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Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in aerospace engineering intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or department course information for topics and prerequisite. Course Information: 1 to 4 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary to a maximum of 9 undergraduate hours or 12 graduate hours.

Principles of systems engineering applied to the design process for an agriculture drone; general design methodology of an agriculture drone with local farmers as stakeholders, sustainable materials used for component fabrication, and payload design to meet local stakeholder needs. Systems engineering analysis applied to the initial sizing, conceptual design, fabrication, and troubleshooting of an agriculture drone system to meet a given set of requirements. Intensive technical writing and project team organization. Emphasis on sizing, trade studies and design optimization, subsystem integration, and technical communication skills. 3 undergraduate hours. Prerequisite: Credit in AE 311, AE 323, and AE 352.