Unmanned Aerial Technology

Academic Study Board of the Faculty of Engineering

Teaching language: English
EKA: T550025102
Censorship: Second examiner: Internal
Grading: 7-point grading scale
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Spring
Level: Master

Course ID: T550025101
ECTS value: 5

Date of Approval: 31-08-2018


Duration: 1 semester

Version: Archive

Course ID

T550025101

Course Title

Unmanned Aerial Technology

ECTS value

5

Internal Course Code

RMUAST

Responsible study board

Academic Study Board of the Faculty of Engineering

Administrative Unit

Mærsk McKinney Møller Instituttet

Date of Approval

31-08-2018

Course Responsible

Name Email Department
Ane Kristine Coster anco@tek.sdu.dk
Ole Dolriis od@mmmi.sdu.dk

Programme Secretary

Name Email Department City
Anne Cecilie Lindgreen lindgreen@tek.sdu.dk

Offered in

Odense

Level

Master

Offered in

Spring

Duration

1 semester

Mandatory prerequisites

None

Learning objectives - Knowledge

Having completed this course the successful student possesses knowledge on an introductory level about:
  • UAS applications and current research 
  • UAS legislation 
  • UAS safety & risk assessment 
  • UAS airworthiness and certification 
  • UAS flight planning 
  • UAS related meteorology 
  • UAS platforms 
  • UAS flight controller hardware and software 
  • UAS navigation 
  • UAS Wireless communication systems 
  • UAS power systems 

Learning objectives - Skills

Having completed this course the successful student is able to:
  • Apply robotics competencies to the design and development of unmanned aircrafts
  • Show an overall understanding of the applicability of UAS technology to problems in different domains

Learning objectives - Competences

Having completed this course the successful student is able to:
  • Participate in finding technical applicable solutions to the design and development of UAS subsystems and payload modules
  • Contribute to the development in research and industrial UAS projects

URL for Skemaplan

Teaching Method

The course is project oriented with emphasis on developing an unmanned aircraft capable of autonomous flight while performing a simple sensing task. The students will work in groups of 4-6 persons.

A number of lectures will be given on various topics supporting different aspects related to developing unmanned aircrafts.

Number of lessons

48 hours per semester

Teaching language

English

Examination regulations

Exam regulations

Name

Exam regulations

Examination is held

By the end of the semester

Tests

Exam

EKA

T550025102

Name

Exam

Description

Grading is based on an overall assessment of: 
  • individual oral examination covering the theory presented in course lectures and the project work
  • group project report

Examination conditions:
Submission of the group project report on time and in accordance with requirements specified at the start of the semester. 

Form of examination

Combined test

Censorship

Second examiner: Internal

Grading

7-point grading scale

Language

English

ECTS value

5

Additional information

Please note there is no timetable guarantee for this course, if you have chosen it as an elective course. 

Courses offered

Offer period Offer type Profile Education Semester

Studieforløb

Profile Education Semester Offer period