Rotorcraft and Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Helicopters, drones and electric vertical take-off aircraft.

AERO-450 Year 4 3 credits 12 lessons planned

Offered by HSM University · Aerospace Engineering

Course content

  1. 1Rotorcraft configurationsComing
  2. 2Momentum theoryComing
  3. 3Blade element theoryComing
  4. 4Hover and forward flightComing
  5. 5Rotor dynamics and controlComing
  6. 6Helicopter performanceComing
  7. 7Multirotor dronesComing
  8. 8Electric propulsion and batteriesComing
  9. 9eVTOL and advanced air mobilityComing
  10. 10Autonomy and sense-and-avoidComing
  11. 11Drone regulations in CanadaComing
  12. 12Design project: a small UASComing

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

Helicopters, drones and electric vertical take-off aircraft.

Part of the Engineering stream, typically taken in year 4.