Book Recommendations

Modeling and Simulation of Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics, Third Edition unifies all aspects of flight dynamics for the efficient development of aerospace vehicle simulations. It provides the reader with a complete set of tools to build, program, and execute simulations. Unlike other books, it uses tensors for modeling flight dynamics in a form invariant under coordinate transformations. For implementation, the tensors are converted into matrices, resulting in compact computer code. This book also serves as an anchor for three self-study courses which are based on M&S courses in C++ previously taught at the University of Florida. They are Building Aerospace Simulations in C++; Fundamentals of Six Degrees of Freedom Aerospace Simulation and Analysis in C++; and Advanced Six Degrees of Freedom Aerospace Simulation and Analysis in C++. 

This is the much anticipated second edition of the book that introduced Observer-Based Loop Transfer Recovery (OBLTR). Part 1 of this text leads up to OBLTR with an application-connected survey of useful classical, optimal, and roust control methods. The book pivots to model reference adaptive control (MRAC) in Part 2. MRAC is advanced by chapter incrementally, starting with scalar systems, then multivariable, introducing matched uncertainties. Ultimately, OBLTR is connected to stable adaptive control theory, creating a robust and adaptive control framework. In addition to the curation of industry-relevant topics by the authors, this text offers a look at real world aerospace controls challenges through examples and homework problems.

Tactical and Strategic Missile Guidance: An Introduction, Volume 1 and Advanced Tactical and Strategic Missile Guidance, Volume 2 is a comprehensive two-volume set that provides in-depth coverage of missile guidance principles and techniques. The set consists of 45 chapters, covering topics from introductory concepts to advanced applications. The two volumes together provide a comprehensive and authoritative resource for anyone interested in missile guidance technology. The set is suitable for both students and professionals seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills in this area.

This text belongs in the library of every control scientist and engineer. Don't take LQ methods just to mean controllers. LQ methods are approached with frequency domain analysis, state estimation, loop transfer recovery, asymptotic properties of tuning, control synthesis, and tracking systems. If you put a little work in to understand the theory, with this book you'll come away with methods that are highly relevant to modern aerospace control problems. 

This text is a comprehensive guide for aircraft modeling, simulation, and flight control. Chapter 1 contains everything needed to create a full oblate earth simulation. Chapter 2 enables you to create a vehicle model for simulation. Control topics include classical methods, multivariable frequency domain methods, dynamic inversion, adaptive control, and more. One of the outstanding strengths of this text is the F-16 simulation, which is added to throughout the text building upon your knowledge and ability model, control, and simulate this aircraft. 

 This graduate-level textbook comprehensively explores the stability of adaptive systems, providing a deep understanding of the global stability properties essential for designing adaptive systems. It presents a self-contained and unified perspective, connecting seemingly independent developments in the field. This book is crucial for anyone seeking to design or analyze adaptive systems and is recommended for graduate students and researchers in control systems, signal processing, and related fields. 

This book introduces state-space methods for practical control system design, bridging the gap between theory and application. It caters to both engineers seeking solutions and researchers seeking insights, covering topics like feedback control, dynamics, frequency analysis, and performance shaping. Advanced subjects like observers, compensator design, optimal control, and Kalman filters are explored, with concrete examples from aerospace, robotics, and more. 

This text is a classic. It covers three key aspects of optimal control theory for upper-level undergraduates: dynamic programming, Pontryagin's principle, and numerical optimization. It equips readers with the tools to maximize returns and minimize costs in physical, social, and economic systems.