Sinclair Community College

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS.S.STC)

24.0-25.0 Credit Hours

The Unmanned Aerial Systems Short Term Certificate prepares students for entry level positions as technicians in the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) industry by providing foundational knowledge and skill in UAS mission planning, decision making and data management.

Program Outcomes

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Perform all tasks necessary to assemble, prepare, fly, navigate and recover unmanned aerial vehicles during command and control simulations. Revise mission planning accordingly.

Demonstrate operational knowledge of developing routes, analyzing weather briefings, preflight inspections, pilot-in-command responsibilities and apply aeronautical decision making and judgment to mission planning operations.

Exemplify a high standard of ethical and professional behavior.

Curriculum

AVT 1101

Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Systems

2 credit hours

AVT 1119

Aviation Meteorology

2 credit hours

AVT 1246

Air Traffic Control Communications

1 credit hour

AVT 2143

Review & Recommendation

2 credit hours

EET 1120

Introduction to DC & AC Circuits

2 credit hours

EET 1158

Satellite Tool Kit

2 credit hours

EET 1164

PC Assembly

4 credit hours

AVT 1110

Private Pilot Ground School

3 credit hours

EET 2220

Avionics & Unmanned Aerial Systems Sensors

4 credit hours

Course Option
(AVT 2700 OR AVT 2279)
2 - 3 credit hours

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS.S.STC)

24.0-25.0 Credit Hours

Program Outcomes

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Perform all tasks necessary to assemble, prepare, fly, navigate and recover unmanned aerial vehicles during command and control simulations. Revise mission planning accordingly.

Exemplify a high standard of ethical and professional behavior.

Curriculum

2 credit hours AVT 1101: Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Systems

2 credit hours AVT 1119: Aviation Meteorology

1 credit hour AVT 1246: Air Traffic Control Communications

2 credit hours AVT 2143: Review & Recommendation

2 credit hours EET 1120: Introduction to DC & AC Circuits

2 credit hours EET 1158: Satellite Tool Kit

4 credit hours EET 1164: PC Assembly

3 credit hours AVT 1110: Private Pilot Ground School

4 credit hours EET 2220: Avionics & Unmanned Aerial Systems Sensors

2 - 3 credit hours Course Option: (AVT 2700 OR AVT 2279)

AVT 1101 Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Systems
Credit Hours: 2.0
Department: Aviation Technology
Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering

Foundations of unmanned aerial systems, including history, UAV systems, payloads, data links, ground support equipment, classes of UAV systems, categories, applications, mission planning and control and recovery systems.

AVT 1119 Aviation Meteorology
Credit Hours: 2.0
Department: Aviation Technology
Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering

Prepares students with the knowledge necessary to comprehend the fundamentals of meteorology, analyze weather factors, hazards and in-flight weather conditions using aviation meteorology charts and internet weather resources.

AVT 1246 Air Traffic Control Communications
Credit Hours: 1.0
Department: Aviation Technology
Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering

Overview of the history of air traffic control, air traffic control tower procedures, radar systems, radar separation, radio communications and techniques, flight plan clearances, traffic management and emergency procedures and priority handling.

AVT 2143 Review & Recommendation
Credit Hours: 2.0
Department: Aviation Technology
Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering

This course provides the aviation mechanic with critical review for the required Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) knowledge exams in the following areas under Part 147 Appendixes B, C and D: General, Airframe, and Powerplant aviation maintenance subjects with hands-on review in preparation for oral and practical exams.

EET 1120 Introduction to DC & AC Circuits
Credit Hours: 2.0
Department: Electronics Engineering Tech
Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering

Introduction to direct and alternating current circuits, power, three phase and test equipment. One classroom, two lab hours per week.

EET 1158 Satellite Tool Kit
Credit Hours: 2.0
Department: Electronics Engineering Tech
Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering

This course provides a basic overview of remote sensing, highlights the need for space astronomy, describes the composition of the space environment, principles of black/white and color photography, highlights the importance and different aspects of aerial photography and videography, aerial ground control and land mapping, visual image interpretation, thermal radiation principles associated with thermal sensing, remote sensing history from space as well as the U.S. Landsat program operations and contribution, digital image processing and classification, and microwave sensing principles and applications. One classroom, two lab hours per week.

EET 1164 PC Assembly
Credit Hours: 4.0
Department: Electronics Engineering Tech
Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering

Course is an introduction to internal and external PC hardware components. Students learn to identify and install major hardware components. Perform PC setup and basic input/output system. Three classroom, three lab hours per week.

AVT 1110 Private Pilot Ground School
Credit Hours: 3.0
Department: Aviation Technology
Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering

Prepares students with the knowledge necessary to successfully complete the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Private Pilot knowledge exam. Topics include pilot training, aerodynamic principles, safety of flight, air traffic control procedures, weather theory, weather hazards and conditions, federal aviation regulations, aircraft performance, weight and balance principles and navigation procedures.

EET 2220 Avionics & Unmanned Aerial Systems Sensors
Credit Hours: 4.0
Department: Electronics Engineering Tech
Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering

Emphasis on avionics as applied to the control of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Course will cover control of unmanned aircraft and transmission of data using radio frequencies. Covers major topics related to the operation of Radio Controlled (RC) aircraft including electromagnetic waves, amplitude, frequency and pulse code modulation, basic transmission and reception of radio waves, antennas and wave propagation, data links and basic electro-optics, networks, radar, sonar, GPS, cables and connectors, UAV sensors, applying principles in these areas to set up, troubleshoot and repair UAS aircraft. Civilian applications of UAS will also be covered. Three classroom, three lab hours per week.

COMPLEX REQUIREMENT
(AVT 2700 OR AVT 2279)

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