Drone Technologies detailed syllabus for Mechanical Engineering Sandwich (Mech Sandwich) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Mech Sandwich 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 Mechanical Engineering Sandwich 9th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Mech Sandwich 9th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to Mech Sandwich Open Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of drone technologies is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO DRONE TECHNOLOGY 9
Drone Concept – Vocabulary Terminology- History of drone – Types of current generation of drones based on their method of propulsion- Drone technology impact on the businesses- Drone business through entrepreneurship- Opportunities/applications for entrepreneurship and employability
Unit II
DRONE DESIGN, FABRICATION AND PROGRAMMING 9
Classifications of the UAV -Overview of the main drone parts- Technical characteristics of the parts -Function of the component parts -Assembling a drone- The energy sources- Level of autonomy- Drones configurations -The methods of programming drone- Download program -Install program on computer- Running Programs- Multi rotor stabilization- Flight modes -Wi-Fi connection.
Unit III
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Unit IV
DRONE COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS 9
Choosing a drone based on the application -Drones in the insurance sector- Drones in delivering mail, parcels and other cargo- Drones in agriculture- Drones in inspection of transmission lines and power distribution -Drones in filming and panoramic picturing
Unit V
FUTURE DRONES AND SAFETY 9
The safety risks- Guidelines to fly safely -Specific aviation regulation and standardization- Drone license- Miniaturization of drones- Increasing autonomy of drones -The use of drones in swarms
Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
- Know about a various type of drone technology, drone fabrication and programming.
- Execute the suitable operating procedures for functioning a drone
- Select appropriate sensors and actuators for Drones
- Develop a drone mechanism for specific applications
- Create the programs for various drones
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- John Baichtal, “Building Your Own Drones: A Beginners’ Guide to Drones, UAVs, and ROVs”, Que Publishing, 2016
- Zavrsnik, “Drones and Unmanned Aerial Systems: Legal and Social Implications for Security and Surveillance”, Springer, 2018.
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