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Presenters:
John Stevens Chief Operations Officer
Victor Villegas Technology & Media Support Coordinator
(aka DroneSinger)
Drone:
● Unmanned aircraft capable of
sustained flight in the air and
controlled remotely.
● aka UAV, UAS, RPAS
Brief History of Drones
WWII Target “Drones”
Radioplane Shelduck target drone aircraft at the Bournemouth Aviation Museum. (Public Domain image)
Drone Technology
GPS
• Micro Controllers
• IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit)
• Accelerometers
• Multi-Axis Gyros
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ETHOS_pcb.png
(Global Positioning System)
Other Drone Technologies
● Brushless electric motors
● ESC (Electronic Speed Control)
● LiPO (Lithium-ion Polymer) batteries
● Autonomous flight
● Gimbal (video stabilization)
● Wireless video broadcasting
● FPV (First Person View)
Drone Applications - Three D’s
Dull, Dirty & Dangerous
Drone Sacrificed for Spectacular Volcano Video
Drone Issues
● Military connotation / association
● Media coverage
● Politics / Federal preemption
● Privacy & safety concerns
● Liability & insurance
● Regulations
Drones in Education - Example
Yamhill-Carlton High School
• Local farmer funding part of project
• Afterschool program led by Math teacher
• 6-7 students, INTEL volunteer
• Spec., build, test and fly 48” hexacopter
• Camera from Micasense
Drone Regulations
for Educators
● Hobby/Educational use
● FAA Chief Counsel March 16 Memorandum
“Educational Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems”
● http://www.faa.gov/uas/resources/uas_regulations_
policy/media/interpretation-educational-use-of-
uas.pdf
● https://www.faa.gov/uas/
Drone
Regulations for
Educators
● FAA Drone Registration:
○ https://registermyuas.faa.gov/
● State of Oregon Drone Registration
○ http://www.oregon.gov/aviation/docs/Aircraft_
registration_form%202016.pdf
Educational Operations under the
FARs Part 107 is the sUAS ruling that simplifies the pathway to becoming a
commercial operator. It requires an FAA Aeronautical Knowledge
exam. Here are some resources to help you prepare:
FAA Part 107 Fact Sheet
http://www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets/news_story.cfm?ne
wsId=20516
Full Part 107 Regulations
http://www.faa.gov/uas/media/RIN_2120-
AJ60_Clean_Signed.pdf
Sample UAS Aeronautical Exam Questions
http://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/test_questions
/media/uag_sample_exam.pdf
Study Guide Options
http://thedronegirl.com/2016/06/22/heres-part-107-suas-
test-study-guide/
http://www.sarahnilsson.org/aviation/uag-test-prep-1/
Drones are cool!
https://youtu.be/FC9EJhs0pc0
Future Webinars
Drones in Industry by SOAR Oregon
December 2016
Drones in Research by Oregon State University
March 2017
Drones in Education Workshop
● Summer 2017, week of June 26
● Week long workshop
● OSU Campus (Corvallis, OR)
● Explore use of drones in education
● Develop instructional materials
● FAA Part 107 exam preparation
Victor Villegas Phone: 541-737-8255 Email: [email protected]
Blog: http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/agdrones4steam/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroneSinger/
Twitter: @DroneSinger YouTube: Victor Villegas channel
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/dronesinger
John Stevens Chief Operations Officer
SOAR Oregon
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linkedin :: g+
Office: 541-323-4988
Cell: 505-903-9525