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Index
Cover
Related titles
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword
Series Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Introducing Fixed-Wing UAVs
Chapter 1: Preliminaries
1.1 Externally Sourced Components
1.2 Manufacturing Methods
1.3 Project DECODE
1.4 The Stages of Design
1.5 Summary
Chapter 2: Unmanned Air Vehicles
2.1 A Brief Taxonomy of UAVs
2.2 The Morphology of a UAV
2.3 Main Design Drivers
Part II: The Aircraft in More Detail
Chapter 3: Wings
3.1 Simple Wing Theory and Aerodynamic Shape
3.2 Spars
3.3 Covers
3.4 Ribs
3.5 Fuselage Attachments
3.6 Ailerons/Roll Control
3.7 Flaps
3.8 Wing Tips
3.9 Wing-housed Retractable Undercarriage
3.10 Integral Fuel Tanks
Chapter 4: Fuselages and Tails (Empennage)
4.1 Main Fuselage/Nacelle Structure
4.2 Wing Attachment
4.3 Engine and Motor Mountings
4.4 Avionics Trays
4.5 Payloads – Camera Mountings
4.6 Integral Fuel Tanks
4.7 Assembly Mechanisms and Access Hatches
4.8 Undercarriage Attachment
4.9 Tails (Empennage)
Chapter 5: Propulsion
5.1 Liquid-Fueled IC Engines
5.2 Rare-earth Brushless Electric Motors
5.3 Propellers
5.4 Engine/Motor Control
5.5 Fuel Systems
5.6 Batteries and Generators
Chapter 6: Airframe Avionics and Systems
6.1 Primary Control Transmitter and Receivers
6.2 Avionics Power Supplies
6.3 Servos
6.4 Wiring, Buses, and Boards
6.5 Autopilots
6.6 Payload Communications Systems
6.7 Ancillaries
6.8 Resilience and Redundancy
Chapter 7: Undercarriages
7.1 Wheels
7.2 Suspension
7.3 Steering
7.4 Retractable Systems
Part III: Designing UAVs
Chapter 8: The Process of Design
8.1 Goals and Constraints
8.2 Airworthiness
8.3 Likely Failure Modes
8.4 Systems Engineering
Chapter 9: Tool Selection
9.1 Geometry/CAD Codes
9.2 Concept Design
9.3 Operational Simulation and Mission Planning
9.4 Aerodynamic and Structural Analysis Codes
9.5 Design and Decision Viewing
9.6 Supporting Databases
Chapter 10: Concept Design: Initial Constraint Analysis
10.1 The Design Brief
10.2 Airframe Topology
10.3 Airframe and Powerplant Scaling via Constraint Analysis
10.4 A Parametric Constraint Analysis Report
10.5 The Combined Constraint Diagram and Its Place in the Design Process
Chapter 11: Spreadsheet-Based Concept Design and Examples
11.1 Concept Design Algorithm
11.2 Range
11.3 Structural Loading Calculations
11.4 Weight and CoG Estimation
11.5 Longitudinal Stability
11.6 Powering and Propeller Sizing
11.7 Resulting Design: Decode-1
11.8 A Bigger Single Engine Design: Decode-2
11.9 A Twin Tractor Design: SPOTTER
Chapter 12: Preliminary Geometry Design
12.1 Preliminary Airframe Geometry and CAD
12.2 Designing Decode-1 with AirCONICS
Chapter 13: Preliminary Aerodynamic and Stability Analysis
13.1 Panel Method Solvers – XFoil and XFLR5
13.2 RANS Solvers – Fluent
13.3 Example Two-dimensional Airfoil Analysis
13.4 Example Three-dimensional Airfoil Analysis
13.5 3D Models of Simple Wings
13.6 Example Airframe Aerodynamics
Chapter 14: Preliminary Structural Analysis
14.1 Structural Modeling Using AirCONICS
14.2 Structural Analysis Using Simple Beam Theory
14.3 Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
14.4 Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity
14.5 Summary of Preliminary Structural Analysis
Chapter 15: Weight and Center of Gravity Control
15.1 Weight Control
15.2 Longitudinal Center of Gravity Control
Chapter 16: Experimental Testing and Validation
16.1 Wind Tunnels Tests
16.2 Airframe Load Tests
16.3 Avionics Testing
Chapter 17: Detail Design: Constructing Explicit Design Geometry
17.1 The Generation of Geometry
17.2 Fuselage
17.3 An Example UAV Assembly
17.4 3D Printed Parts
17.5 Wings
Part IV: Manufacture and Flight
Chapter 18: Manufacture
18.1 Externally Sourced Components
18.2 Three-Dimensional Printing
18.3 Hot-wire Foam Cutting
18.4 Laser Cutting
18.5 Wiring Looms
18.6 Assembly Mechanisms
18.7 Storage and Transport Cases
Chapter 19: Regulatory Approval and Documentation
19.1 Aviation Authority Requirements
19.2 System Description
19.3 Operations Manual
19.4 Safety Case
19.5 Flight Planning Manual
Chapter 20: Test Flights and Maintenance
20.1 Test Flight Planning
20.2 Test Flight Examples
20.3 Maintenance
Chapter 21: Lessons Learned
21.1 Things that Have Gone Wrong and Why
Part V: Appendices, Bibliography, and Index
Appendix A: Generic Aircraft Design Flowchart
Appendix B: Example AirCONICS Code for Decode-1
Appendix C: Worked (Manned Aircraft) Detail Design Example
C.1 Stage 1: Concept Sketches
C.2 Stage 2: Part Definition
C.3 Stage 3: “Flying Surfaces”
C.4 Stage 4: Other Items
C.5 Stage 5: Detail Definition
Bibliography
Index
End User License Agreement
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