Lecture #2: Ducted fan dynamics

Date: Wednesday, 3 Apr 96

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Outline:

A. Video tape of ducted fan (should have been done previous lecture)

B. Ducted fan hardware
    1. Fan unit - basic operation and construction
    2. Stand - basic functionality
    3. Dynamics
        a. Model fan as rigid body w/ body fixed forces (motor, flaps via
           thrust tables)
	b. Lagrangian derivation (sketch)
	c. Assumptions and approximations

Handouts: Notes on ducted fan models

The way that I do this lecture is to fill up the board from left to right with a picture of the ducted fan and all of the associated hardware back to the computer. This works best when you have about 20 feet of continuous board space to play with.