| Pilot Site: | |
| This is a pilot course for Clairemont and Hoover High Schools. Other schools may not offer this course without prior approval from the Interdivisional Curriculum Committee. | |
| Grade Range: | |
| 10–12 | |
| Prerequisites: | |
| Unmanned Aircraft Systems 1,2 | |
| Course duration: | |
| Two semesters. | |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: | |
| College Preparatory Elective | |
| UC subject area satisfied: | |
| g - College Preparatory Elective | |
| Course Description: | |
| In this course, students will build upon the concepts learned in Unmanned Aircraft Systems 1,2. In the prior course, students demonstrated how the flight time and distance of a foam glider could be altered by adding motors to control thrust or lift and yaw. In Unmanned Aircraft Systems 3,4, students will motorize the model aircraft to control thrust, lift, and yaw on the same build. Students will also learn how to integrate the Arduino micro-controller used in the previous course, with an open-source flight controller, such as BetaFlight. | |
| State Course Code(s): | |
| 8132 - Advanced Systems Programming (Capstone) | |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: | |
| Scarpino M, Motor for Makers: Guide to Steppers, Servos, and other
Electrical Machines, Pearson, 2015 McGrath M, C++ Programming: in easy steps,Mixed Sources, 2011 McGriffy D, Make: Drones, Maker Media, 2017 | |
CTE-393