The Legal, Ethical, and Operational Impacts of Unmanned Systems

Catalog description

This course introduces students to unmanned systems (US) and their ethical use, legal and operational challenges concerning homeland security, policing, and emergency response. Students will be exposed to the history, types, and applications of US, as well as the operational safety and rule-compliance requirements for US utilization. The course will also provide basic knowledge of US guidance, navigation and control, concept of operations, and mission planning. Extending beyond operational capabilities, this course will also contextualize the US phenomenon within existing legal and ethical challenges regarding privacy, disaster response, and airspace management. Finally, students will have an opportunity to develop their own unmanned system innovation for the public-safety, emergency response, or humanitarian communities.