Ebook: Multi-rotor Platform Based UAV Systems

Multi-rotor Platform Based UAV Systems is aimed at providing an excellent opportunity for experiential learning, capability augmentation and confidence building for senior level undergraduates, entry-level graduates as well as engineers working in government agencies and industry involved in UAV R&D. Topics in this book include: 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 and synchronization data fusion and geo-location of identified targets; energy power and thrust management including electrical power, battery cells, propellers, and electrical motors; MATLAB/Simulink software including system identification based dynamic models; Aeroquad quadcopter Simulink model controller development and optimization techniques; reference maneuvers and robustness testing of degraded flight models due to malfunctions; and implementation in existing off-the-shelf platforms including the Parrot AR drone and the Aeroquad quadcopters.

• 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 and synthesize and analyze using modeling and simulations
• Offers international perspective and appeal for engineering students and professionals