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Design of fixed wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

ABOUT THE COURSE:

This course introduces the initial designing and sizing process for rapidly growing fixed – wing UAV technology, integrated with its performance and stability analysis and prototype testing

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Weekly Assignments and Discussion Forum can be accessed ONLY by enrolling here

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Note: Content is Free!

All content including discussion forum and assignments, is free


Final Exam (in-person, invigilated, currently conducted in India) is mandatory for Certification and has INR Rs. 1100 as exam fee



INTENDED AUDIENCE: Undergraduate and postgraduate students

CORE/ELECTIVE: Elective

UG/PG: Both

PREREQUISITES: Introduction to Aerodynamics

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: DRDO, HAL, Boeing, Airbus, Bell, McDonnell Douglas, UAV Factory, Lockheed Martin

3598 students have enrolled already!!

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:


Dr. Subrahmanyam Saderla obtained his B.Tech (Aeronautical Engineering) from JNTU, Hyderabad in 2008, M.Tech and Ph.D (Aerospace Engineering) from IIT Kanpur during 2010 and 2015 respectively. Later he joined as a postdoctoral fellow in the department of aerospace and software engineering at Gyeongsang National University (GNU), South Korea. At present he is working as an assistant professor in the department of aerospace engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His current area of interest lies in real time system identification of unmanned aerial vehicles. His research interests also include design, flight tests and parameter estimation, high angle of attack aerodynamic modelling and dynamic wind tunnel testing as well as experimental flight dynamics, chaotic modelling (of cancer cell growth, seismic data & material properties etc.) using Artificial Neural Networks.

TEACHING ASSISTANTS:

Deep Parikh - Postgraduate Student , Flight Mechanics and Control. Department of Aerospace IIT Kanpur.


Salahudden Qazi - Doctoral Student , Flight Mechanics and Control. Department of Aerospace IIT Kanpur.


COURSE LAYOUT:

Week 1 : Introduction to fixed-wing UAVs ,Introduction to Design, Basic Design Parameters
Week 2 : Basic Design Parameters contd…, Design Algorithm: Case Study, Design Algorithm: Mission Requirements
Week 3 :Design Algorithm: Feasible Design Parameters, Configuration Layout: Airfoil Selection,Configuration Layout: Planform Geometry selection
Week 4 : Weight and CG Estimation,Analytical Parameter Estimation, Analytical Parameter Estimation contd…
Week 5 : Performance and Stability Analysis,Performance and Stability Analysis contd… ,Performance and Stability Analysis contd….
Week 6 : Simulation, Simulation contd… , Detailed Sizing.
Week 7 : Estimation of inertial properties using 3D modelling, Prototype Fabrication.
Week 8 : Wind Tunnel Testing, Aerodynamic Characterization through Wind Tunnel Testing.

SUGGESTED READING MATERIALS:
  • Introduction to Flight by John D. Anderson
  • Performance, Stability, Dynamics, and Control of Airplanes by Bandu N. Pamadi
  • Aircraft performance and design by John D. Anderson
  • Unmanned Aircraft Design A review of fundamentals by Mohammad H. Sadraey
  • Aircraft Design : A Conceptual Approach by Daniel P. Raymer
  • Unmanned Aircraft Systems : UAVs Design Development and Deployment by Reg Austin
  • Small Unmanned Fixed-wing Aircraft Design: A Practical Approach by Andrew J. Keane and James P. Scanlan
CERTIFICATION EXAM :
  • The exam is optional for a fee.
  • Date and Time of Exam: October 28(Sunday).
  • Time of Exam : Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon session: 2pm to 5pm
  • Exam for this course will be available in both morning & afternoon sessions.
  • Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
  • The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published.
CERTIFICATION:
  • Final score will be calculated as : 25% assignment score + 75% final exam score
  • 25% assignment score is calculated as 25% of average of  Best 6 out of 8 assignments
  • E-Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam and score greater than or equal to 40% final score. Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kanpur.It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.