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Drone Technology BVL062

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Official AKTU syllabus of Drone Technology (BVL062) for B.Tech 3rd Year – 3 credits, L-T-P 3-0-0. Read the unit-wise course content, course outcomes, evaluation pattern and recommended books online, or download the PDF.

Syllabus — Drone Technology

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BVL062 · 3 credits · L-T-P 3-0-0

UnitTopicsLectures
IFlight Dynamics of Aerial Vehicles: Definitions of Drone, UAV, RPA, Quadcopters -Basic Components and Categories – Principles of Flight - Flight Maneuvers – Airframes - Creating a Frame: Materials, Different Frame Shapes – Building Airframes - Flight dynamics - Applications - Future potential - Comparison with other aerial vehicles.8
IIHardware Anatomy of a Quadcopter: Power Train – Propellers, Motors- Total Lift - Electronic Speed Controllers– Flight Battery –Radio transmitter and receiver – Flight Controller – GPS, Compass, Camera Assembling for Quadcopter – Connectors, Mounting of Propellers and Powering up.8
IIIIntroduction to Satellite Communication: Key Flight Safety Rules - Preflight Checklist and Flight Log Information – Flight Instructions - Repair and Maintenance: Crash analysis, Common issues, Voltage testing. Test and troubleshoot the Flight Controller Board (FCB), Electronic Speed Controller (ESC), and its associated peripherals.8
IVReal World Applications and Case Studies: Beneficial Drones, Aerial Photography, Mapping and Surveying, Precision Agriculture, Search and Rescue, Infrastructure Inspection, and Conservation. Case Studies: Agriculture Weed Classification, Microdrone Surveillances.8
VDrone Technology: 1. Familiarization with Drone Parts. 2. Assembling the Drone. 3. Preparation for Drone for Flight, making a flight plan, and basic drone flight training. 4. Debugging and repairing the drone. 5. Operation of a Drone for Different Applications.8

Text Books

  1. Reg Austin “Unmanned Aircraft Systems UAV design, development and deployment”, Wiley, 2010.
  2. Robert C. Nelson, Flight Stability and Automatic Control, McGraw-Hill, Inc, 1998.
  3. Kimon P. Valavanis, “Advances in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: State of the Art and the Road to Autonomy”, Springer, 2007..

Reference Books

  1. Paul G Fahlstrom, Thomas J Gleason, “Introduction to UAV Systems”, UAV Systems, Inc, 1998
  2. Dr. Armand J. Chaput, “Design of Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems”, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.

Course Outcomes

  1. Apply the concept of Flight dynamics for building a Quadcopter.
  2. Assemble and Program the Quadcopter.
  3. Perform Testing and Control operations on the Quadcopter.
  4. Implement a Quadcopter for real-world applications.
  5. Design and Develop the Drone.

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