Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Unmanned Vehicle Systems Certificate (Electrical Engineering)
About This Program
The Certificate in Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS), offered through the Department of Electrical Engineering (EE), will educate undergraduate students in the knowledge and skills required for design, development and operation of UVS including Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Unmanned Ground Systems (UGS), and Unmanned Maritime Systems (UMS). The certificate program will emphasize common aspects of UVS such as sensors, actuators, communications, and more importantly, decision-making capabilities (autonomy), while also covering development of domain-specific mobile platforms such as airplane and rotorcraft. This program aims at the dual goal of providing the UVS industry with a knowledgeable, locally available workforce and developing career opportunities for its participants. To this end, the Certificate in UVS will be awarded concurrently with the BSEE degree.
Competencies
- Upon completion, the students will be able to apply "systems thinking" to design an autonomous vehicle to satisfy specific mission requirements.
- Upon completion, the students will be able to integrate sensors, actuators, and software on a mobility platform.
- Upon completion, the students will be able to select appropriate sensing, and control algorithms and deploy them on a mobility platform.
Admissions Criteria
To be considered for admission students must demonstrate the following.
- A bachelorʹs degree in an engineering discipline with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or a current enrollment in an engineering masterʹs program at UTA with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Those who desire to complete the certificate program without enrolling in a graduate degree program must be admitted to UTA as a non‐degree seeking student.
- An essay detailing the applicant's background and skills as pertaining to UVS, his/her interest in a specific domain and his/her expected benefit from completing this program.
Curriculum
| UVS Foundations | ||
| EE 5307 | LINEAR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING | 3 |
| EE 6321 | INTRODUCTION TO UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS | 3 |
| EE 6322 | UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| EE Specialization | ||
| Select 2 from the following: | 6 | |
| OPTIMAL CONTROL | ||
| INTELLIGENT CONTROL SYSTEMS | ||
| ROBOTICS | ||
| SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION AND ESTIMATION | ||
| ADVANCED TOPICS IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS | ||
| NONLINEAR SYSTEMS | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Program Completion
All courses used to satisfy the certificate requirements must be passed with a grade of B or better.
Advising Resources
EE Advising - General information
Electrical Engineering
Location:
Master's - NH 531
Ph.D. - NH 545
Email:
ee_grad_advising@uta.edu
Phone:
Master's - 817-272-3423
Ph.D. - 817-272-3472
Web:
Master's - Schedule graduate advising
Ph.D. - Schedule graduate advising