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JNTUA College of Engineering (Autonomous), Ananthapuramu
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Introduction to Autonomous Navigation Systems
Course Code: Honor Degree(R20) L T P C : 3 1 0 4
Course Objectives:
Practical advances in Artificial Intelligence are ushering in a new era of digital automation. In
the forth coming years, drones, robotics and driverless vehicles and artificial intelligence will
used to transport goods, perform surveillance, transport people in efficient and safe way. This
course will enable the students to under the concepts and algorithms that underlie an
autonomous vehicle’s understanding of itself and the world around it.

Course Outcomes (CO):
CO1:Concepts of UAV/Drones, UGV/Robotics and Autonomous vehicles.
CO2:Overall understanding of significant elements of UAV/UGV and Autonomous vehicles, the
basics of flight, navigation, guidance, sensors, design concepts etc., and various AI algorithms useful
in building the Autonomous systems.
CO3:Build/integrate small to medium size UAV/UGV.
CO4:Concepts of various sensor elements, data collection, processing and various software tools.
CO5:Understanding of AI algorithms for autonomous systems, followed by design and development
of autonomous systems and algorithms as a case study system.

UNIT – I
Introduction to Autonomous systems: Definition, Characteristics, differences between non
autonomous Vs autonomous, Types of vehicles, Introduction to navigation and communication.

UNIT – II
Basics of navigation (Aerial and Ground) :Different types of flight vehicles; Components and
functions of an airplane; Forces acting on Airplane; Physical properties and structure of the
atmosphere; Aerodynamics – aerofoil nomenclature, aerofoil characteristics, Angle of attack, Mach
number, Lift and Drag, Propulsion and airplane structures.

UNIT – III
UAV Elements: DGCA Classification of UAVs; Types and Characteristics of Drones: Fixed, Multi-
rotor, and Flapping Wing; Applications: Defense, Civil, Environmental monitoring. Components:
Arms, motors, propellers, electronic speed controller (ESC), flight controller; Propulsion; Flight
controller Software, MAVLINK protocol

UNIT – IV
Unmanned Ground Vehicles/Robotics :Introduction to Unmanned Ground Vehicles: Back ground,
Robot Arm Kinematics and Dynamics, Manipulator Trajectory planning and Motion Control, Robot
Sensing, Robotic Operating System, Robotic Programming Languages.

UNIT – V
Navigation and guidance: Data Link; Sensors and Payloads: GPS, IMU, Light Detection and

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