Autonomous Air Vehicle Design and Development

Catalog description

OPEN TO GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS; Autonomous Air Vehicles are finding new applications in Civil Air Transportation and Emergency Response scenarios. They carry passengers and valuable supplies and must be certified to operate in both urban and rural areas, close to people, buildings, highways, mountains, and dense forest canopies. This presents significant challenges to perception, control systems, and navigation through austere environments. The design limits and flight operations of the aircraft must be understood to be certified by the FAA. In Autonomous Air Vehicle Development, students will design, develop, and test prototype autonomous aircraft for specific missions defined by the new HeroX GoAero Challenge. This multidisciplinary course will go from concept to test and challenge students to apply sound theoretic approaches to a practical design. Students will learn how to design and build resilient autonomous air vehicle systems and the challenges of real-world design, operations, certification, and testing. Course Website: https://www.herox.com/goaero