JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Pre-Requisites

Low speed aerodynamics, helicopter aerodynamics

Course Objectives:

• Introduce to the student about the basic ideas of Unmanned Air Vehicles.
• Familiarize the students about the aerodynamics and airframe configurations.
• Accustom the student to the wide variety of unmanned air vehicles.
• Acquaint the student about the various communication and navigation systems of unmanned air vehicles.

Course Outcomes:

• Types of UAV configuration
• Working principles of UAV, Stability and control and avionics system of UAV

UNIT - I

Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems: The systemic basis of UAS-system composition; Conceptual phase; Preliminary design; Selection of the system; Some applications of UAS.

UNIT - II

Aerodynamics and Airframe Configurations: Lift-induced Drag; Parasitic Drag; Rotary-wing aerodynamics; Response to air turbulence; Airframe configurations scale effects; Packaging density; Aerodynamics; Structures and mechanisms; Selection of power-plants; Modular construction; Ancillary equipment.

UNIT - III

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; Research UAV.

UNIT - IV

Communications Navigation: Communication media; Radio communication; Mid-air collision (MAC) avoidance; communications data rate and bandwidth usage; Antenna Types NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS) - TACAN - LORAN C - Inertial Navigation - Radio Tracking - Way-point Navigation.

UNIT - V

Control and Stability: HTOL Aircraft - Helicopters - OTE/OTE/SPH - Convertible Rotor Aircraft - Payload Control -Sensors –culmon filter- Autonomy.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Reg Austin., Unmanned Aircraft Systems, John Wiley and Sons., 2010.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Milman & Halkias, ―Integrated Electronicsǁ, McGraw Hill, 1999.
• 2. Malvino & Leach, ―Digital Principles & Applicationsǁ, McGraw Hill, 1986.
• 3. Collinson R.P.G, ―Introduction to Avionicsǁ, Chapman and Hall, India, 1996.
• 4. Bernad Etikin, ‟Dynamic of flight stability and controlǁ, John Wiley, 1972. R18 B.TECH AERONAUTICAL ENGG. III YEAR