1. Design of UAV Systems Overall schedule 1/17 Course introduction
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Overall schedule
1/17
Course introduction
Introduction to UAVs
1/24
UAV conceptual design issues
Fundamentals of system design
1/31
Concepts of operation
UAV operating environments
2/7
Sortie rate estimates
Requirements analysis
2/14
Communication considerations and sizing
2/21
Control station considerations and sizing
Payload (EO/IR and radar) considerations and sizin
Invited speaker (Randal R. Craft, BSc, LLD)
1-20

2. Design of UAV Systems Overall schedule 2/28
Course Introduction
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Overall schedule
2/28
Reliability, maintenance, safety and support
Life cycle cost
3/7
Mid term presentations
3/14
Spring break
3/21
Air vehicle parametrics
Conceptual level aerodynamics
Standard atmosphere models
3/28
Parametric propulsion
4/4
Parametric weights
Parametric geometry
1-21

3. Design of UAV Systems Schedule cont’d 4/11 Air vehicle performance
Course Introduction
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Schedule cont’d
4/11
Air vehicle performance
Integrated performance model
Methodology and correlation
4/18
Air vehicle design (example)
4/25
System concept design
5/2
Project preparations
5/7
Project presentations
1-22