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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext This first volume of Computational Modelling of Aircraft and the Environment provides a comprehensive guide to the derivation of computational models from basic physical & mathematical principles, giving the reader sufficient information to be able to represent the basic architecture of the synthetic environment. Highly relevant to practitioners, it takes into account the multi-disciplinary nature of the aerospace environment and the integrated nature of the models needed to represent it. Coupled with the forthcoming Volume 2: Aircraft Models and Flight Dynamics it represents a complete reference to the modelling and simulation of aircraft and the environment. Chapters include: Computational Modelling Platform Kinematics Geospatial Reference Model Positional Astronomy Geopotential Fields Atmosphere Appendices (an Introduction to MATLAB and Data and Functions). All major examples within the book are implemented using MATLAB, and more high level, detailed mathematics is contained within the appendices in order to render the main body of the material digestible as an introductory level text. The author has drawn from his experience both as a modelling and simulation specialist with BAE Systems along with his more recent academic career to create a resource that will appeal to and benefit senior/ graduate students and industry practitioners alike. Zusammenfassung This book is a comprehensive reference on deriving and developing computational models from basic physical & mathematical principles! giving the reader sufficient information to be able to represent the basic architecture of air vehicles and their embedded systems and to then be able to apply those models in analysis and simulation. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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. ...
