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MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

UTICA AND ROME, NEW YORK

Physical Sciences, Engineering & Applied Technologies Department

COURSE OUTLINE

UA218 Unmanned Aerial Systems Operations 2

Catalog Description:

UA218 Unmanned Aerial Systems Operations 2 C-2, P-3, Cr-3

This course provides a systems approach to piloting fixed-wing Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Payload and sensor operations will be covered along with datalinks and autonomous systems. Students develop operational skillsets to determine which UAS to utilize and the appropriate role. This course also introduces UAS Crew Resource Management (CRM) concepts, mission planning, and pertinent UAS regulations.

Pre-requisites: UA217 Unmanned Aerial Systems Operations 1

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course a student will be able to:

· Develop a Safety Flight Checklist

· Develop a Maintenance Plan and Log

· Design a Financial Fuel Plan

· Analyze mission reviews

· Develop vehicle operations safety checklist

· Perform routine maintenance on a variety of aircrafts

· Design a Mission Abort plan

· Setup fixed wing autonomous aircraft, program multiple missions and fly various challenges

· Download and analyze mission sensor data real time

· Integrate best suited sensors into mission aircraft

· Collect, analyze mission data for accuracy and post process it for mission requirements

Course Outline and Major Topics:

· Fixed wing aircraft introduction

· Fixed wing aircraft performance and analysis

· Autonomous flight software and autopilot programming

· Vehicle Operations Quality Assurance (VOQA) procedures in action

· Mission after action reviews (AAR)

· Hot Wash procedures

· Sensor integration and calibration

· Weight and Balance

· Range evaluation and performance

· Emergency landing procedures

· Post flight analysis procedures

· Student Check ride and Pilot Qualification card