Unmanned aircraft systems : UAVs design, development and deployment / Reg Austin.
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TextSeries: AIAA education series: Publisher: Reston, Va. : Chichester : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics ; Wiley, 2010Description: xxix, 332 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 9781600867590 (AIAA); 1600867596 (AIAA); 9780470058190 (Wiley); 0470058196 (Wiley)Subject(s): Drone aircraft | Airplanes -- Radio control | Navigation (Aeronautics)DDC classification: 623.746 LOC classification: TL718 | .A97 2010b| Item type | Current location | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering (SMME) | School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering (SMME) | Aerospace Engineering | 623.746 AUS (Browse shelf) | Available | SMME-4138 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) -- Introduction to design and selection of the system -- Aerodynamics and airframe configurations -- Characteristics of aircraft types -- Design standards and regulatory aspects -- Aspects of airframe design -- Design for stealth -- Payload types -- Communications -- Control and stability -- Navigation -- Launch and recovery -- Control stations -- Support equipment -- Transportation -- Design for reliability -- Design for manufacture and development -- Introduction to system development and certification -- System ground testing -- System in-flight testing -- Operational trials and full certification -- UAV system deployment -- Naval rôles -- Army rôles -- Air Force rôles -- Civilian, paramilitary and commercial rôles -- Future prospects and challenges -- UAV systems continuing evolution -- Appendix : UAS organisations.
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