Teaching

Aeroelasticity Equations of motion for a wing section model; Finite state models of unsteady aerodynamics over a wing section; Binary, ternary, and quaternary flutter; Gust and turbulence response of a flexible wing section; Torsional wing divergence and lift distribution on a flexible wing; Effect of wing flexibility on control effectiveness; Feedback control of flutter through control surface actuation.

Vibrations Principles of analytical dynamics; Undamped vibration; Damped vibration; Distributed parameter systems; Direct time integration methods; Discrete Fourier transform and frequency response function.

Flight Dynamics of Flexible Flight Vehicles Equations of motion of a flexible flight vehicle; Models for elastic, inertial, aerodynamic, and propulsive forces and moments; Linear analysis of a flexible flight vehicle; Feedback augmentation of flight vehicle stability and dynamics. 

Mathematical Methods for Aerospace Engineers Applied linear algebra; Boundary value problems, finite differences, and finite elements; Discrete and fast Fourier transform; Initial value problems and their solutions.

Dynamics of flow past an oscillating wing Unsteady flow past an oscillating wing; Panel methods for incompressible flow without and with boundary layer correction; Compressible subsonic and supersonic flow panel methods; Coupling methods for fluid-structure interactions.