MECH 531 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

3 credits · Mechanical Engineering · Faculty of Engineering · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Kinematics and dynamics of a UAV. Aerodynamic forces and moments on a fixed-wing UAV. Application of linear systems analysis for fixed-wing UAVs. Flight control and autopilots for UAVs. Navigation sensors and state estimation based on Kalman filtering. Guidance strategies and the basics of path plan…

Prerequisite courses: MECH 412, MECH 419

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