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UAV Design - Part II by Prof. Saderla Subrahmanyam | IIT...

NPTEL is offering online course for undergraduate/ postgraduate students in UAV Design - Part II.

About the course: This course introduces the designing and sizing process (Simulation/Experimental) for fixed – wing UAV technology, integrated with its performance and stability analysis (Static & Dynamic) and prototype testing

Course Layout:
  • Week 1: Review of the concepts covered in first part of the course
  • Week 2: Understanding the static stability of various UAVs. Significance of location of Neutral point and Centre of gravity for a stable flight.
  • Week 3: Approach for wing design and airfoil selection with examples
  • Week 4: Tail sizing, control surface sizing and significance of tail volume ratio with examples
  • Week 5: Developing subroutine for design process
  • Week 6: Design example for conventional takeoff fixed wing UAV for various mission requirements
  • Week 7: Design example for hand launch fixed wing UAV for various mission requirement
  • Week 8: Design example for VTOL fixed wing UAV for various mission requirement

Duration: 08 weeks

Enrollment Ends: September 21, 2020

For more details, please visit: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20_ae04/preview  

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