Fundamentals of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Missions & Systems

Course Description

The Fundamentals of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Missions & Systems (UAV) short course provides a practical introduction to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs), their missions, payloads and data links. This acclaimed short course is taught jointly by world-renowned subject matter experts John L. Minor and David L. Adamy.

Course participants will explore the traceability of overall mission requirements as dictated by the total target-to-user signal chain. Specific considerations include: target electromagnetic emissions, signal propagation through the atmosphere, signal detection by sensor payloads, transmission along data links and presentation of data to the operational user. A major portion of the course is devoted to Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) payloads including EO/IR IRLS, LIDAR/LADAR, MSI, HSI, SAR and EW payloads.

The UAV course provides an in-depth study of the various communications and data links employed by modern UAVs. Instruction covers the technical and operational characteristics of the Common Data Link, SATCOM, C2 and UHF data links and link susceptibility to jamming. The course culminates with thorough training in end-to-end performance analysis.

Participants will learn how to calculate link throughput performance and data rates associated with each type of payload in typical missions. They will be equipped with the knowledge they need to make key calculations for each step of the process. The course material is enhanced with realistic in-class examples, case studies and real-world problems.

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