Fixed wing UAV layout, design and synthesis
| Title | Σχεδιασμός αυτόνομων εναερίων συστημάτων σταθερής πτέρυγας / Fixed wing UAV layout, design and synthesis |
| Code | UAV010 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Kyriakos Yakinthos |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600024623 |
Programme of Study: DPMS Enaéria Aytónoma Systīmata
Registered students: 9
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600293513
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600293513
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Fundamental engineering principles, equations of motion, aerodynamics and stability principles knowledge and understanding
Learning Outcomes
The three Design Phases: Students will acquire fundamental knowledge of the principles of conceptual, preliminary, and detail aircraft and fixed-wing UAV design, with an emphasis on the necessity and applicability of each phase.
Estimation of Critical Design Parameters: Students will learn to estimate critical design parameters and become familiar with the use of weight estimation methods.
Configuration Layout Design: Students will be able to understand the significance of each parameter in the design of each component, as well as to perform layout design & synthesis based on a given set of mission requirements.
Advanced Design Concepts: Students will be introduced to concepts related to the design of innovative configurations, such as VTOL vehicles, flying wings and Blended-Wing-Bodies, solar-powered aircraft, and low-observability.
Conducting Optimization Studies: Students will develop skills in conducting configuration layout trade studies and learn shape optimization methods.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
Course Content (Syllabus)
Conceptual, preliminary and detail design principles. Propulsion and propulsor considerations. Weight estimation methods and estimation of critical design parameters. Configuration layout design and synthesis, emphasizing on the design parameters of wings, empennage, fuselage, pylons, landing gear. Flight envelope design. Innovative configuration layouts, Vertical Takeoff and Landing vehicles and solar-powered / hybrid-electric systems, low-observability and low RCS design principles. Design trade studies and shape optimization methods.
Keywords
Layout design and synthesis, configuration layout, fixed-wing, UAVs, Shape optimization
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Interactive excersises
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 71 | 2.8 | ✓ | ||
| Project | 41 | 1.6 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 13 | 0.5 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 125 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Report (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, J.D. Anderson, McGraw-Hill
2. Modern Compressible Flow, J. D. Anderson, McGraw-Hill
Additional bibliography for study
1. Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach, Daniel Raymer, AIAA Education Series
2. Flight stability and automatic control, Nelson, R. C., McGraw-Hill
3. Airplane Design Parts I-VIII., Roskam, J., DARcorporation.
Last Update
08-11-2024
