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Unmanned air vehicles : UAVS design, development, and deployment / Reg Austin.

By: Austin, Reg.
Series: Aerospace series (Chichester, England): Publisher: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley, 2010Description: xii, 332 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780470058190 (hbk.); 0470058196 (hbk.).Uniform titles: Unmanned air vehicles Subject(s): Drone aircraft | Airplanes -- Radio control | Navigation (Aeronautics)DDC classification: 623.7469
Contents:
Introduction to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) -- Introduction to design and selection of the system -- Aerodynamics and airframe configurations -- Characteristics of aircraft types -- Design standards and regulatory aspects -- Aspects of airframe design -- Design for stealth -- Payload types -- Communications -- Control and stability -- Navigation -- Launch and recovery -- Control stations -- Support equipment -- Transportation -- Design for reliability -- Design for manufacture and development -- Introduction to system development and certification -- System ground testing -- System in-flight testing -- Operational trials and full certification -- UAV system deployment -- Naval rôles -- Army rôles -- Air Force rôles -- Civilian, paramilitary and commercial rôles -- Future prospects and challenges -- UAV systems continuing evolution -- Appendix : UAS organisations.
Item type Current location Call number Copy number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Main Collection Taylor's Library-TU
623.7469 AUS 2010 (Browse shelf) 1 Available SOExx,07017,03,GR 5000120836
Main Collection Taylor's Library-TU
623.7469 AUS 2010 (Browse shelf) 1 Available SLASx,05000,03,GR 5000119107

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) -- Introduction to design and selection of the system -- Aerodynamics and airframe configurations -- Characteristics of aircraft types -- Design standards and regulatory aspects -- Aspects of airframe design -- Design for stealth -- Payload types -- Communications -- Control and stability -- Navigation -- Launch and recovery -- Control stations -- Support equipment -- Transportation -- Design for reliability -- Design for manufacture and development -- Introduction to system development and certification -- System ground testing -- System in-flight testing -- Operational trials and full certification -- UAV system deployment -- Naval rôles -- Army rôles -- Air Force rôles -- Civilian, paramilitary and commercial rôles -- Future prospects and challenges -- UAV systems continuing evolution -- Appendix : UAS organisations.