ET4006 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Syllabus:
ET4006 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. To make the students to understand the basic concepts and components of UAV systems.
2. To teach the UAV design concepts.
3. To provide an insight about the hardware structure for UAVs.
4. To emphasis the communication protocol requirements and control strategy for UAVs.
5. To highlight the need and the role of UAVs for real time applications and development of real time UAVs.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO UAV
Overview and background – History of UAV –classification – societal impact and future outlook Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) components –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-Regulatories and regulations – Design for Stealth- control surfaces-specifications.
UNIT III HARDWAREs for UAVs
Real time Embedded processors for UAVs – sensors-servos-accelerometer –gyros-actuators- power supply- integration, installation, configuration, and testing –MEMS/NEMS sensors and actuators for UAVs- Autopilot – AGL.
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 Testing- Mini, Micro and Nano UAVs- Case study: Agriculture- Health- Surveying- Disaster Management and Defense.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
At the end of this course, the students will have the ability in
CO1: Identify different hardware for UAV.
CO2: Determine preliminary design requirements for an unmanned aerial vehicle.
CO3: Design UAV system.
CO4: Identify and Integrate various systems of unmanned aerial vehicle.
CO5: Design micro aerial vehicle systems by considering practical limitations.
REFERENCES:
1. Reg Austin “Unmanned Aircraft Systems UAV design, development and deployment”, Wiley, 2010.
2. Paul G Fahlstrom, Thomas J Gleason, “Introduction to UAV Systems”, UAV Systems, Inc, 1998
3. Dr. Armand J. Chaput, “Design of Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems”, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, 2001
4. Kimon P. Valavanis, “Advances in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: State of the Art and the Road to Autonomy”, Springer, 2007
5. Robert C. Nelson, Flight Stability and Automatic Control, McGraw-Hill, Inc, 1998.