Acronyms and Terminology

AMA - Academy of Model Aeronautics 

 BLDC - Brushless Direct Current 

 cc - Cubic Centimeter 

 CFD - Computational Fluid Dynamics 

 COTS - Consumer Off-The-Shelf 

 EECP SD - Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering Senior Design 

 EKF - Extended Kalman Filter 

 ESC - Electronic Speed Controller 

 FEA - Finite Element Analysis 

 GPS - Global Positioning System 

 IMU - Inertial Measurement Unit 

 Kt - Motor Torque Constant 

 Kv - Motor Velocity Constant 

 LiPo - Lithium Polymer 

 LRU - Line Replaceable Unit 

 MAE SD - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Senior Design 

 mAh - milli-Amp Hours 

 MC - Experiments Monte Carlo Experiments 

 NCR - Nickel Cobalt Rechargeable 

 NiCd - Nickel Cadmium 

 NIMH - Nickel Metal hydride 

 PRM - Probabilistic Road Mapping 

 PWM - Pulse Width Modulation 

 ROI - Region of Interest 

 ROS - Robot Operating System 

 RPM - Rotations Per Minute 

 RRT - Rapidly-exploring Random Tree 

 UAS - Unmanned Aerial System 

 UGV - Unmanned Ground Vehicle