MECH 531 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (3 credits)

Overview

Mechanical Engineering : Kinematics and dynamics of a UAV. Aerodynamic forces and moments on a fixed-wing UAV. Application of linear systems analysis for fixed-wing UAVs. Flight control and autopilots for UAVs. Navigation sensors and state estimation based on Kalman filtering. Guidance strategies and the basics of path planning.

Terms: Fall 2024

Instructors: Sharf, Inna (Fall)

• 3-0-6

• Prerequisite: MECH 412 or MECH 419 or Permission of the Instructor