JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

UNIT - I

Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Applications of UAS, categories of UAS systems, roles of unmanned aircraft, composition of UAV system

UNIT - II

Design of UAV Systems-I: Introduction to design and selection of the systems-conceptual phase, preliminary design, detailed design; Aerodynamics and airframe configurations-Lift- induced Drag, Parasitic Drag, Rotary-wing Aerodynamics, Response to Air Turbulence, Airframe Configurations; Medium-range, Tactical Aircraft, Characteristics of Aircraft Types- Long-endurance, Long-range Role Aircraft, Medium-range, Tactical Aircraft, Close- range/Battlefield Aircraft, MUAV Types, MAV and NAV Types, UCAV, Novel Hybrid Aircraft Configurations, Aspects of Airframe Design: Scale Effects, Packaging Density, Aerodynamics, Structures and Mechanisms, Selection of power- plants, Modular Construction, Ancillary Equipment, Design for Stealth: Acoustic Signature, Visual Signature, Thermal Signature, Radio/Radar Signature, Payload Types: Non-dispensable and dispensable payloads

UNIT - III

Design of UAV Systems-II: Communications-Communication Media, Radio Communication, Mid-air Collision (MAC) Avoidance, Communications Data Rate and Bandwidth Usage, Antenna Type; Control and Stability: HTOL Aircraft, Convertible Rotor Aircraft, Payload Control, Sensors, Autonomy; Navigation: NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS), TACAN, LORAN C, Inertial Navigation, Radio Tracking, Way-point Navigation; Launch and Recovery; Design for Reliability: Determination of the Required Level of Reliability, Achieving Reliability, Reliability Data Presentation, Multiplexed Systems, Reliability by Design, Design for Ease of Maintenance; Design for Manufacture and Development

UNIT - IV

The Development of UAV Systems: System Development and Certification-System Development, Certification, Establishing Reliability; System Ground Testing: UAV Component Testing, UAV Sub-assembly and Sub-system Testing, Testing Complete UAV, Control Station Testing , Catapult Launch System Tests, Documentation; System In-flight Testing: Test Sites, Preparation for In-flight Testing, In-flight Testing, System Certification;

UNIT - V

Deployment and Future of UAV Systems: Operational trials and full certification; UAV System Deployment- Network-centric Operations (NCO), Teaming with Manned and Other

R16 B.TECH AERONAUTICAL ENGG.

Unmanned System; Naval, arm and air force roles, civilian, paramilitary and commercial roles

TEXTBOOK:

• 1. Unmanned Aircraft Systems: UAVS Design, Development and Deployment, Reg Austin, Wiley, 2010.

REFERENCE BOOK:

• 1. Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Richard K. Barnhart, Stephen B. Hottman, Douglas M. Marshall, Eric Shappee, (eds.), CRC Press, 2012. R16 B.TECH AERONAUTICAL ENGG.