You're reading from Drone Development from Concept to Flight Design, assemble, and discover the applications of unmanned aerial vehicles

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837633005

Length 316 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Tools

Ardupilot

Concepts

Design

Author (1):

Sumit Sharma

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Fundamentals of Flight Engineering

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

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

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

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

6. Part 2: System Conceptualization and Avionics Development

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

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

9. Chapter 7: Introduction to Ground Control Station Software

10. Chapter 8: Understanding Flight Modes and Mission Planning

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

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

13. Chapter 10: Flight Log Analysis and PIDs

14. Chapter 11: Application-Based Drone Development

15. Chapter 12: Developing a Custom Survey Drone

16. References

17. Index

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