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    UAV SYSTEM DESIGN

    COURSE OBJECTIVES
     To understand the preliminary concepts of model aircraft design.
     To impart practical skill on fabrication and flying of UAV category aircrafts.

    COURSE OUTCOMES
    The students will able to
     Outline the fundamentals of UAV
     Illustrate the designs of UAV systems
     Select the avionics hardware systems for the UAV configuration
     Estimate the payloads and operation range of UAV
     Test the UAV and develop ground control software

    Knowledge gained on Tools: DJI Flight Simulator – DJI Module

    Lecture: 3hr/week Practical: 2hrs/week Credits: 4


    Week Lecture Practical
    History of UAV
    1 UAV classification Platform Sizing
    UAV Applications
    Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft
    2 Platform Sizing
    Systems
    Models and prototypes – System
    3 Platform Design
    Composition
    Introduction to Design and Selection
    of the System Design Calculation-Preliminary
    4
    Aerodynamics and Airframe Design
    Configurations
    Characteristics of Aircraft Types
    Component Testing and
    5 Design Standards and Regulatory
    Characterisation
    Aspects
    Design for Stealth-control surfaces
    6 Platform simulation model and tool
    specifications
    Autopilot
    7 AGL Control oriented models
    Pressure Sensors
    Servos
    Accelerometers
    Platform integration and
    8 Gyros
    Characterisation
    Actuators
    Power Supply
    Processor, integration, installation,
    9 Control Law Tuning
    configuration, and testing
    10 Payloads Test bed verification
    Telemetry
    Tracking
    Aerial photography
    Controls: PID feedback
    11 Radio control frequency range In-Flight Verification
    Modems
    Memory system
    12 Simulation: ground test, analysis Ground test
    Trouble shooting
    Waypoints navigation
    13 Endurance Test
    Ground control software
    System Ground Testing
    14 Preparation of Final report
    System In-flight Testing
    Future Prospects and Challenges
    15 Preparation of Final Presentation
    Case Studies – Mini and Micro UAVs.

    References:
    1. Reg Austin “unmanned aircraft systems UAV design, development and deployment”,
    Wiley, 2010.

    2. Robert C. Nelson, Flight Stability and Automatic Control, McGraw-Hill, Inc, 1998.

    3. Kimon P. Valavanis, “Advances in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: State of the Art and the
    Road to Autonomy”, Springer, 2007

    4. Paul G Fahlstrom, Thomas J Gleason, “Introduction to UAV Systems”, UAV Systems, Inc,
    1998

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