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Companion Textbooks


The RflySim platform is accompanied by the Multirotor Aircraft Design and Control series of textbooks, compiled by Professor Quan Quan's team, systematically presenting a comprehensive knowledge framework covering drones from theoretical fundamentals to practical applications.


Textbook List

Serial No. Textbook Title Introduction Target Audience
1 《Multirotor Aircraft Design and Control》 A systematic foundational textbook covering multirotor design, modeling, perception, control, and decision-making Senior undergraduates, graduate students
2 《Multirotor Aircraft Design and Control Practice》 Eight progressive experiments based on the RflySim platform, following an MBD development workflow Students enrolled in lab courses
3 《Multirotor Aircraft: From Principles to Practice》 An introductory-level textbook, serving as a complete hands-on guide from basic concepts to assembly and tuning Beginners, enthusiasts
4 《Remote Control Practice for Multirotor Aircraft》 A comprehensive remote-control practice textbook for vocational college students and lower-year undergraduates Vocational college students, lower-year undergraduates
5 《Flight Control Practice for Micro Fixed-Wing UAVs》 Full-stack development of fixed-wing UAVs, including 8 experiments covering design to vision algorithms Fixed-wing enthusiasts, researchers
6 《Control Practice for Intelligent Unmanned Systems》 Official companion textbook for RflySim RflySim beginners, developers

Textbook Features

Integration of Theory and Practice

  • Each textbook includes complete theoretical explanations and experimental validation
  • Simulations and real-aircraft experiments based on the RflySim platform
  • A systematic knowledge framework progressing from fundamentals to advanced topics

Rich Supporting Resources

  • Textbook source code and datasets
  • Teaching PPTs and lab manuals
  • Online video tutorials
  • Solutions to end-of-chapter exercises

Broad Applicability

  • University undergraduate and graduate courses
  • Vocational and secondary vocational programs in UAV disciplines
  • Corporate training and certification programs
  • Self-study by enthusiasts


Note: This document serves as an index page for the companion textbooks. For detailed information on each textbook, please refer to its respective textbook documentation page.