UAT 473 · 3(1-4-4) · Year/term 4/1

Indoor Autonomous UAS

ระบบอากาศยานไร้คนขับอัตโนมัติภายในอาคาร

Progress
Notional hours: 135 h (online/self-study 60 · in class/lab 75)

Course description

operations in GNSS-denied environments, visual, LiDAR, and inertial localization, SLAM mapping, altitude and position holding, obstacle avoidance, path planning, and testing of indoor autonomous flight

Thai description

การปฏิบัติการในสภาพแวดล้อมที่ไม่มี GNSS การระบุตำแหน่งด้วยวิธีเชิงภาพ LiDAR และเซนเซอร์เฉื่อย การสร้างแผนที่ SLAM การรักษาระดับและตำแหน่ง การหลีกเลี่ยงสิ่งกีดขวาง การวางแผนเส้นทาง และการทดสอบการบินอัตโนมัติภายในอาคาร

Description source: Curriculum draft (revised 28 Sep 2026)Previous site code: DRT 473

Course learning outcomes (CLO)

CLOOutcomePLO
CLO1Explain challenges of indoor flightPLO1PLO3
CLO2Configure GNSS-free navigationPLO2
CLO3Perform safe indoor autonomous missionsPLO3

Learning modules

1Indoor flight
Weeks 1–3 · 27 h
2 KU

Online (before class) · 12 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

2Indoor positioning
Weeks 4–6 · 27 h
1 KU

Online (before class) · 12 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

3VIO and optical flow
Weeks 7–9 · 27 h
1 KU

Online (before class) · 12 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

4Obstacle avoidance
Weeks 10–12 · 27 h
2 KU

Online (before class) · 12 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

5Indoor missions and safety
Weeks 13–15 · 27 h
1 KU

Online (before class) · 12 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. Siegwart, R., Nourbakhsh, I. R., & Scaramuzza, D. (2011). Introduction to autonomous mobile robots (2nd ed.). MIT Press. link
  2. PX4 Autopilot. PX4 user and developer guide. link