Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in Design, Construction, Inspection, and Maintenance
This online engineering PDH course provides a comprehensive overview of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) used to enhance the design, construction, inspection, and maintenance of transportation infrastructure.
This course focuses on UAS applications and best practices, including infrastructure and confined space inspection, road construction mapping, and pavement preservation. It describes digital models and data management supported by UAS, such as the Digital Product Catalogue (DPC) and the use of Machine Learning (ML) for structural defect detection. Furthermore, this course examines asset lifecycle management, specifically scaling UAS operations and the Rapid Engineering Model (REM) used for automated design and construction.
In addition, this course explores the core of real-world aviation and digital construction systems, the use of UAS to supplement and enhance transportation agencies’ operations. It explains how UAS technological advances work, how to select the right onboard sensors, and how to align system design with performance goals, all rooted in real-world transportation infrastructure applications.
This 5 PDH online course is applicable to surveyors, civil engineers, as well as other technical professionals who are interested in learning more about Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Identifying Identify the mature UAS applications and best practices used to enhance the design, construction, inspection, and maintenance of transportation infrastructure
- Explaining the operational benefits of UAS in confined space inspection, including improved safety for workers and high cost and time savings
- Describing how UAS-collected data supports the creation of digital models and facilitates 3D model change detection for asset management
- Analyzing the role of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the automated detection of structural defects like cracks and spalling
- Understanding the function of the Digital Product Catalogue (DPC) and Rapid Engineering Model (REM) in standardizing and automating asset lifecycle management
- Recognizing the socio-economic impacts and workforce development opportunities resulting from the adoption of UAS technology in the public and private sectors
In this professional engineering CEU course, you need to review the course document titled, “Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in Design, Construction, Inspection, and Maintenance”, which is based on the U.S. Department of Transportation, Publication No. FHWA-PL-23-007, “Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to Enhance the Design, Construction, Inspection, and Maintenance of Transportation Infrastructure”.
Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty five (25) questions to earn 5 PDH credits. The quiz will be based on the entire document.
Upon successful completion of the quiz, print your Certificate of Completion instantly. (Note: if you are paying by check or money order, you will be able to print it after we receive your payment.) For your convenience, we will also email it to you. Please note that you can log in to your account at any time to access and print your Certificate of Completion.