| Week | Dates | Schedule | Assigned Chapters |
Assignments |
| 1 | 1/27 - 29 | Intro, UAS Budget, Safety, Regulations | Get the text |
Assignment 1: UAS Budget (50 pts) |
| 2 | 2/3 - 5 |
Basic Operation, UAS Components, Assembly | 1, 2, 3 |
Assignment 2 - Obstacle Course (50 pts) |
| 3 | 2/10 - 12 |
FPV, Still Camera options, Capturing Digital Images, Post-Processing techniques. | 4, 7 |
Project 1 - Aerial Photos (100 pts) [Photo, Panorama] |
| 4 | 2/19 |
Lab work | - | Finish Project 1 |
| 5 | 2/24 - 26 |
Underwater ROV discussion. | - | Project 2 - Aerial Video (100) |
| 6 | 3/2 - 4 |
Video Camera options, Capturing Digital Video, Post-Processing techniques. | 5, 8 |
Finish Project 2 |
| 7 | 3/9 - 11 |
Lab work | - | Project 3 - Dual Operator (200) [Pilot, Camera Operator] |
| 8 | 3/16 - 18 |
Dual Operators | - | Finish Project 3 |
| 9 | 3/23 - 25 |
Spring Break! | - | Enjoy the break!!! |
| 10 | 3/30 - 4/1 |
Autonomous Operation, Way-points, Orbiting, Tethering, Cable Cam | - | Project 4 -
Smart Shots (100) [Orbit/POI, Way-points, Course Lock, student choice.] |
| 11 | 4/6 - 8 |
Lab work | - | Finish Project 4 |
| 12 | 4/13 - 15 |
Surveying and GIS Data, AgiSoft MetaShape, Post-Processing techniques. | - | Project 5 - Surveying/Mapping (200) [3D Model pdf, Ortho Tiff&KML&TFW, DEM Tiff&KML&TFW, pdf Report] |
| 13 | 4/20 - 22 |
Lab work, (NAB 2020) | - | Finish Project 5 |
| 14 | 4/27 - 29 |
Group Video Project | - | -Project 6 - Group Video Project (200) |
| 15 | 5/4 - 6 |
Final Project work (Xponential 2020) | - | - |
| 16 | 5/11 - 13 |
Final Project work cont. | - | - |
| 17 | 5/18 - 20 |
Final Project Presentations, Wednesday 11:15AM! | - | Final Videos Due! Feedback (extra 25) |