UAS 121 Multirotor Systems

3D design, analysis, modeling, and 3D printing and prototyping of a student-designed multirotor UAV, including subsystems, camera, electrical wiring, autopilot integration, and autopilot tuning. This is the first year intro into UAV maintenance and design, and serves as an autopilot awareness and training class which is built upon in later classes.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Admission to the UAS program

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Understand UAV multirotor design, 3D printing basics, basics of FMEA analysis, basic avionics wiring and power systems, C2 links, and autopilot integration and basic tuning strategies