Aerospace and Aerial Robotics 

In conjunction with the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Aerospace Engineering, NASA Georia Space Grant Consortium, and Guided Systems Technologies Inc. our Aerospace and Aerial Robotics program will provide a series of hands on-based approaches in Aerospace, Aerial Robotics and to the exploration and production of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s) for high school students during out of school hours.  The program will offer an on-going, engineering and computing workshop series geared to inspire and help students acquire fundamental skills in Aerospace as they are encouraged to design and build on various Aerial Robotic and UAV platforms. The program will seek to develop confidence in students’ abilities to articulate ideas independently as they are introduced to a critical and analytic approach to real world scenarios in Aerospace and Aerial Robotics.  Activities throughout the day include laboratory research work, group projects, lectures, meetings with experts and administrators, campus tours, technical writing, presentations, and field trips. The program will be student centered while being exposed to software systems, flight controls, aeronautics, and more. University mentors will work as facilitators as the students work in teams to research Aerospace and UAVengineering solutions.

                     

The major goals of the Aerospace and Aerial Robotics program are as followed:

-Encourage post-secondary and undergraduate students in underrepresented communities to explore careers in Aerospace, Aerial Robotics and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles through STEM resource accessibility to top Universities and Colleges.

-Extend the concept of STEM based learning modules nationwide by developing and making accessible accurate STEM resources and experiences that equip students with real-world skills needed to be socially engaged and enhance science and technology learning initiatives within their own communities.

 

                                             

 

 

 

Activities to include:

• Fundamentals of UAV design and programming
• Autonomous indoor/ outdoor flight behavior
• Digital Electronics 101
• Introduction to Microcontrollers
• Introduction to Arduino Software
• Ground Control assembly and operations
• Programming embedded systems
• Search and rescue missions
• Detect and Avoid missions
• Sensor probing
• Global positioning and Navigation
• Surveillance and location mapping
• Technical Presentation Training