{"product_id":"9781118396810","title":"Introduction to UAV Systems","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been widely adopted in the military world over the last decade and the success of these military applications is increasingly driving efforts to establish unmanned aircraft in non-military roles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction to UAV Systems, 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e edition\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive introduction to all of the elements of a complete Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). It addresses the air vehicle, mission planning and control, several types of mission payloads, data links and how they interact with mission performance, and launch and recovery concepts. This book provides enough information to encourage a student to learn more; to provide a specialist with a basic appreciation of the technical issues that drive other parts of the system and interact with their specialty; or to help a program manager understand system-level tradeoffs and know what questions to ask.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey features:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprehensive overview of all elements of a UAS and of how they interact.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces the underlying concepts of key subsystems.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizes system-integration issues and how they relate to subsystem design choices.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical discussion of issues informed by lessons learned in UAV programs.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction to UAV Systems, 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e edition\u003c\/i\u003e is written both for newcomers to the subject and for experienced members of the UAV community who desire a comprehensive overview at the system level.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs well as being a primary text for an introductory course on UAS or a supplementary text in a course that goes into more depth in one of the individual technologies involved in a UAS, this book is a useful overview for practicing engineers, researchers, managers, and consultants interested in UAV systems.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136241975536,"sku":"9781118396810","price":129.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781118396810_p0.jpg?v=1763694041","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781118396810","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}