Course Code: 20ASE421A

Course Title: Unmanned Air Vehicles

Course Leader:

Dr. Jayahar Sivasubramanian

jayahar.ase.et@msruas.ac.in

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Introduction to Unmanned Air Vehicles

Unmanned Air Vehicles and its categories: Introduction to various types of UAV – Small
Unmanned Aircraft, Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Tactical Unmanned Aircraft
Systems, Medium-Altitude Long Endurance, High-Altitude Long Endurance, Ultra Long
Endurance, Uninhabited Combat Aerial Vehicles, Manned Aircraft Conversions, Air
Launched Unmanned Aircraft

UAV Sizing: Methods for assessment of aerodynamic parameters. Use performance

equations for various propulsion classes. Initial UA Sizing process.

Unmanned Aircraft Geometry and Configurations: Aircraft Geometry Relationships,

Configuration Drivers, Wing System Configurations, Tail Configurations, Fuselage System
Configurations, Propulsion Integration, Launch and Recovery System Integration

Air Vehicle Basic Aerodynamics: Basic Aerodynamic equations, Aerodynamic Coefficients,

Drag polar, Wing, Wing nomenclature, Wing configurations, Induced Drag, Methods to
Mitigate Induced Drag, Estimating Induced Drag

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Structures: Unmanned Aircraft Loads, Shell Structure, Wing sizing, Fuselage Sizing

Propulsion Systems: Propellers, Reciprocating Engines, Turbofans and Turbojets, Turboshafts

and Turboprops, Electric Motors, Batteries, Fuel Cells, Solar Power, Hybrid Electric

Flight Performance: Climb, Turn, Range, Endurance

Stability and Control: Longitudinal, Lateral and Dynamic Stability

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