sign to the linear
simulation results, but they are both very small numbers.