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Author Gundlach, Jay, 1975-

Title Designing unmanned aircraft systems : a comprehensive approach / Jay Gundlach
Published Reston, Va. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xli, 805 pages) : illustrations
Series AIAA education series
AIAA education series.
Contents Overview of unmanned aircraft systems -- Unmanned aircraft categories -- Initial unmanned-aircraft sizing -- Unmanned-aircraft geometry and configurations -- Aerodynamics -- Mass properties -- Structures -- Propulsion systems -- Flight performance -- Avionics, flight software, and subsystems -- Launch and recovery -- Communication systems -- Physics of remote sensing and in situ measurement -- Missions and payloads -- Mission systems integration -- Command, control, tasking, processing, exploitation, and dissemination -- Reliability, maintainability, supportability, and transportability -- System synthesis and mission effectiveness -- Cost analysis -- Product definition and requirements development
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Drone aircraft
Micro air vehicles -- Control systems.
drone airplanes.
Drone aircraft
Micro air vehicles -- Control systems
Form Electronic book
Author American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
ISBN 9781621981008
1621981002