Unmanned Aircraft Design : A Review of Fundamentals / by Mohammad Sadraey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sadraey, Mohammad., Author.

Series:

Synthesis Lectures on Mechanical Engineering, 2573-3176

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Engineering.

Electrical engineering.

Engineering design.

Microtechnology.

Microelectromechanical systems.

Technology and Engineering.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Engineering Design.

Microsystems and MEMS.

Local Subjects:

Technology and Engineering.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Engineering Design.

Microsystems and MEMS.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIV, 193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2017.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.

Summary:

This book provides fundamental principles, design procedures, and design tools for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with three sections focusing on vehicle design, autopilot design, and ground system design. The design of manned aircraft and the design of UAVs have some similarities and some differences. They include the design process, constraints (e.g., g-load, pressurization), and UAV main components (autopilot, ground station, communication, sensors, and payload). A UAV designer must be aware of the latest UAV developments; current technologies; know lessons learned from past failures; and they should appreciate the breadth of UAV design options. The contribution of unmanned aircraft continues to expand every day and over 20 countries are developing and employing UAVs for both military and scientific purposes. A UAV system is much more than a reusable air vehicle or vehicles. UAVs are air vehicles, they fly like airplanes and operate in an airplane environment. They are designed like air vehicles; they have to meet flight critical air vehicle requirements. A designer needs to know how to integrate complex, multi-disciplinary systems, and to understand the environment, the requirements and the design challenges and this book is an excellent overview of the fundamentals from an engineering perspective. This book is meant to meet the needs of newcomers into the world of UAVs. The materials are intended to provide enough information in each area and illustrate how they all play together to support the design of a complete UAV. Therefore, this book can be used both as a reference for engineers entering the field or as a supplementary text for a UAV design course to provide system-level context for each specialized topic.

Contents:

Preface

Design Fundamentals

Design Disciplines

Fundamentals of Autopilot

Control System Design

Navigation System Design

Guidance System Design

Microcontroller

Ground Control Station

Launch and Recovery Systems

Payloads Selection/Design

Bibliography

Author Biography.

ISBN:

9783031795824

3031795822