Small Unmanned Aircraft Theory and Practice 2nd Edition by Randal Beard, Timothy McLain ISBN 1400840600 9781400840601

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ISBN 10: 1400840600

ISBN 13: 9781400840601

Author:  Randal W. Beard, Timothy W. McLain 

Small Unmanned Aircraft: Theory and Practice 2nd Edition: Autonomous unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) are critical to current and future military, civil, and commercial operations. Despite their importance, no previous textbook has accessibly introduced UAVs to students in the engineering, computer, and science disciplines–until now. Small Unmanned Aircraft provides a concise but comprehensive description of the key concepts and technologies underlying the dynamics, control, and guidance of fixed-wing unmanned aircraft, and enables all students with an introductory-level background in controls or robotics to enter this exciting and important area.

The authors explore the essential underlying physics and sensors of UAV problems, including low-level autopilot for stability and higher-level autopilot functions of path planning. The textbook leads the student from rigid-body dynamics through aerodynamics, stability augmentation, and state estimation using onboard sensors, to maneuvering through obstacles. To facilitate understanding, the authors have replaced traditional homework assignments with a simulation project using the MATLAB/Simulink environment. Students begin by modeling rigid-body dynamics, then add aerodynamics and sensor models. They develop low-level autopilot code, extended Kalman filters for state estimation, path-following routines, and high-level path-planning algorithms. The final chapter of the book focuses on UAV guidance using machine vision.

Designed for advanced undergraduate or graduate students in engineering or the sciences, this book offers a bridge to the aerodynamics and control of UAV flight.

 

Small Unmanned Aircraft: Theory and Practice 2nd Edition Table of contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Coordinate Frames
Chapter 3: Kinematics and Dynamics
Chapter 4: Forces and Moments
Chapter 5: Linear Design Models
Chapter 6: Autopilot Design Using Successive Loop Closure
Chapter 7: Sensors for MAVs
Chapter 8: State Estimation
Chapter 9: Design Models for Guidance
Chapter 10: Straight-line and Orbit Following
Chapter 11: Path Manager
Chapter 12: Path Planning
Chapter 13: Vision-guided Navigation

 

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