UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Design II
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8 Weeks
14 Sep 2020 – 6 Nov 2020
IIT Kanpur
Aerospace Engineering
What I have learned
Week 1: Review of the concepts covered in first part of the course
Week 2: Understanding the static stability of various UAVs. Significance of location of Neutral point and Centre of gravity for a stable flight.
Week 3: Approach for wing design and airfoil selection with examples
Week 4: Tail sizing, control surface sizing and significance of tail volume ratio with examples
Week 5: Developing subroutine for design process
Week 6: Design example for conventional takeoff fixed wing UAV for various mission requirements
Week 7: Design example for hand launch fixed wing UAV for various mission requirement
Week 8: Design example for VTOL fixed wing UAV for various mission requirement
