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AUG-SEP 2016

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36 unmanned systems inside August/September 2016 ugust/Septe August/September 2016 August/September 2016 be August/September 2016 0 August/September 2016 6 August/September 2016 AIR TRAINING "It's one of the fastest growing programs on campus," Robbins told Inside Unmanned Systems. The curriculum starts with the very basics including the history of unmanned vehicles. "Then we go into the more technical stuff: remote sensing, engineering, computer science, and some support classes we felt were neces- sary for a broadened individual coming out [of school]," Robbins said. "They can be an opera- tor, a field tech, a project manager" or more. Up until Part 107, the school used a lab with 16 simulators designed to replicate the expe- rience of f lying a generic medium-altitude, long-endurance, fixed-wing vehicle. "We could [train] a pilot, or a sensor [operator] or we could put a pilot and sensor operator together to work it through," Robbins said. The school did have a 333 exemption, but the way it was written didn't allow for student f light training. Simulators are fairly well suited for UAS training; even a pilot of a real UAS is often just looking at a screen. "But when it comes to things like data col- lection, in-the-field maintenance, or physical- ly prepping the aircraft to f ly," Robbins said, "these are all things we can do now." The university also hopes to offer more hands-on flight time, including experience op- erating senseFly eBees and other multirotors. They also use Latitude Engineering's HQ-40s, a hybrid quadcopter with VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) capabilities. "We're still developing that into the curricu- lum," Robbins said. Embry-Riddle is also setting up a new outdoor flight facility that will complement the fieldwork Delivering unmanned and autonomous solutions for over a decade Expert system design www.navtechgps.com 800-628-0885 +1-703-256-8900 Delivering unmanned and autonomous solutions for over a decade Expert system design www.navtechgps.com 800-628-0885 +1-703-256-8900 The OxTS xNAV and xOEM INS Family Tactical grade IMU – 0.05° roll/pitch Dual GNSS receivers for superior heading Small, compact, lightweight (xOEM from 120g; xNAV from 365g) 2 cm real-time position accuracy 4 GB of storage for automatic data logging Post-processing software included with all OxTS systems No export restrictions Development kit available Ask us about the xNAV550 Boxed GNSS-Aided INS (red box) or xOEM550 board-set xOEM and xNAV Inertial Navigation Systems OxTS products do not use magnetometers, so there are no effects from ferrous metals or electrical interference from outside sources! NavtechGPS brings you … Visit NavtechGPS at Booth 1337 at AUVSI/Xponential 2016 in New Orleans! "IF YOU'RE COLLECTING DATA, you need to be concerned about security." Beth Bjerke, Chair, Aviation Department, University of North Dakota Photo courtesy of University of North Dakota The University North Dakota's new UAS facility has space for testing.

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