| January 9-13 |
Introduction to the course
Topic 1: UAS basics
A. Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Systems
- listen to the lectures,
- assignment 1A: prepare presentation on UAS applications,
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1A (presentation) due Jan 23rd |
January 16-20 |
Martin Luther King day - no classes
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| January 23-27 |
UAS Rules and Regulations
Topic 1: B. Rules and regulations for UAS operations
- listen to the lectures,
- assignment 1B: UAS Rule Part 107 test subset
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1B (test subset) due Jan 30th |
| Jan 30 - Feb 3 |
Topic 2: Structure from Motion
A. From images to 3D models: Photogrammetry and Structure from Motion concepts
- Listen to the lecture
- assignment 2A: 3D models from indoor photos
Project: Submit proposal
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2A will be due Feb 27th (together with 2B)
Project proposal due Feb 6th
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| Feb 6 - 10 |
Topic 3: UAS flight planning
- Listen to the lecture and Intro to flight planning
Project: Start data acquisition
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Assignment 3 due Feb 13th
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Feb 13 - 15 |
Topic 3: UAS flight planning
UAS FLIGHT on Monday February 13th at 1:30pm
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| Feb 20 - 24 |
Topic 2: Structure from Motion B. UAS Imagery processing
- Listen to the lectures and intro to the assignment
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Assignment 2 (A and B) due Feb 27th |
| Feb 27 - Mar 3 |
Topic 4: GIS analytics
A. Analysis of UAS data processing results
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4A and B due Mar 20th |
| Mar 6 - Mar 10 |
Topic 4: GIS analytics
B. Point cloud data analysis: point clouds, surfaces, and voxel models
Project: finalize data acquisition, data processing
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4A and B due Mar 20th |
| Mar 13 - Mar 17 |
Spring break - no classes
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| Mar 20 - 24 |
Topic 5: Advanced analytics
A. UAS and lidar data: comparison, fusion and analysis
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5A and B due April 10th |
| Mar 27 - Mar 31 |
Midterm (questions posted March 27th)
- Handled by Moodle, no on-campus presence is needed
Questions with instructions will be provided through Moodle Announcement on Monday, March 28th around noon
- Answers are due on Friday, March 31 at 11.45 pm, uploaded to Moodle (see Moodle Midterm section) as a PDF file named LastnameFirstname_Exam.pdf
- Include Project progress report into your Answers document (the report is not graded but is required)
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Midterm answers due April 1st |
| April 3 - 7 |
Topic 5: Advanced analytics
B. Analysis of multitemporal UAS data and its applications
Project: analysis of the results, preparing presentation and paper
Project presentation and paper requirements, final project titles
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5A and B due April 10th |
| April 10 -14 |
Topic 6: Imagery analysis
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Assignment 6 due April 17th |
| April 17 - 21 |
Working on final project
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Project presentation due April 24th, project paper due April 28th |
| April 24 |
Project presentations (See the requirements and project titles)
- DE students: record your presentation (recordings also due April 25th),
- use:
Open Broadcaster Software
(tutorial),
MS Powerpoint, Libre Office, or any other software with similar recording functionality.
- Upload the presentation to Moodle or, if the file is too big, upload your file to Google drive and share it with the instructor. Please keep the presentation to 10 minutes and name your file
LastnameFirstname_Presentation.avi, LastnameFirstname_Presentation.pptx (or whatever format you use).
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Finish project paper and upload it to Moodle as a pdf file
LastnameFirstname_Paper.pdf
For archiving purposes also submit a complete course work in a ZIP file
- the ZIP file should include: project paper, presentation slides and all homework papers
- Upload your work as a single ZIP file
LastnameFirstname.zip
to your Google drive and share it with the
instructor.
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Project paper due April 28th |