AGSC 254 - Robotics and Drone Technologies

Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 2
LAB hours per week: 6
This course is an introduction to robotics and drone technologies in regards to precision agricultural applications. Autonomous and non-autonomous robots will be discussed. The laws of physics will be applied to the use of drones and how those laws affect the flying and/or driving of these apparatus. Wheeled and flying drones will be assembled, programmed and operated. Drones will also be programmed to perform duties using inputs and outputs from a multitude of different types of sensors.
Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or higher in CS 121 or instructor permission.
Course Outcomes:

Program and operate robotic hardware and software for use in agriculture operations.
Assemble robotic hardware to a useful and functional state.
Analyze programming used in robotics.
Discuss methodologies and purposes for autonomous systems in agriculture.
Practice programming and piloting aerial drones.
Analyze and interpret data from drone sensors.

Course Topics:

Autonomous and non-autonomous robots
Laws of physics which affect the flying and driving of drones
Programming controllers
Installation of sensors to input data into programming
Disassembly of drones and deprogramming controllers