Exam 1 Review

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Center of Gravity Symbol
Circle divided into four quarters
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r_hat
Radial Unit Vector
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r
Length of Radial Vector
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r == ?
||r||
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r_arrow
Radial Vector
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v_arrow
Linear Velocity
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w (omega)
Angular Velocity/Frequency
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r_hat(t) =
cos(wt)x_hat + sin(wt)y_hat
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Circle Length
2pi Total
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v_hat(t) =
r(-wsin(wt)x_hat + wcos(wt)y_hat)
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Magnitude v**2 =
v dot v
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Speed of a Particle in Uniform Motion
v = wr
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a_hat =
-w**2 * r_hat(t)
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Centripetal Acceleration =
a = w**2 * r = v**2 / r
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Phase of the Moon when Moon is between Earth and Sun
New Moon
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Phase of the Moon when Moon is above earth
First Quartered Moon
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Phase of the Moon when Moon is behind Earth
Full Moon
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Phase of the Moon when Moon is below Earth
Last Quartered Moon
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Engineering Design
Geometric Description and Rationale of a thing to be built
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Step 1 of Engineering Design
Establish Requirements (Mission of Vehicle, Goals)
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Step 2 of Engineering Design
Conceptual Sketch (Choice of Wings, engines, etc)
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Step 3 of Engineering Design
Sizing, Weight, and Fuel
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Airplane Geometry and Orientation: x-direction
Out of the Nose
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Airplane Geometry and Orientation: y-direction
Out of the Right Wing
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Airplane Geometry and Orientation: z-direction
Out of Bottom of Plane
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Airplane Geometry and Orientation: Roll
Positive Direction to the Right about x-axis
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Airplane Geometry and Orientation: Pitch
Positive Direction Upwards about y-axis
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Airplane Geometry and Orientation: Yaw
Positive Direction to the Right about z-axis
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Fuselage
Main Body of Plane
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Wing
The Wing
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Landing Gear
Wheels beneath plane
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Vertical Stabilizer
The short vertical wing on the back of the plane
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Rudder
The flap on the Vertical Stabilizer that controls the plane's Yaw
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Horizontal Stabilizer
The short horizontal wing on the back of the plane
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Elevators
The flaps on the Horizontal Stabilizer that controls the plane's Pitch
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Propeller
The engine on the front of the plane
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Flaps
Inner-most flap on the back of the main wing that controls Pitch
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Slats
The Leading Edge flaps on the front of the main wing
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Ailerons
The outermost flaps on the back of the main wing to control Roll
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Fuel
Stored in the Wings or in the Fuselage
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Mars Lander: Supersonic Parachute
Made really big due to Mar's thin atmosphere
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Mars Lander: Back Shell
Covered the top half of the rover
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Mars Lander: Sky Crane
Lowers Rover from back shell
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Mars Lander: Engines/Thrusters
Used to guide to guide rover gently away from Lander and to surface
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Mars Lander: Rover
Rover
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Mars Lander: Front Shell
Covered the bottom half of the rover
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Roof Chord (c)
The "height" of the wing, not the span
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Straight Wing
The Chord (c) is constant
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Straight Elliptic Wing
The optimal wing for speed and reduced drag, shaped like an ellpise
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Trapezoidal Straight Wing
Easier to produce version of the Straight Elliptic Wing
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Tapered Wings
When the leading edge or the rear edge are moved, shaping a triangular wing
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Croot
The base of the wing where it attatches to the fuselage
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Ctip
The end of the wing opposite of the croot
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Taper Ratio (gamma)
Ctio/Croot
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Wingspan Symbol
b
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Surface Area (S) =
b * Croot
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Aspect Ratio =
b**2 / S or b/Croot
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Trapezoid Surface (St) =
( ( Croot + Ctip) / 2 ) * b
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Quarter Chord Edge
The leading edge of the wing, the first quarter of the Croot
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Wing Sweep
Moving the quarter chord edge up or down on a wing. Adds speed and fragility.
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Aft Sweep
Quarter Chord is swept backwards
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Forward Sweep
The back Quarter Chord is swept forwards
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Sweep Angle Symbol (Lambda)
Angle from the tip of the croot down to the swept length
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Cranked Wing
Wings with discontinuous segments
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Reference Frame for the Earth
The Fixed-Star System
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Universal Law of Gravitation
F = (-GMm)/ r**2
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Frequency
Number of cycles completed per unit time in a circular path
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Frequency (f) =
w/(2pi)
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Period (T)
Time to complete one cycle
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Period (T) =
T = 2pi/w = 1/f
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Energy (E) =
E = KE + PE
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Kinetic Energy (KE) =
1/2(mv**2)
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Potential Energy (PE) =
GMm/ r
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Newtonian Force Equation
F=ma
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Momentum (P) =
mv
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d/dt P =
F
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Angular Momentum (J) =
r cross P
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Torque (T) =
r cross F
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d/dt J =
Torque
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Center of Mass Equation
CM = (r1*m1 + r2*m2)/(m1 + m2)
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Central Force
Force acting towards the center
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If a Central Force is acting on a particle, what must be constant?
J, Angular Momentum
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Angular Momentum of a System of Objects =
Angular Momentum of Particles about CM + Angular Momentum of CM about Origin
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The sum of Internal Torques of a system of particles is 0 if
All Forces are Central Forces
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Conservation of Momentum
m1v1r1 = m2v2r2
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Kepler's First Law
All planets move in an elliptical path with the Sun at one focus
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Kepler's Second Law
A line drawn from the Sun to a Planet sweeps out equal areas in equal time
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Kepler's Third Law
Suared Period of Revolution = Cubes of semi-major axises of ellipitcal orbits (T**2 = a**3)
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