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Course Name Unmanned Aerial Systems
Course Code 25DT648
Program M.Tech. in Defence Technology
Semester 2
Credits 3
Campus Coimbatore

Syllabus

Unit Contents Contact Hrs.
1. UAV –Definition & nomenclature, classification of UAV, difference between fixed wing vs rotary wing vs hybrid configuration UAV, components- propellers, Batteries, BLDC, IC & jet engine, Flight controllers (Pixhawk) & Flight computers (Raspberry Pi) 9
2. UAV equations of motion – coordinate systems, Euler angles, coordinate transforms, Kinematics and dynamics equations for Fixed wing UAV and multirotor UAV 9
3. Control System Basics: Stability, transient response, PID, LQR & MPC control Design.  Modelling and Simulation of UAV in MATLAB Simulink 9
4. Classic Autopilot Simulation in MATLAB Simulink – altitude hold, position hold, trajectory  tracking . 9
5. Introduction to Autonomy, Levels of autonomy, UAV Sensors (camera, LIDAR, GPS), Sensor fusion, Sense & Avoid, SLAM, VSLAM. Swarm of UAV. 9
Total 45

Course Objectives

  • To impart fundamental knowledge of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), focusing on fixed wing, multirotor, flapping wing UAV, Simulation & control, Sensor systems.
  • To enable students to model simulation & control setup from the flight dynamics principles and to carryout stability analysis and classic autopilot simulations.
  • To impart the idea of autonomous aerial vehicles, levels of autonomy, sensor and methods.

References / Suggested Books:

  • Sadraey, Mohammad H. Design of unmanned aerial systems. John Wiley & Sons, 2020.
  • Valavanis, Kimon P., ed. “Advances in unmanned aerial vehicles: state of the art and the road to autonomy.” (2008).
  • Quan, Quan, Xunhua Dai, and Shuai Wang. Multicopter design and control practice: a series experiments based on MATLAB and Pixhawk. Springer Nature, 2020.
  • Ogata, Katsuhiko. Modern control engineering. India: Prentice Hall, 2009.
  • Nelson, Robert C. Flight stability and automatic control. Vol. 2. New York: WCB/McGraw Hill, 1998.

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