Week 3 - Drone flight principles and aerodynamics

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

How to Fly a Drone: Controls of Quadcopter

Lesson goals

• Identify and understand basic drone flight dynamics and aerodynamic principles.
  
• Use appropriate vocabulary related to drone flight.
  
• Apply this knowledge to describe and discuss drone flight characteristics.Understand the basic controls of a quadcopter drone
• Understand the principles of aerodynamics related to drone flight
• Learn about the past simple and the quantifiers
• Rehearse present simple and present continuous

What do you already know about flying drones?

Usage

Form

Signal words

While the drone ___________ (fly) over the city, it suddenly lost signal and crashed into a building.

1. flied
2. flew
3. flown
4. fly

Last week, the drone's battery ___________ (run) out just as it reached the top of the mountain.

1. ran
2. run
3. running
4. runs

The drone's camera ___________ (capture) stunning footage of the sunset before it malfunctioned.

1. capturing
2. captured
3. capture
4. captures

Despite the strong winds, the drone ___________ (complete) its survey of the coastal area without any issues.

1. completing
2. completes
3. completed
4. complete

During the storm, the drone's GPS system ___________ (malfunction) causing it to veer off course.

1. malfunctioned
2. malfunctions
3. malfunction
4. malfunctioning

Aerodynamics of Drone Flight

Watch the following video about drones and drone flight dynamics and aerodynamics. 

Why is understanding aerodynamics important in drone flight?

1. For entertainment purposes only
2. For capturing stunning aerial photographs
3. For stability and control
4. For racing against other drones

What are the key principles of aerodynamics in drone flight?

1. Acceleration, deceleration, turning, and braking
2. Power, range, frequency, and voltage
3. Lift, drag, weight, and thrust
4. Speed, altitude, direction, and rotation

What does the term: aerodynamics mean?

1. The study of how water moves around objects
2. The study of how air moves around objects
3. The study of how fire moves around objects
4. The study of how electricity moves around objects

Basic Drone Controls

• Throttle: Control to move the drone up or down
• Pitch: Control to move the drone forward or backward
• Roll: Control to bend the drone left or right
• Yaw: Control to rotate the drone left or right

Worksheet

Go to Canvas -> Modules:

• Complete the exercises in your worksheet. 
• Once you're done, continue with the rest of the exercises in your worksheet. 

Slide 4: Recap

• Throttle: Controls up and down movement
• Pitch: Controls forward and backward movement
• Roll: Controls left and right bending
• Yaw: Controls left and right rotation
• Aerodynamics: Study of air movement around objects
• Drone: Remote-controlled aircraft or missile

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.