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Design of UAV Systems. c 2003 LM Corporation. Course Introduction. 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
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Design of UAV Systems c 2003 LM Corporation Course Introduction 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
Design of UAV Systems c 2003 LM Corporation Course Introduction 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
Design of UAV Systems c 2003 LM Corporation Course Introduction 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