SYLLABUS

DESIGN OF UNMANNED AIR VEHICLES WITH ELECTRICAL POWERPLANT

Lecturers:

Sergey V. Serokhvostov, Ph.D., Associate Professor, MIPT DAFE

Armand J. Chaput, Ph.D., Professor, Univ. of Texas at Austin

Degree program (понаправлению): 010900 «Applied Mathematics and Physics»

Specialization (магистерская программа): 010947«Aircraftdesignanddevelopment»(Проектирование и конструирование летательных аппаратов)

Chair of Flight Physics, 1st year of Master Program(5thyear), spring semester

Course description

This course involves a careful examination of electrical aircraft design with the emphasis on the class of Micro- and Mini- Unmanned Air Vehicles. Peculiarities of aerodynamics, strength, weight, powerplant, flight mechanicsand manufacturing process of such vehicles are clarified.

Course objectives

1.To bring together the knowledge from the courses previously learned

2.To introduce students to the present state of the art in the area of UAS

3.To provide students with opportunities to first stages of UAV design

4.To provide students with skills of special computer soft utilization in design process

Course organization

This is a lecture & practical work course in which students are got small practical tasks after each lecture and also work under the design of own project of UAV on the basis of the lectures learned throughout the semester. The exam is the defense of the UAV project.

Lectures

1 lecture

Course overview. What are the UAVs and UASs? Classification. Peculiarities of UAV classes. UAVs with the electrical powerplant

2 lecture

Student reports: Examples of UAS of different types. Aircrafts performance.

3lecture

Design stages. Pre-concept, conceptual, preliminary, detailed design.Main ideas about design process. Importance of the first design stages.Questions of project cost

4 lecture

Preliminary design.Equation of existence. Methods of N.E.Joukovsky of main characteristics determination.

5-6 lecture

Main modes of flight. Optimal flightconditions (altitude, velocity etc.) and airplane parameters (masses of components, wing aspect ratio, wing area etc.).

7 lecture

Aerodynamics. Lift and drag: methods of their determining forprofile, wing, fuselage. Parasitic drag. Peculiarities of low Reynolds numbers aerodynamics. Methods of aerodynamical performance improvement.

8 lecture

Wing and fuselage construction. Peculiarities of different UAV classes.Weight and strength– methods of calculation for wing and fuselage. Fabrication technology and its influence on design

9-10 lecture

Electrical powerplant. Propeller. Electrical Drive. Gearbox (if exist). Onboard and external sources of energy. Solar radiation and its conversion into electricity. Electronics. Principles and methods of electrical powerplant control.

11-12 lecture

Stability and controllability. Center of gravity position. Aerodynamic center.Control surfaces and devices. Electronics. Autopilots.

Ground stations.

13 lecture

Launch and landing requirements. Launch and landing methods. Launch devices. Landing devices

14-16 lecture

Practical work. Design of UAV

Exam:defense of project “UAV design”.

Literature and references

1.J.Gundlach “Designing Unmanned Aircraft Systems. A Comprehensive Approach” AIAA Educational Series, 2012

2.A.J. Chaput “Conceptual Design of UAV Systems”, Lectures,

  1. “Introduction to the Design of Fixed-Wing Micro Air Vehicles”,AIAA Educational Series, 2007
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