Introduction to Unmanned Aviation Systems

Catalog description

The course provides students with an introduction to UAS starting with historical background and continuing through the current state of UAS technology including current applications for UAS. The first half of the semester concentrates on preparing the student for the FAA Remote Pilot Certificate test (Part 107). In the second half of the semester, students will be introduced to relevant UAS topics including, aircraft types and systems, flight characteristics and theory, Sensors, data processing, mapping, and photography. The course includes laboratory time for aircraft maintenance and configuration exercises, flight time on several UAS aircraft, and data processing projects.