Certificate in Unmanned Vehicle Systems (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)
About This Program
The Certificate in Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS), offered through the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, 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 the 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, rotorcraft, Ackerman steering car and boat. 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 an undergraduate 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.
Admissions Criteria
The certificate is open to all degree-seeking students. Students should see the certificate advisor for admission to the program.
Curriculum
| Foundations | ||
| MAE 4378 | INTRODUCTION TO UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS | 3 |
| MAE 4379 | UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select 9 hours from the following: | 9 | |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | ||
| SOLID MECHANICS | ||
| FLUID DYNAMICS | ||
or MAE 3313 | FLUID MECHANICS | |
| THERMAL ENGINEERING | ||
or MAE 3310 | THERMODYNAMICS I | |
| AEROSPACE STRUCTURAL STATICS | ||
| KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS OF MACHINES | ||
| FLIGHT DYNAMICS | ||
| FLIGHT PERFORMANCE, STABILITY & CONTROL | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPOSITES | ||
| DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MODELING AND SIMULATION | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING 2 | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO AUTOMATIC CONTROL | ||
| MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS | ||
| MECHANICAL DESIGN I | ||
| AEROSPACE VEHICLE DESIGN I | ||
| FINITE ELEMENT METHODS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS | ||
| Electrical Engineering | ||
| DIGITAL CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS | ||
| ANALOG AND DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING | ||
| LINEAR SYSTEMS | ||
| CONTROL SYSTEMS | ||
| DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS | ||
| Computer Science and Engineering | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SIGNAL PROCESSING | ||
| EMBEDDED SYSTEMS I | ||
| EMBEDDED SYSTEMS II | ||
| ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | ||
| AUTONOMOUS ROBOT DESIGN AND PROGRAMMING | ||
| Industrial Engineering | ||
| COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING | ||
| ENGINEERING RESEARCH METHODS | ||
| AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS FOR SERVICE AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS | ||
| MANUFACTURING PROCESS & SYSTEM ANALYSIS | ||
| General Engineering | ||
| ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ||
| Physics | ||
| COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS | ||
| OPTICS | ||
| ELECTRONICS | ||
| THERMODYNAMICS AND STATISTICAL MECHANICS | ||
| ADVANCED MECHANICS | ||
| Relevent special topics courses in any of the above disciplines with prior approval of certificate advisor. | ||
| 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
First time in college students meet with engineering advisors in the UAEC (UAECengineering@uta.edu). Transfer students are advised prior to New Maverick Orientation by the department. Students, please read all student emails carefully and consult the department advising webpage for additional contact information and answers to common questions.
Location:
204 Woolf Hall
Email:
maeundergrad@uta.edu
Phone:
817-272-2561