SUAS 102 - Drone Technology 2

Number of Credits: 3
Drone Technology 2 focuses on four core skills: utilizing a variety of professional level drones, pre-flight planning, advanced drone maneuvering, and image and data collection. Students will learn the advantages and unique perspective of aerial photos, along with the basics of video and photo editing and manipulation; gain experience using drones and various software packages to create maps and 3D models; and apply skills to a variety of industry drone missions and applications. This course will provide preparation for USI’s Visual Line of Sight Certification. Certification is not guaranteed Additional $800 fee required. (Spring, Summer and Fall Terms) Three hours lecture. Three Credits. Three billable hours.

Pre-requisite(s): SUAS 101.
Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Create an advanced flight plan and pre-flight checklist (PG1, PG2, PG3, PG5).
Complete various flying scenarios including obstacle-based maneuvers, flight patterns, panning, and pre-loaded flight paths using SUAS (PG1, PG2, PG3).
Select the best flying practices for aerial photography, videography, and technical data capture(PG1, PG2, PG4).
Capture image-based content for creative and technical post-processing applications (PG1, PG4).
Manipulate image-based content (PG3, PG4).
Utlilize sUAS software to capture accurate data imagery (PG1, PG3, PG4).
Generate 3D maps within software to extrapolate measurement data such as area, volume and distance (PG4).