Syllabus Category: Drone Engineering

• Framework Using Block Diagram 
  • What is Block Diagram
  • Understanding framework using block diagram

• Measuring Height and Color Wheel Applications
  • Measuring Height with Pluto Blocks
  • Color Wheel with Pluto Blocks

• Advanced Projects with Pluto Blocks
  • Truth or Dare with Pluto Blocks
  • Spirit Level with Pluto Blocks
  • Logic Drone with Pluto Blocks

Alarm Drone with Pluto Blocks

• Block Programming & Beginner’s level projects on Pluto Blocks
  • Understanding block programming
  • Applications of block programming
  • Beginner’s level projects on Pluto Blocks

• Motors 
  • What are motors
  • Working of Motors
  • Their importance in drones
• Batteries 
  • Types and importance of batteries in drones
  • Applications of Batteries
• Practical Experiments
  • Homopolar Motor Experiment

• • Propellers 
    • Understanding the basics of Propellers
    • Knowing how propellers generate thrust
    • Parameters of Propellers
    • Configuration of Propellers on Drones
  • Practical Experiments
    • Squash Racket Experiment
    • Reactive Drone Experiment

• Distance Sensors 
  • Light-Pulse Distance Sensor
  • Radio Detection and Ranging
  • Sonar-Pulse Distance Sensing
• Time of Flight (ToF) Sensors 
  • Principle of Distance Measurement Using ToF Sensors
  • Applications in Obstacle Detection, Avoidance, and Altitude Measurement
  • Advantages: High Precision, Speed, and Versatility
• Thermal sensors 
  • Principle of Infrared Detection by Thermal Sensors
  • Applications in Surveillance, Search & Rescue, and Industrial Inspections
  • Advantages: Enhanced Visibility and Non-Contact Measurement
• Chemical Sensors 
  • Principle of Chemical Detection and Signal Conversion
  • Applications in Environmental Monitoring and Agriculture
  • Advantages: Real-Time Data Collection and Targeted Detection

• Magnetometer
  • Definition and Purpose
  • Understanding the working of Magnetometer
• Barometer 
  • Understanding the barometer
  • Working and  its applications
• Practical Experiments
  • Compass Drone Experiment
  • Open Sesame Experiment

• Accelerometer 
  • Understanding accelerometer
  • Working of acceleration
• Gyro Sensor 
  • Understanding the Gyro Sensor
  • Working of Gyro Sensor
• Practical Experiments
  • Chuck to Arm Experiment
  • Gyro Drone Experiment

• Need for Sensors
  • Importance of Sensors for Stability and Control
  • Role of Sensors in Navigation and Positioning
  • Obstacle Detection and Avoidance Using Various Sensors
• How Do Sensors Work 
  • Understanding working principles of Sensors
  • Closed-loop Systems

• Types of Systems (25 mins)
  • Components and Functions of the Flight Control System
  • Elements and Role of the Power System in Drone Operation
  • Communication System: Remote Controller, Receiver, and Telemetry
• Understanding Stability in Drones 
  • Detecting Rotational Movements for Stability
  • Measuring Linear Acceleration for Level Flight
  • Adjusting Motor Speeds and Maintaining Stability