CourseOverviewStartingwith radio controlledmodel aircraft flownby hobbyists and themilitary, the proliferation ofinexpensive UAV platforms or Drones has largely been the result of rapid development of sensors,batteries,motorsandcontrolelectronicsprevalentinconsumerdeviceslikemobilephones.EncouragedbytheupdateofregulationsbytheU.S.FederalAviationAdministrationonUAVsin2015,smalldronescontinuetorapidlymakeheadwayintoallaspectsofourlife.Today,typicalUAVsrangefrom50-gramelectricallypoweredquadcoptersforrecreationandaerialphotographytolargefixedwing10-tonaircraftfor surveillance and precision strikes. UAV platforms have also been used to monitor atmosphericpollutionandtogatherin-situdataindangerousenvironments,suchasovervolcanoesorforestfires.AstheusesofUAVplatformsproliferate,theiroperationalenvelopecontinuestobeextendedbydemandfor longer flight times, larger payloads and safe automated operation under very windy and gustyconditions.Atthesametime,onemustkeepcostslowandmaintaineaseoflaunchandrecovery.ThiscourseaimsatfamiliarizingstudentswithcurrentpracticeofUAVdesign,integrationofplatformswithrequiredpayloadsandactual flightoperations.Thecoursewillbeaveryhands-oncoursewithgroupprojects.CourseContentsThe course introducesanapproach fordeveloping specifications forUAVplatformsbasedonmissionrequirements. Startingwith general requirements and a survey of existing drones,multiple potentialsolutionswillbeconsidered.Thesewill thenbesubjecttoadditionalconstraintsdrivenbyavailability;technologicalmaturityandcostof critical components.Tominimizecost, theprototypingwill involve

Two-Week Short Term Course On

Design of Fixed Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)

(Sponsored by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India under the ‘Global Initiative of Academic Networks’ (GIAN) Program)

12th – 23rd December, 2016

usingselectedofftheshelfcomponentstypicallyusedbyradiocontrolledaircrafthobbyistsanddo-it-yourself drone enthusiasts. Components include flight motors, controllers, auto-pilots, sensors /telemetryequipmentandcameras.Thegoalofcoursewillbetoteachthestudentshowtouseflightdatatoremovedesignflawsandprovethroughsubsequentre-tests.Thecoursewillbebasedonimpartingknowledge through a hands-on conceptualize-design-build-fly-modify experience. Additionally,techniquesforanalyzingflightdataandreconstructingthereasonsforacrashwillbetaught.Techniquesforbothlineofsightflightandfirstpersonview(FPV)flightwillalsobeintroduced.WhoCanAttend?This course is targeted towards students (seniorundergraduateandpostgraduate) in thedisciplinesofmechanicalengineering,aerospaceengineering,electrical&electronicsengineering,andclimatesciences.Typically,thecourseattendeeswillbedividedintoprojectteams.Ideally,aprojectteamwillconsistoffourindividuals,anairframedesigner(AerospaceEngineer),acontrols/telemetryspecialist(ElectricalEngineer),amissionspecialist(ClimateScientist)andasystemsintegrator(MechanicalEngineer). Thiscoursewillalsobeusefulscientists,researchers,teachers,andpracticingengineersworkingintheabovelistedareas.CourseDuration&Venue12thDecember–23rdDecember,2016SchoolofMechanicalSciences,IndianInstituteofTechnologyBhubaneswarSamantapuri,Bhubaneswar751013,Odisha,India.CourseFee

• Participantsfromindustries:Rs.9000 • Participantsfromacademic/technicalinstitutionsandR&Dunits:Rs.4500 • Students:Rs.2000 • Participantsfromabroad:USD200.

Thefeeincludesallinstructionalmaterials,costofequipment,andlaboratoryequipmentusagecharges.The course fee does not include accommodation. However, the participants will be providedaccommodationintheInstitutehostelandfoodonpaymentbasis.RegistrationRegisterforthecourseonlineathttp://www.gian.iitkgp.ac.in/GREGN/indexThelastdateofregistrationis5thDecember2016.Numberofparticipantsforthecourseislimitedto60.CourseFaculty

ProfessorSumonK.Sinha,President,Sinhatech&Professor3607LylesDrive,OxfordMassachusetts,38655,USAEmail:sumon@sinhatech.comWebpage:www.sinhatech.com

Dr. SumonK. Sinha, a B.Tech., inMechanical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur andMS& Ph.D. in FluidThermalSciencesfromtheUniversityofMiami,istheFounderandPresidentofSinhatech,anAerospaceand FluidDynamicsResearch&Development companybased in theUSA.Dr. Sinhahasover 30 yearsexperienceinacademiaandindustryinvestigatingturbulentandunsteadyflowsandindevisingsolutionsto practical flow problems using his inventions. His solutions have been used for enhancing aircraftperformance,increasingautomobilefuelefficiency,improvingindustrialheattransferandreducingwindnoise. He has served on the faculty of the University of Mississippi, University of Nebraska, FloridaInternationalUniversityandtheUniversityofMiami.HisR&DhasbeensupportedbytheNationalScienceFoundation,NASA,USArmyandAirForceandlargeandsmallcorporations.Dr.SinhaisnowfocusingondevelopingUAVsystemsforacquiringmuchneededmeteorologicaldataduringweathereventsasglobalclimatechangeplacesmoreimportanceovermitigatingweatherrelatedcatastrophicdamage.

CourseCoordinators&ContactInformationDr.SathyanarayanaAAssistantProfessor,SchoolofMechanicalSciences,IITBhubaneswar.Mobile:+917873000008Email:sathya@iitbbs.ac.inWebpage:http://www.iitbbs.ac.in/profile.php/sathya/

Dr. Sathyanarayana is anAssistantProfessor in theSchoolofMechanical Sciencesat IITBhubaneswar.CurrentlyheworksonDNSofturbulentflowsusingnovelFourierspacealgorithms,De-aliasingtechniquesfor Fourier SpectralMethods for Compressible Flows as well as developing experimental facilities forcompressibleturbulentflows.

Dr.YogeshG.BhumkarAssistantProfessor,SchoolofMechanicalSciences,IITBhubaneswar.Mobile:+917749805618Email:bhumkar@iitbbs.ac.inWebpage:http://www.iitbbs.ac.in/profile.php/bhumkar/

Dr.BhumkarisanAssistantProfessorintheSchoolofMechanicalScienceatIITBhubaneswar.CurrentlyheworksonLESofTransonicFlows,SimulationofTransitionalFlows,ComputationalAeroacousticsandScientificComputing.