ASC 2561C sUAS Autonomous Mission Applications

In this course, students prepare to operate a small unmanned aircraft system in autonomous mode for a whole range of commercial applications. The students are exposed to the basics of geographical mapping, data collection for 3D photogrammetry, remote sensing using LiDAR, construction project tracking, surveying, public safety monitoring, and similar. In the practical portion of the course, the students collect data using the autonomous flight mode of a drone and then analyze the data using professional software.