Vince Socci

Drone operations are becoming more commonplace in society. Any adult may purchase a drone for hobby operation and may choose to pursue licensing for commercial operation. A new pilot may become more effective by understanding drone technology. A new business operator can be more profitable by understanding relevant drone applications. The FAA has recently issued updated rules for drone registration, pilot licensure, and operation. The purpose of this course is to prepare the public to be knowledgeable users of drone technology, effective strategists in drone business applications, and good citizens of drone operator regulations and policies.

Commercial level drones and UAVs are readily available to everyone today. New users can benefit from and drone technology familiarization. This lecture provides a technology overview of unmanned air vehicles and systems (UAV/UAS). A system overview with component descriptions is provided. UAV flight dynamics are discussed. Subsystems and component functions of UAS interfaces are outlined. Hardware and software are demonstrated. Participants will become familiar with the methods and practices of flight operations.

Biography:

Vince Socci is a real-time test business development manager at National Instruments. He provides business and technical support for customers in vehicle platform hardware-in-the-loop applications. With over 25 years of experience in aerospace, automotive, power electronics, and medical systems, he has engineering systems in the most complex applications. His specialized areas of interest are embedded controls, real-time test, and systems engineering. He holds a BS in electrical engineering, MS in electrical engineering and MBA in technology management. Socci has served on the IEEE Board of Directors, and governing boards of several IEEE societies, SAE, and PMI. He is a certified PMP.

Giovanna Ramírez

Biography:

Ingeniera Electrónica de la Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito. Estudiante de maestría en Desarrollo y Gerencia Integral de Proyectos. Actual presidente del capítulo profesional Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society (AESS- IEEE). Investigadora y desarrolladora de una misión espacial colombiana en Japón a través de un satélite. Ha participado en diferentes proyectos de investigación con la Fuerza Aérea Colombiana, El Consorcio Global Espacial, IEEE y NASA. Tiene reconocimientos tales como: Best Young professional IEEE 2019. Emprendedora del año 2018 ' con el premio JULIO GARAVITO' y Autora del invento "Genius Pamper".