UAT 486 · 3(1-4-4) · Year/term 4/1

Multi-UAV Systems

ระบบอากาศยานไร้คนขับหลายลำ

Progress

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

Course description

multi-aircraft system architectures, inter-vehicle communications, coordination, task allocation, formation flight, collision avoidance, distributed control, fleet-state monitoring, simulation, and reliability evaluation

Thai description

สถาปัตยกรรมระบบหลายอากาศยาน การสื่อสารระหว่างลำ การประสานงาน การจัดสรรภารกิจ การบินเป็นรูปขบวน การหลีกเลี่ยงการชน การควบคุมแบบกระจาย การติดตามสถานะฝูงบิน การจำลอง และการประเมินความน่าเชื่อถือของระบบ

Description source: Curriculum draft (revised 28 Sep 2026)Previous site code: DRT 495

Course learning outcomes (CLO)

CLO	Outcome	PLO
CLO1	Explain multi-UAV architectures	PLO1PLO2
CLO2	Develop multi-UAV coordination and task allocation	PLO4
CLO3	Evaluate multi-UAV flight safety	PLO3

Learning modules

1Drone swarms
Weeks 1–3 · 27 h2 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

Open module

2Task allocation
Weeks 4–6 · 27 h1 KU

Online (before class) · 12 h

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

Multi-UAV coordinationIn development

In class / field · 15 h

Lab or field practice from worksheets with a safety checklist

Learning evidence: Checked worksheets and quiz results

Open module

3Formations and trajectories
Weeks 7–9 · 27 h1 KU

Online (before class) · 12 h

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

From text and shapes to swarm trajectoriesTH

In class / field · 15 h

Lab or field practice from worksheets with a safety checklist

Learning evidence: Checked worksheets and quiz results

Open module

4Inter-aircraft communication
Weeks 10–12 · 27 h2 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

Open module

5Safety and testing
Weeks 13–15 · 27 h2 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

Open module

Assessment (draft)

Labs and worksheets	35%
Module quizzes	10%
Midterm examination	20%
Mini-project or practical exam	35%

Knowledge domain

D05 Aircraft, structures and design D06 Control, autopilot and navigation D07 Communications, networks and IoT D09 Law, safety and risk D12 Automation, robotics and swarms

Key references

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. link
Kushleyev, A., Mellinger, D., Powers, C., & Kumar, V. (2013). Towards a swarm of agile micro quadrotors. Autonomous Robots, 35(4), 287–300. link