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1. Part 1: Fundamentals of Flight Engineering

2. Chapter 1: Getting Started with UAV and Drone Engineering FREE CHAPTER

• Introduction to unmanned systems – unmanned ground, air, and water vehicles
• Types of drones and their relevance to applications
• Major mechanical and structural components of a drone
• Avionics systems and subsystems of drones
• Summary

3. Chapter 2: Understanding Flight Terminologies and the Physics of Motion

• Introduction to thrust, weight, lift, drag, and cruise
• Introduction to the flight axis and its terminologies
• Introduction to the flight physics of a quadcopter
• Engineering to achieve movements across all three axes of rotation
• Summary

4. Chapter 3: Learning and Applying Basic Command and Control Interfaces

• Introduction to GCS hardware and software
• Introduction to MAVLink and other open source telemetry protocols
• Introduction to RCs and the different available options
• Summary

5. Chapter 4: Knowing UAV Systems, Sub-Systems, and Components

• Technical requirements
• Understanding and conceptualizing the system
• Designing the propulsion system
• Designing and developing the airframe
• Developing the control system
• Selecting the navigation and communication systems
• Summary

6. Part 2: System Conceptualization and Avionics Development

7. Chapter 5: The Application of Sensors and IMUs in Drones

• The inertial measurement unit and its role
• The barometer and its role
• GPS and magnetometer and their roles
• Voltage and current sensors and their roles
• Sensor fusion and state estimation
• Summary

8. Chapter 6: Introduction to Drone Firmware and Flight Stacks

• Technical requirements
• Introduction to firmware
• Differences between software and firmware
• Introduction to drone firmware
• Introduction to drone flight stacks
• Summary

9. Chapter 7: Introduction to Ground Control Station Software

• Technical requirements
• Introduction to GCSs
• Major GCS software that is available on the market
• AeroGCS software overview
• Methods of connecting a drone
• RPA or drone configuration
• Autonomous mission planning
• Summary

10. Chapter 8: Understanding Flight Modes and Mission Planning

• Technical requirements
• Flight modes and types
• Assigning flight modes via remote control
• Assigning and changing flight modes in a GCS
• Planning and executing an autonomous waypoint mission
• Summary

11. Part 3: Configuration, Calibrations, Flying, and Log Analysis

12. Chapter 9: Drone Assembly, Configuration, and Tuning

• Technical requirements
• Components and tools required to build a drone
• Assembling the components of a drone
• Setting up and configuring avionics
• Understanding calibration and failsafes
• Setting up a maiden flight
• Summary

13. Chapter 10: Flight Log Analysis and PIDs

• Technical requirements
• Introduction to flight logs and their applications
• Working with GCS software on logs and their graphs
• Understanding PID controllers and their uses
• Summary

14. Chapter 11: Application-Based Drone Development

• Technical requirements
• Survey-based drones
• Agricultural spraying drones
• Aerial delivery drones
• System redundancy
• Summary

15. Chapter 12: Developing a Custom Survey Drone

• Technical requirements
• Geospatial surveys
• Setting up the requirements for a survey drone
• Selecting the drone’s components
• Wiring and assembly
• Drone configurations
• Summary

16. References

• Chapter 1, Getting Started with UAV and Drone Engineering
• Chapter 2, Understanding the Dynamics of 3D Space
• Chapter 3, Learning and Applying Basic Command and Control Interfaces
• Chapter 4, Knowing UAV Systems, Sub-Systems, and Components
• Chapter 5, Sensors and IMUs with Their Application in Drones
• Chapter 6, Introduction to Drone Firmware and Flight Stacks
• Chapter 7, Introduction to Ground Control Station Software
• Chapter 8, Understanding Flight Modes and Mission Planning
• Chapter 9, Drone Assembly, Configuration, and Tuning
• Chapter 10, Flight Log Analysis and PIDs
• Chapter 11, Application-Based Drone Development
• Chapter 12, Development of Custom Survey Drones

17. Index

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