
- 270 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Multi-rotor Platform Based UAV Systems
About this book
Multi-rotor Platform Based UAV Systems provides an excellent opportunity for experiential learning, capability augmentation and confidence-building for senior level undergraduates, entry-level graduates, engineers working in government agencies, and industry involved in UAV R&D. Topics in this book include an introduction to VTOL multi-copter UAV platforms, UAV system architecture, integration in the national airspace, including UAV classification and associated missions, regulation and safety, certification and air traffic management, integrated mission planning, including autonomous fault tolerant path planning and vision based auto landing systems, flight mechanics and stability, dynamic modeling and flight controller development.Other topics covered include sense, detect and avoid systems, flight testing, including safety assessment instrumentation and data acquisition telemetry, synchronization data fusion, the geo-location of identified targets, and much more.- Provides an excellent opportunity for experiential learning, capability augmentation and confidence building for senior level undergraduates, entry-level graduates and engineers working in government, and industry involved in UAV R&D- Includes MATLAB/SIMULINK computational tools and off-the-shelf hardware implementation tutorials- Offers a student centered approach- Provides a quick and efficient means to conceptualize, design, synthesize and analyze using modeling and simulations- Offers international perspective and appeal for engineering students and professionals
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Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Introduction: UAVs and VTOL Multi-Copter UAV Platforms
- 1: Integration in the National Airspace (Europe and USA) – UAV Classification and Associated Missions, Regulation and Safety, Certification and Air Traffic Management
- 2: UAV Classification and Associated Mission Planning
- 3: UAV System Engineering
- 4: Large-Scale UAV Trajectory Planning Using Fluid Dynamics Equations
- 5: Genetic Fuzzy System for Solving the Aircraft Conflict Resolution Problem
- 6: Diagnostics and Fault-Tolerant Path Planning
- 7: LQR Controller Applied to Quadcopter System Dynamics Identification and Verification Through Frequency Sweeps
- 8: Autonomous Navigation and Target Geo-Location in GPS Denied Environment
- 9: Real-Time Video and FLIR Image Processing for Enhanced Situational Awareness
- 10: Design, Fabrication and Flight Testing of Small UAVs Using Additive Manufacturing
- 11: Genetic Fuzzy Single and Collaborative Tasking for UAV Operations
- List of Authors
- Index