Schedule:
- 10:00 AM: Welcome!
- Introductions
- Course overview and objectives
- 11:00 AM: Meet the Drones
- Equipment review
- 12:00 PM: Lunch – Pizza and Movie
- 1:00 PM: Flight simulation in Bass 105
- 2:00 PM: Case study: Paradise Pond, Bob Newton, Geoscience
- 3:00 PM: Adjourn for the day
Assignment:
For Monday: Read/watch the following readings and video. Prepare to discuss the pros and cons of using drones, particularly in academia. What is our role, as students, faculty, and researchers?
Readings:
1.) Drones and Aerial Robotics Conference Law & Policy Guidebook
2.) Video: The Drone Thinking Initiative
3.) Video: How to Fly a Multirotor
Additional Resources:
Introduction to the Drone Thinking Initiative
5-College Drones for Humanities
“Multicopters” and how they work