Title :
Educating the next generation engineers for Unmanned Aircraft Systems applications and challenges
Author_Institution :
IEEE Aerosp. & Electron. Syst. Soc. Board of Governors, Brandon, MS, USA
Abstract :
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) technology has piqued the interest of university students worldwide with applications for search and rescue, surveillance, agribusiness, military, parcel delivery aerial photography and video photography for movie production. Both commercial and military UAS applications involve safe integration of manned and unmanned aircraft systems airspaces.
Keywords :
aerospace engineering; autonomous aerial vehicles; engineering education; UAS technology; aerial photography; agribusiness; military UAS applications; movie production; next generation engineers; parcel delivery; surveillance; university students; unmanned aircraft systems airspaces; unmanned aircraft systems applications; video photography; Aircraft; Control systems; FAA; Maintenance engineering; Payloads; Remuneration; Vehicles; Air Traffic Control (ATC); Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast; Certificate of Authorization (COA); Drone; Federal Aviation Administration; Global Positioning System; NextGen Air Traffic Control system; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV); Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS); aircraft avionics; remotely operated aircraft (ROA); remotely piloted aircraft (RPA); remotely piloted vehicle (RPV);
Conference_Titel :
SoutheastCon 2015
Conference_Location :
Fort Lauderdale, FL
DOI :
10.1109/SECON.2015.7132931
