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 theory fundamentals to practical applications for drones.

Textbook List¶

Serial No.	Textbook Title	Introduction	Target Audience
1	《Multirotor Aircraft Design and Control》	A systematic foundational textbook covering design, modeling, perception, control, and decision-making for multirotor aircraft	Senior undergraduates, graduate students
2	《Multirotor Aircraft Design and Control: Practice》	Eight progressive experiments based on the RflySim platform, following an MBD (Model-Based Design) development workflow	Students enrolled in lab courses
3	《From Principles to Practice: Multirotor Aircraft》	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 targeting 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》	Under development; coming soon	—

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¶

Source code and datasets for textbooks
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

Course Recommendations¶

Undergraduate Course (32–48 hours)¶

Week	Content	Companion Textbook
1–4	Fundamentals of Multirotor Design	Multirotor Aircraft Design and Control, Chapters 1–4
5–8	Modeling and Simulation	Multirotor Aircraft Design and Control: Practice, Experiments 1–4
9–12	Control Algorithms	Multirotor Aircraft Design and Control, Chapters 5–7
13–16	Integrated Experiments	Multirotor Aircraft Design and Control: Practice, Experiments 5–8

Graduate Course (32 hours)¶

Week	Content	Companion Textbook
1–4	Advanced Modeling and Identification	Multirotor Aircraft Design and Control + research papers
5–8	Advanced Control Methods	MPC, Adaptive Control, Robust Control
9–12	Cooperative Control of Multi-Agent Systems	Consensus control, Formation control
13–16	Special Topic Research and Presentation	In-depth student-chosen research topics

Vocational College Course (48 hours)¶

Week	Content	Companion Textbook
1–6	UAV Overview and Safety	From Principles to Practice: Multirotor Aircraft
7–12	Assembly and Tuning	Hands-on lab course
13–18	Flight Operation Training	Simulator + real-aircraft training
19–24	Integrated Practical Training	Applied project-based practice

Resource Downloads¶

Resource	Description	Link
Textbook Source Code	Code and models accompanying the textbooks	Download
Experiment Datasets	Datasets required for experiments	Download
Teaching PPTs	Instructor teaching slides	Download
Video Tutorials	Online video courses	Watch
End-of-Chapter Solutions	Reference answers to end-of-chapter exercises	Download

Contact Information¶

Textbook Inquiries: books@rflysim.com
Educational Collaboration: edu@rflysim.com
Errata Reporting: errata@rflysim.com

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.