SMCS TEAM: Open Course on Cyber Physical Systems Foundation and Design for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

This abstract describes the project funded by the IEEE SMCS on Transforming Educational Assets and Materials (TEAM) in Systems, Man, and Cybernetics. The project develops an open course on Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) Foundation and Design for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The course will be available to the public and serve the need of researchers, students and professionals who are interested in conducting UAVs related research. The open course contains integrated modules on control, communication and networking, computing, and artificial intelligence (AI) to provide trainees a comprehensive knowledge needed for UAVs. The course is self-paced and contains quizzes in each module for help students assess the quality of learning and also allow course designers to evaluate the effectiveness of the course materials for continuous improvement. The open course promotes CPS which is a SMCS technical field. It will also attract students and professionals to the SMC community.