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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Technical Publications for Army Air Forces Field Technical Libraries
Author: The NURBS Book
Author: Les PieglPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 364297385X
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
Until recently B-spline curves and surfaces (NURBS) were principally of interest to the computer aided design community, where they have become the standard for curve and surface description. Today we are seeing expanded use of NURBS in modeling objects for the visual arts, including the film and entertainment industries, art, and sculpture. NURBS are now also being used for modeling scenes for virtual reality applications. These applications are expected to increase. Consequently, it is quite appropriate for The.N'U'R-BS Book to be part of the Monographs in Visual Communication Series. B-spline curves and surfaces have been an enduring element throughout my pro fessional life. The first edition of Mathematical Elements for Computer Graphics, published in 1972, was the first computer aided design/interactive computer graph ics textbook to contain material on B-splines. That material was obtained through the good graces of Bill Gordon and Louie Knapp while they were at Syracuse University. A paper of mine, presented during the Summer of 1977 at a Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers meeting on computer aided ship surface design, was arguably the first to examine the use of B-spline curves for ship design. For many, B-splines, rational B-splines, and NURBS have been a bit mysterious.
Aero Digest
Author: Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Control
Author: Wayne DurhamPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118646800
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Control addresses airplane flight dynamics and control in a largely classical manner, but with references to modern treatment throughout. Classical feedback control methods are illustrated with relevant examples, and current trends in control are presented by introductions to dynamic inversion and control allocation. This book covers the physical and mathematical fundamentals of aircraft flight dynamics as well as more advanced theory enabling a better insight into nonlinear dynamics. This leads to a useful introduction to automatic flight control and stability augmentation systems with discussion of the theory behind their design, and the limitations of the systems. The author provides a rigorous development of theory and derivations and illustrates the equations of motion in both scalar and matrix notation. Key features: Classical development and modern treatment of flight dynamics and control Detailed and rigorous exposition and examples, with illustrations Presentation of important trends in modern flight control systems Accessible introduction to control allocation based on the author's seminal work in the field Development of sensitivity analysis to determine the influential states in an airplane's response modes End of chapter problems with solutions available on an accompanying website Written by an author with experience as an engineering test pilot as well as a university professor, Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Control provides the reader with a systematic development of the insights and tools necessary for further work in related fields of flight dynamics and control. It is an ideal course textbook and is also a valuable reference for many of the necessary basic formulations of the math and science underlying flight dynamics and control.
Technical Note
Author: Applied Computational Aerodynamics
Author: Russell M. CummingsPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107053749
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 893
Book Description
This book covers the application of computational fluid dynamics from low-speed to high-speed flows, especially for use in aerospace applications.
Computer Graphics and Geometric Modelling
Author: Max K. AgostonPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9781852338183
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
Possibly the most comprehensive overview of computer graphics as seen in the context of geometric modeling, this two-volume work covers implementation and theory in a thorough and systematic fashion. It covers the computer graphics part of the field of geometric modeling and includes all the standard computer graphics topics. The CD-ROM features two companion programs.
Reflections on the History of Computing
Author: Arthur TatnallPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3642338992
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
This book is a collection of refereed invited papers on the history of computing from the 1940s to the 1990s with one paper going back to look at Italian calculating/computing machines from the first century to the 20th century. The 22 papers cover a wide range of computing related topics such as specific early computer systems, their construction, their use and their users; software programming and operating systems; people involved in the theory, design and use of these computers; computer education; and conservation of computing technology. Many of the authors were actually involved in the events they describe and share their specific reflections on the history of computing.
The Draughtsman
Author: Technical Note - National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Author: United States. National Advisory Committee for AeronauticsPublisher:
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 980
Book Description