UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BOE081

Fundamentals of Drone Technology

L-T-P3-0-0 Credits3 Session2025-26 TypeTheory
Appears in 36 semesters · 36 branches

B.Tech Civil Engineering · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Mechanical Engineering · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Computer Science & Engineering · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Information Technology · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Artificial Intelligence & Data Science · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech CSE (Artificial Intelligence) · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech CSE (AI & ML) · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech CSE (Data Science) · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech CSE (Cyber Security) · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech CSE (Internet of Things) · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Computer Science & Design · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Computer Science (Hindi) · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Computer Science & Business Systems · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Electrical Engineering · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Electrical & Electronics Engineering · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Electrical & Computer Engineering · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Electronics & Instrumentation / Instrumentation & Control · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Electronics & Computer Engineering · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech ECE (Advanced Communication Technology) · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design & Technology) · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Automobile Engineering · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Aeronautical Engineering · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Mechanical & Industrial Engineering · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Production & Industrial Production Engineering · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Manufacturing Technology · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Mining Engineering · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Chemical Engineering · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Plastic Engineering · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Food Technology · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Textile Technology · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Handloom & Textile Technology · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Carpet & Textile Technology · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Biotechnology · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III) · B.Tech Agricultural Engineering · Sem 8 (Open Elective-III)

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Syllabus

5 units · 40 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1: Introduction to Drones

8 hrs

Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems, History of UAV drones, classification of drones, System Composition, applications.

Unit2

Unit 2: Design of UAV Drone Systems

8 hrs

Introduction to Design and Selection of the System, Aerodynamics and Airframe Configurations, Characteristics of Aircraft Types, Design Standards and Regulatory Aspects- India Specific, Design for Stealth.

Unit3

Unit 3: Avionics Hardware of Drones

8 hrs

Autopilot, AGL pressure sensorsservos-accelerometer –gyros-actuators-power supply-processor, integration, installation, configuration.

Unit4

Unit 4: Communication, Payloads and Controls

8 hrs

Payloads, Telemetry, Tracking, controls-PID feedback, radio control frequency range, modems, memory system, simulation, ground test-analysis-trouble shooting.

Unit5

Unit 5: Navigation and Testing

8 hrs

Waypoints navigation, ground control software, System Ground Testing, System In-flight Testing, Future Prospects and Challenges

Course Objectives3 points
  • The course should enable the students to:
  • To make the students to understand the basic concepts of UAV drone systems.
  • To introduce the stability and control of an aircraft
Course Outcomes (COs)4 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Ability to design UAV drone system
  2. CO2To understand working of different types of engines and its area of applications.
  3. CO3To understand static and dynamic stability dynamic instability and control concepts
  4. CO4To know the loads taken by aircraft and type of construction and also construction materials in them.

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

Official AKTU syllabus

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