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Dec 26, 2024
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SOLR 1021 - Drones: Commercial Applications Credits: 2 Hours/Week: Lecture 1 Lab 2 Course Description: This course first provides training in all legal requirements and regulations required to obtain a commercial drone operator¿s license. Early in the course, the students take the drone pilot exam at an appropriate testing site. Passing the exam will make them compliant with the new FAA Part 107 regulations. The course then covers drone software related to topographic mapping, converting video into 3-D models, aerial videography, infrared mapping, and others as they come into existence. Many solar operations will be done in this course using a drone: shading analysis, 3-D design, infrared analysis, product delivery, moving items from ground to rooftops, and others as they begin to appear in industry.
Prerequisite(s): None Recommendation: The student should possess ability to understand, speak, and read English at a level that allows for good communication with the instructor.
Major Content
- FAA Part 107 regulations
- FAA Exam
- Insurance options
- Drone functions and features
- Drone applications and related software packages
- Operating and maintaining a drone
Learning Outcomes
- Describe rules and regulations of operating a drone for commercial use.
- Identify options for different types of insurance that are available for drone use.
- Select specific drone functions or features required for a specific application.
- Use software packages for commercial drone applications.
- Operate a drone.
- Maintain a drone.
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