Index

1. 2SEAS
2. 3D printing
3.  
4. Abaqus
5. accelerometer
6. acceptance tests
7. Access Hatches
8. Accident List
9. Accident Sequences and Mitigation
10. ACIS
11. ACSYNT
12. ADS
13. aero-elasticity
14. aerocalc
15. aerodynamics
    1. airframe
    2. codes
    3. lifting surfaces
    4. RANS
    5. simple wing theory
16. ailerons
17. air traffic
18. AirCONICS
    1. designing Decode-1
    2. example code for Decode-1
    3. structural modeling
19. airfoil
    1. three-dimensional analysis
    2. two-dimensional analysis
20. Airframe Load Tests
21. airworthiness
22. Anaconda
23. Ancillaries
24. Ansys Fluent
25. AnyLogic
26. Apache
27. approach speed
28. approval, see Regulatory Approval
29. Arduino
30. aspect ratio
31. Assembly Mechanisms
32. auto landing, see Flight Tests
33. auto take-off, see Flight Tests
34. autonomous flight
35. autopilot
    1. data capture
    2. failure
    3. radio channels
    4. testing
36. Aviation Authority Requirements
37. avionics
    1. diagram
    2. placement
    3. power supplies
    4. System Description
    5. testing
    6. trays
38.  
39. batteries
40. bayonets
41. beam theory
42. beyond line of sight, see BLOS
43. blockage, see wind tunnels tests
44. BLOS
45. bolts, conventional
46. Boxer
47. Breguet range equation
48. bulk modulus
49.  
50. CAD Codes
51. camera mountings
52. carbon fiber
53. Cases, Storage and Transport
54. cell height
    1. boundary layer
55. Centaur
56. Center of Gravity, see CoG
57. CFD
58. CFRP
59. chopped strand
60. chord
61. Clamps
62. climb performance
63. coefficient
    1. flap hinge moment
    2. of drag
    3. of friction
    4. of lift
    5. of parasitic drag
    6. of pitching moment
    7. of roll
    8. of thrust
    9. of yaw
    10. tail volume
64. CoG
    1. control
    2. Estimation
    3. typical table
    4. UAS CoG flight test
65. compliance testing
66. components, externally sourced
67. composites
68. Computational Fluid Dynamics, see CFD
69. constraint analysis
    1. the constraint space
70. Constraints
71. contingency
    1. planning
    2. weight
72. control reversal
    1. estimating onset speeds
73. control surface
    1. failure
    2. inputs
74. control system
    1. software management
75. costs
    1. management
76. covers
77. cruise performance
78.  
79. data-bases
80. database
81. databases
82. decision making
83. decision support
84. DECODE
85. Decode-1
    1. AirCONICS
    2. AirCONICS code
    3. analysis with Fluent
    4. analysis with XFLR5
       1. Aerodynamics
       2. Control Surfaces
       3. Stability
    5. control surfaces
    6. detail design
    7. FEA
    8. Fluent
    9. ground vibration test
    10. lifting surfaces
    11. spar deflections
    12. spar layout
    13. spreadsheet
    14. stability
    15. Vn diagram
    16. wind tunnel testing
    17. XFLR5
86. Decode-2
    1. spreadsheet
87. design
    1. algorithm
    2. checklist
    3. concept
       1. initial constraint analysis
       2. managing the process
    4. constraints
       1. computational implementation
       2. constraint analysis report
    5. detail
       1. Decode-1
       2. fuselage
       3. hand sketches
       4. master sketches
       5. wings
    6. drivers
    7. in-service and de-commissioning
    8. manufacturing
    9. preliminary
       1. aerodynamic and stability analysis
       2. geometry
       3. structural analysis
    10. requirements
    11. responsibility allocation
    12. the brief
    13. the process of
    14. the stages of
    15. topology
88. detail design, see design
89. Digital DatCom
90. dihedral
91. divergence
    1. estimating onset speeds
92. Documentation
93. drag
    1. induced
94. Dutch roll
95.  
96. electric motors
    1. see motors
97. elevators
    1. structure
    2. XFLR5
98. Emergency Procedures
99. empennage
100. endurance
101. engines
     1. control
     2. failure
     3. glow-plug IC
     4. IC Liquid Fueled
     5. mountings
     6. servicing
     7. spark ignition gasoline IC
     8. testing
102. environment
103. epoxy
104. ESDU
105. Euler-Bernoulli beam theory
106. EVLOS
107. Experimental Testing and Validation
108. Expired Items
     1. Time and Flight
109. extended visual line of sight, see EVLOS
110.  
111. failure modes
     1. aerodynamic and control
     2. autopilot
     3. control surface
     4. effects
     5. engine
     6. motor
     7. primary Tx/Rx
     8. safety case
     9. structural
112. FDM
     1. ABS
113. FEA
     1. analysis of 3D printed parts
     2. analysis of fiber or Mylar clad foam parts
     3. complete spar and boom model
     4. model preparation
114. Finite Element Analysis, see FEA
115. flaps
116. Flight Control Software
117. flight envelope
118. Flight Planning Manual
119. flight simulators
120. flight tests
     1. auto landing
     2. auto take-off
     3. Autonomous Flight Control
     4. Engine Failure, Idle and Throttle Change
     5. Fuel Consumption
     6. Operational and Safety Flight Scenarios
     7. safety
     8. UAS CoG (MANUAL mode)
     9. UAS performance (MANUAL mode)
121. Fluent, see Ansys Fluent
122. flutter
     1. estimating onset speeds
123. foam
     1. cladding
        1. fiber
        2. Mylar
     2. hot-wire cutting
124. Fuel Systems
125. fuel tanks
     1. integral
126. Fused Deposition Modeling, see FDM
127. fuselage
     1. detail design
128.  
129. generators
130. Geometry Codes
131. glass fiber
132. glow-plug, see engines
133. Goals
134. GPS
135. Gridgen
136. ground control system, see controlystem
137. ground vibration test, see structuraltesting
138. gust load
139.  
140. Hazards
     1. Operational
141. health monitoring
142. hinge moment
143. horseshoe vortex
144.  
145. IGES
146. induced drag, see drag
147. inertia
     1. stability
     2. structural dynamics
     3. XFLR5
148. Instrumentation and recording of flight test data
149. interface definitions
150. iron bird
151. ISA
152.  
153. Javaprop
154. Jupyter
155.  
156. k-ω
157. k-ω SST
158.  
159. landing gear
160. Laser Cutting
161. laser sintering
     1. see SLS
162. Lessons Learned
163. lifting line
164. Lifting Surfaces
165. LiPo see batteries
166. locking pins
167. Longitudinal Stability
168.  
169. Maintenance
     1. Overall Airframe
     2. Record Keeping
     3. Schedule
170. maneuver load
171. Manufacture
172. Manufacturing Methods
173. Maximum Take-Off Weight, see MTOW
174. Meshing
175. mission
176. Mission Planning
177. mode shape
178. morphology
179. motors
     1. brushless
     2. control
     3. failure
     4. mountings
180. MTOW
181. Mylar
182.  
183. NACA airfoil
184. nacelle structure
185. NASA
186. natural frequency
187.  
188. OpenFoam
189. OpenVSP
190. Operational Simulation
191. Operations Manual
     1. Brief Technical Description
     2. Maintenance Schedule
     3. Operating Limits, Conditions, and Control
     4. Operational and Emergency Procedures
     5. Operational Area and Flight Plans
     6. Organization
     7. Team Roles
192. Oswald span efficiency
193.  
194. PaceLab
195. panel method
     1. XFoil and XFLR5
196. parasitic drag
197. Parasolid
198. payload
199. Payload Communications Systems
200. phugoid
201. pitch
202. Pitot static
203. Pixhawk
204. Plane Maker
205. Poisson's ratio
206. polyester
207. polyurethane
208. Powering
209. preliminary design, see design
210. Primary Control Transmitter and Receivers
211. Primary Tx/Rx Failure
212. propeller
     1. actuator disc
     2. data
     3. diameter
     4. sizing
213. Propulsion
214. Python
215.  
216. radio links
217. range
218. RANS
     1. Solvers — Fluent
219. receiver
     1. GPS
     2. primary control
     3. video
220. Record Keeping
     1. Maintenance
221. Regulatory Approval
222. reliability
223. requirements, see design
224. requirements flowdown
225. Resilience and Redundancy
226. Rhinoceros CAD package
227. ribs
228. ring vortex
229. Risk Assessment Process
230. roll control
231. roll damping
232. rudders
233.  
234. safety case
235. Schrenk approximation
236. screws, conventional
237. sealing, components
238. Selective Laser Sintering, see SLS
239. sense and avoid
240. servos
     1. testing
241. shear modulus
242. short period modes
243. SIMPLE solution method
244. simulators
     1. see flight simulators
245. SLS
     1. metal
     2. nylon
     3. sealing
246. SolidWorks
247. Spalart-Allmaras
248. spar deflections
249. spars
     1. FEA
     2. sizing
     3. testing
250. spats
251. spiral mode
252. SPOTTER
     1. avionics diagram
     2. design brief
     3. engines
     4. fuel tank sensors
     5. geometry
     6. integral fuel tank
     7. nacelle
     8. payload pod
     9. spreadsheet
     10. wing
253. Spreadsheet Based Concept Design
254. stability derivatives
255. stall
256. Star-CD
257. static margin
258. Steering
259. STEP
260. structural analysis
     1. codes
     2. preliminary
     3. using simple beam theory
261. structural dynamics
262. structural failure
263. structural loading calculations
264. structural mounting and loading
265. structural testing
     1. dynamic
     2. instruments
     3. static
266. structure
     1. internal
267. SULSA
268. Suspension
269. SVN
270. sweep
271. synthesis
272. System Description
     1. Airframe
     2. Flight Data, Acceptance
     3. Ground Control System
     4. Performance
273. systems engineering
274.  
275. tail
276. take-off
     1. auto
     2. performance
     3. run
277. taxonomy
278. telemetry
279. Test Flight
     1. examples
     2. planning
280. Tgrid
281. Three-Dimensional Printing, see 3d printing
282. thrust
283. thrust to weight ratio
284. Tool Selection
285. topologies
286. TortoiseSVN
287. transmitter
     1. payload
     2. primary control
288. transponders
289. TRIZ
290. turbulence model
     1. choice
291. turn performance
292. twist
293.  
294. UAVs
     1. A Brief Taxonomy
     2. morphology
295. UIUC database
296. undercarriage
     1. attachment
     2. load test
     3. retractable
        1. wing housed
     4. retractable systems
297.  
298. V-tail
299. validation
300. value driven design
301. viscous sublayer
302. visual line of sight, see VLOS
303. VLOS
304. Vn diagram
305.  
306. weight
     1. control
     2. estimation
     3. management
307. Wheels
308. wind tunnels tests
     1. blockage effects
     2. calibrating the test
     3. elevator effectiveness
     4. mounting the model
     5. rudder effectiveness
     6. typical results
309. wing
     1. attachment
     2. covers
     3. divergence, see divergence
     4. fuselage attachments
     5. loading
     6. morphing
     7. ribs
     8. span
     9. tips
310. Wiring Looms
311. Wiring, Buses and Boards
312. work-breakdown structure
313. woven rovings
314. X-Plane
315. XFLR
316. XFoil
317.  
318. y+
319. Young's modulus