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UAV Systems Engineering · Module 1 of 8

UAV Fundamentals and System Architecture

Understand the complete UAV as an integrated robotic system.

Established engineering 12 of 12 lessons written ·

Lessons (12)

  1. M1-T1Introduction to UAVs and their classificationsLesson
  2. M1-T2Multirotor, fixed-wing and VTOL architecturesLesson
  3. M1-T3Quadrotor mechanical and electrical componentsLesson
  4. M1-T4UAV coordinate frames: Body, World, NED and ENULesson
  5. M1-T5Six-degree-of-freedom UAV dynamicsLesson
  6. M1-T6Roll, pitch, yaw and thrust generationLesson
  7. M1-T7Flight controllers, ESCs, motors and propellersLesson
  8. M1-T8IMU, barometer, magnetometer and GNSSLesson
  9. M1-T9Companion computer architectureLesson
  10. M1-T10NVIDIA Jetson platforms for autonomous UAVsLesson
  11. M1-T11UAV communication and onboard architectureLesson
  12. M1-T12Complete UAV system architecture and data flowLesson

Practical laboratories (6)

  1. M1-L1Build a simulated quadrotor modelInteractive simulation
  2. M1-L2Visualize UAV coordinate framesCalculator
  3. M1-L3Understand motor mixingCalculator
  4. M1-L4Calculate thrust-to-weight ratioCalculator
  5. M1-L5Estimate flight time and battery requirementsCalculator
  6. M1-L6Build a UAV hardware architecture diagramInteractive simulation

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