Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Basics & Applications detail syllabus for various departments, 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17AS661/17AE661), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.
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Course Objectives:
This course will enable students to
- Comprehend the basic aviation history and UAV systems.
- Acquire the knowledge of basic aerodynamics, performance, stability and control.
- Understand the propulsion, loads and structures.
Module 1
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Module 2
The Air Vehicle Basic Aerodynamics: Basic Aerodynamics equations, Aircraft polar, the real wing and Airplane, Induced drag, the boundary layer, Flapping wings, Total Air-Vehicle Drag Performance: Overview, climbing flight, Range and Endurance – for propeller-driven aircraft, range- a jet-driven aircraft, Guiding Flight
Module 3
Stability and Control Overview, Stability, longitudinal, lateral, dynamic stability, Aerodynamics control, pitch control, lateral control, Autopilots, sensor, controller, actuator, airframe control, inner and outer loops, Flight-Control Classification, Overall Modes of Operation, Sensors Supporting the Autopilot.
Module 4
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Module 5
Mission Planning and Control: Air Vehicle and Payload Control, Reconnaissance/Surveillance Payloads, Weapon Payloads, Other Payloads, Data-Link Functions and Attributes, Data-Link Margin, Data-Rate Reduction, Launch Systems, Recovery Systems, Launch and Recovery Tradeoffs
Course Outcomes:
After studying this course, students will be able to:
- Apply the basic concepts of UAV systems.
- Explain the basic aerodynamics, performance, stability and control required for UAV.
- Select the propulsion system and materials for structures.
Graduate Attributes (as per NBA):
- Engineering Knowledge.
- Problem Analysis.
- Design / development of solutions
- Interpretation of data
Question paper pattern:
- The question paper will have ten questions.
- Each full question consists of 16 marks.
- There will be 2full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) from each module.
- Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
- The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
Text Books:
- Paul Gerin Fahlstrom, Thomas James Gleason, Introduction to UAV Systems, 4th Edition, Wiley Publication, 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
- Landen Rosen, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Publisher: Alpha Editions, ISBN13: 9789385505034.
Reference Books:
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: DOD’s Acquisition Efforts, Publisher: Alpha Editions, ISBN13: 9781297017544.
- Valavanis, Kimon P., Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Springer, 2011.
- Valavanis, K., Vachtsevanos, George J., Handbook of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Springer, 2015.
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