# Design of Fixed Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

- Institution: IIT Kanpur
- Department: Aerospace Engineering
- Teacher: Prof. Saderla Subrahmanyam
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Engineering
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/101104073)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/101104073)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

This course introduces the initial designing and sizing process for rapidly growing fixed – wing UAV technology, integrated with its performance and stability analysis and prototype testing

Intended audience: Undergraduate and postgraduate students

Prerequisites: Introduction to Aerodynamics

## Lectures

1. [Lecture 1 - Introduction , course content and classification of UAVs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/915f094fe0b8) (YouTube)
2. [Lecture 2 - Measurement of Flight Velocity and Standard Atmosphere](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/a57327b52d53) (YouTube)
3. [Lecture 3 - Anatomy of Airplane and Airfoil Nomenclature](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/65ccb6cd8c6e) (YouTube)
4. [Lecture 4 - Examples, Pitot and static tube and differential pressure sensor.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/b47ae8b6cf55) (YouTube)
5. [Lecture 5 - Generation of Lift and Drag](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/6a93e52a1888) (YouTube)
6. [Lecture 6 - Aerodynamic center and center of pressure, Various wing planform](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/5e17a69aa9c7) (YouTube)
7. [Lecture 7 - Lifting line theory, NACA airfoil nomenclature](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/020f1bc1e0cd) (YouTube)
8. [Lecture 8 - Airfoil and Finite wing, Various wing planform](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/67796e8906f4) (YouTube)
9. [Lecture 9 - Interpreting airfoil data, Cl vs Alpha and drag polar, selection of airfoil](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/49ec62aa8f2d) (YouTube)
10. [Lecture 10 - Introduction to Airplane performance, Equation of motion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/14a51afc2075) (YouTube)
11. [Lecture 11 - Thrust required and Power required](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/7d309574a7ad) (YouTube)
12. [Lecture 12 - Calculation of Performance parameters and selection of power plant](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/61fb933db988) (YouTube)
13. [Lecture 13 - Climb Performance, Engine Sizing and Power Plant selection](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/5d487aa574d4) (YouTube)
14. [Lecture 14 - Weight Estimation , Common propulsion systems](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/a819e3dd132b) (YouTube)
15. [Lecture 15 - Weight Estimation contd., Electric propulsion, Battery Sizing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/f454d351250b) (YouTube)
16. [Lecture 16 - Iterative weight estimation and Wing sizing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/67e70af2a453) (YouTube)
17. [Lecture 17 - Wing Planform selection and sizing and Flight test of Cropped delta wing UAVs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/29f356ede4e5) (YouTube)
18. [Lecture 18 - Effect of variation of CG location and Static Stability](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/b911a9f93e94) (YouTube)
19. [Lecture 19 - C.G. location and Longitudinal Static stability](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/868d22bccd18) (YouTube)
20. [Lecture 20 - Tutorial 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/9d2c6a33916c) (YouTube)
21. [Lecture 21 - Contribution of tail in static stability and Neutral point.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/1e1b247ed45e) (YouTube)
22. [Lecture 22 - Tutorial 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/1eb24f4cbe73) (YouTube)
23. [Lecture 23 - Tutorial 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/101104073/7f94620a35cc) (YouTube)