Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for Large Scale Mapping detailed syllabus for Geoinformatics Engineering (Geo) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Geo 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 Geoinformatics Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Geo 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-I scheme and its subjects refer to Geo Professional Elective-I syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of unmanned aerial vehicle (uav) for large scale mapping is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO UAV/UAS/Drones/RPAS History of UAV -classification – Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems – Application based UAVs for photogrammetry and others- Advantages and types for aerial production; planning for photogrammetry – filming and other applications introduction. Aerodynamics and Airframe Configurations- Characteristics of Aircraft Types- Design Standards and Regulatory Aspects-Introduction to Design and Selection of the System for applications- Category of UAVs- Fixed wing – VTOL – Quadcopters – Water landing – Nano – Mini – Micro (<2 kg) – (RPAS)-VLOS Small (MOW<25 kg) Medium (150kg) – launching-hand – catapult – water surface – VTOL – civilian and military category classes.
Unit II
UAV HARDWARE AND CONTROL SYSTEMS Parts of UAV-Body – wings – propellers – sensors – pitot tubes – Autopilot or manual operating system – IMU – UAV IP datalink – UAV tracking (antenna) – Mimo tracking antenna – Ground control systems – UAV gimbal – propeller and accessories – ground detecting sensors – wing types and systems – source of energy (fuel) – Telemetry-tracking-Aerial photography-controls-PIO feedback-radio control frequency range -modems-memory system-simulation-ground test-analysistrouble shooting. Anti-drone systems
Unit III
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Unit IV
OPERATIONAL AND DATA PROCESSING SOFTWARE Flight planning – features of mission planning – intuitive workflow – polygon of AOI – automatic 3D flight planning – photogrammetry based flight simulation (flight altitude – resolution overlap etc) -oblique and ortho imagery coverage – waypoints – directional take-off – realtime flight status – after flight raw image development Processing of data- work flow of UAV photogrammetry – configure image properties – selecting image coordinate system – camera model – purpose of GCPS – point cloud and mesh – raycloud DSM – Orthomosoaic DTM and other products –
Unit V
APPLICATIONS VALUE ADDITION TO UAV DATA: Topographic maps – volume estimate from point cloud -Mapping – Surveillance – Wildlife Monitoring – Forestry – Agriculture – Water resources – urban planning – archeology – energy sector (solar – windmill – high tension electrical) – medical applications – mountain applications etc
Course Outcomes:
- On completion of the course, the student is expected to
- Understanding the different types of UAV and their characteristics
- Synthesize the function of various components
- Know various payload available for mapping
- Plan and process UAV based mapping missions
- Assimilate possible UAV applications
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Dr. Armand J. Chaput, “Design of Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems”, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, 2001
- Kirnon P. Valavanis, “Advances in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: State of the Art and the Road to Autonomy”, Springer, 2007
- Robert Nelson, “FLIGHT STABILITY AND AUTOMATIC CONTROL”, 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill Education, 2017, ISBN: 978-0070661103.
- https://www.pix4d.com/education-course-material
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Geoinformatics Engineering 5th Sem, visit Geo 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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