DRT 495 · 3(2-3-5) · Year/term 4/2

Multi-UAV Systems

ระบบอากาศยานไร้คนขับหลายลำ

Progress
Notional hours: 150 h (online/self-study 75 · in class/lab 75)

Course description

Architectures of multi-UAV systems and swarms; task allocation; formation control; inter-aircraft communication and mesh networks; inter-aircraft collision avoidance; simulation and safety evaluation of multi-UAV operations.

Thai description

สถาปัตยกรรมระบบอากาศยานไร้คนขับหลายลำและฝูงบิน การจัดสรรภารกิจ การควบคุมรูปขบวน การสื่อสารระหว่างอากาศยานและเครือข่ายเมช การหลีกเลี่ยงการชนระหว่างลำ การจำลองและการประเมินความปลอดภัยของการปฏิบัติการหลายลำ

Description source: New draft for the curriculum committee

Course learning outcomes (CLO)

CLOOutcomePLO
CLO1Explain multi-UAV architecturesPLO1PLO2
CLO2Develop multi-UAV coordination and task allocationPLO4
CLO3Evaluate multi-UAV flight safetyPLO3

Learning modules

1Drone swarms
Weeks 1–3 · 30 h
2 KU

Online (before class) · 15 h

Study the assigned knowledge units in advance, review media and take the module quiz

In class / field · 15 h

Lab or field practice from worksheets with a safety checklist

Learning evidence: Checked worksheets and quiz results

2Task allocation
Weeks 4–6 · 30 h
1 KU

Online (before class) · 15 h

Study the assigned knowledge units in advance, review media and take the module quiz

In class / field · 15 h

Lab or field practice from worksheets with a safety checklist

Learning evidence: Checked worksheets and quiz results

3Formations and trajectories
Weeks 7–9 · 30 h
1 KU

Online (before class) · 15 h

Study the assigned knowledge units in advance, review media and take the module quiz

In class / field · 15 h

Lab or field practice from worksheets with a safety checklist

Learning evidence: Checked worksheets and quiz results

4Inter-aircraft communication
Weeks 10–12 · 30 h
2 KU

Online (before class) · 15 h

Study the assigned knowledge units in advance, review media and take the module quiz

In class / field · 15 h

Lab or field practice from worksheets with a safety checklist

Learning evidence: Checked worksheets and quiz results

5Safety and testing
Weeks 13–15 · 30 h
2 KU

Online (before class) · 15 h

Study the assigned knowledge units in advance, review media and take the module quiz

In class / field · 15 h

Lab or field practice from worksheets with a safety checklist

Learning evidence: Checked worksheets and quiz results

Assessment (draft)

Labs and worksheets35%
Module quizzes10%
Midterm examination20%
Mini-project or practical exam35%

Knowledge domain

Key references

  1. Chung, S.-J., Paranjape, A. A., Dames, P., Shen, S., & Kumar, V. (2018). A survey on aerial swarm robotics. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 34(4), 837–855.
  2. Kushleyev, A., Mellinger, D., Powers, C., & Kumar, V. (2013). Towards a swarm of agile micro quadrotors. Autonomous Robots, 35(4), 287–300.