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UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM, SENSORS, AND INSTRUMENTATION

AAE 4405

Syllabus

  • 01Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Applications of UAS
  • 02Introduction to Design and Selection of the System
  • 03Aerodynamics and Airframe Configurations
  • 04Characteristics of Aircraft Types
  • 05Design Standards
  • 06Design for Stealth
  • 07PAYLOADS
  • 08Communications
  • 09Control and Stability
  • 10Navigation
  • 11Launch and Recovery
  • 12Control Stations
  • 13Support Equipment
  • 14Transportation
  • 15Design for Reliability
  • 16EMC/EMI of UAS
  • 17Introduction to System Development and Certification
  • 18System Development
  • 19UAV System testing
  • 20system -in flight testing
  • 21Defence Application

References

  • Reg Austin: Unmanned Aircraft Systems UAVs Design, Development and Deployment , A John Wiley and Sons, Ltd., (2010)
  • Jay Gundlach: Designing Unmanned Aircraft Systems: A Comprehensive Approach , AIAA Education Series, (2014)
  • Jay Gundlach: Civil and Commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems, AIAA Education Series, (2016)
  • Dr David C. Ison: Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Guide: Exploring Designs, Operations, Regulations, and Economics, Aviation Supplies & Academics Inc, (2017)
  • Douglas M. Marshall et al.: Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems , Taylor & Francis, (2016)
  • F.B. da Silva S.D. Scott M.L. Cummings: Design Methodology for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Team Coordination, MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Cambridge, MA 0213, (2007)
Credits Structure
3Lecture
0Tutorial
0Practical
3Total