Design of UAV Systems detailed syllabus for Aeronautical Engineering (Aero) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Aero students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Aeronautical Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Aero 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to Aero Professional Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of design of uav systems is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO UAV
History of UAV -classification – Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems–models and prototypes – System Composition-applications
Unit II
THE DESIGN OF UAV SYSTEMS
Introduction to Design and Selection of the System- Aerodynamics and Airframe Configurations-Characteristics of Aircraft Types- Design Standards and Regulatory Aspects-UK,USA and Europe-Design for Stealth–control surfaces-specifications.
Unit III
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Unit IV
COMMUNICATION PAYLOADS AND CONTROLS
Payloads-Telemetry-tracking-Aerial photography-controls-PID feedback-radio control frequency range -modems-memory system-simulation-ground test-analysis-trouble shooting
Unit V
THE DEVELOPMENT OF UAV SYSTEMS
Waypoints navigation-ground control software- System Ground Testing- System In-flight TestingFuture Prospects and Challenges-Case Studies – Mini and Micro UAVs.
Course Outcomes:
Students able to
- Design UAV system
- Prepare preliminary design requirements for an unmanned aerial vehicle.
- Identify different hardware for UAV
- Perform system testing for unmanned aerial vehicles.
- Design micro aerial vehicle systems by considering practical limitations.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Dr. Armand J. Chaput, “Design of Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems”, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, 2001
- Kimon P. Valavanis, “Advances in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: State of the Art and the Road to Autonomy”, Springer, 2007
- Robert C. Nelson, Flight Stability and Automatic Control, McGraw-Hill, Inc, 1998.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Aeronautical Engineering 6th Sem, visit Aero 6th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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