ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 102 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 14 Interactive Classroom: 31 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Center Higher Polytechnic Engineering School
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: Sin Docencia (En Extinción)
Enrolment: No Matriculable (Sólo Planes en Extinción)
The objective of the subject is to train students to use Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in the field of civil, industrial, architecture and heritage engineering.
At the end of the course the student will know the theoretical and practical principles of UAS technology for the capture, processing and representation of spatial information, in the field of construction and heritage, management, control and conservation of building works and infrastructures, as well as monitoring and inspection in the energy, mining and industrial sectors.
The student will be trained to design operations and manage data from different sensors and UAS platforms.
The verified memory of the Master contemplates for this subject the following contents:
Theoretical content: Introduction. Architecture, cultural geritage, civil and industrial engineering: construction, monitoring and inspection through UAS. Platforms and sensors. Integration with other data sources. UAS applications in the project, construction, inspection and maintenance of infrastructure. Control of works. Soil analysis, thermography and survey in linear geometry construction (roads and railways). Survey, monitoring and maintenance of structures (viaducts, bridges and dams) and open-pit operations (mines and quarries). UAS applications in inspection and supervision in the electricity and renewable energy sector: power lines, towers and substations. Solar plants and wind turbines. Energy efficiency. UAS applications in building and construction. Building documentation. Monitoring of building works. Energy efficiency of buildings. UAS applications in cultural heritage. Heritage documentation, inventories, surveys and creation of visual and metric documents (2D and 3D). Location and identification of problems or pathologies.
Practical contents: Planning a data capture project for the generation of different products (cartography, mdt, volumes ...) to estimate the progress of a linear construction. UAS image processing for the generation of point clouds, MDT, 2D and 3D cartography, orthophotos and calculation of material volumes in an open-pit quarry. High resolution and thermographic camera data processing for the inspection of power lines, for the detection of pathologies and energy efficiency of buildings. Planning and data processing for heritage documentation.
The contents of the subject will be developed in agreement to the following themes which constitutes the theoretical and practical program of the subject:
Theoretical program :
- Topic 1. Introduction. Architecture, Heritage, civil and industrial engineering: Construction, monitoring and inspection through UAS. Platforms and sensors. Integration and support with other data sources. (Face time: 1 hour).
- Topic 2. Plans and initiatives of the administration in the fields of civil, industrial, architecture and heritage engineering: Strategic Plan the Ministry of development for the development of the civil sector of drones; Civil UAVs Initiative of Xunta de Galicia - GAIN ; Others (Face time: 1 hour).
- Topic 3. Applications of the UAS in the project, construction, inspection and maintenance of infrastructures. Control of works. Soil analysis, thermography and topography in linear geometry works (railway tracks and railways). (Face time: 2 hours).
- Topic 4. Survey, monitoring and monitoring of structures (viaducts, bridges and dams) and open-pit operations (mines and quarries). (Face time: 2 hours).
- Topic 5. Applications of the UAS in the inspection and supervision in the electric and renewable energy sector: power lines, towers and substations. Solar plants and wind turbines. Energy efficiency. (Face time: 2 hours).
- Topic 6. UAS applications in building and construction. Construction of buildings. Follow-up of building works. Energy efficiency of buildings. (Face time: 2 hours).
- Topic 7. Applications of the UAS in Heritage. Heritage documentation, inventories, surveys and creation of visual and metric documents (2D and 3D). Location and identification of problems or pathologies. (Face time: 2 hours).
Internship program :
- Practice 1. Planning a data capture project for the generation of products (cartography, MDT , volumes, ...) to estimate the progress of construction of a linear work. (Face time: 3 hours, Individual work time: 3 hours)
- Practice 2. UAS image processing for the generation of point clouds, MDT, 2D and 3D cartography, orthophotos and calculation of material volumes in an open-pit quarry. (Face time: 5 hours, Individual work time: 5 hours)
- Practice 3. Data processing of high resolution cameras and thermography from the inspection of electrical lines and for the detection of pathologies and energy efficiency of buildings. (Face time: 5 hours, Individual work time: 5 hours)
- Practice 4. Planning and processing of data for patrimonial cataloging. (Face time: 5 hours, Individual work time: 5 hours).
- Practice 5. Visit to CIAR ( Air Research Center of Rozas ). GAIN intervention in relation to: the technological hub of Rozas, Civil UAVs Initiative , the business incubator. (Face time: 3 hours, individual work time: 3 hours).
- Practice 6. Internship trip for participation with a company in the sector in the survey of a real case. (Face time: 3 hours, individual work time: 3 hours).
In addition, the student will solve as a group a series of Case Studies where he / she will have to demonstrate the knowledge acquired in practical work sessions (Face time: 4 hours, Individual work time: 4 hours) and perform a Tutorial work individual related to the content of the subject whose objective will be to demonstrate mastery of the theoretical and practical contents acquired (Face time: 3 hours, individual work time: 27 hours).
Basic bibliography
- Plan Estratégico para el desarrollo del sector civil de los drones en España 2018-2021. Ministerio de fomento. https://www.fomento.gob.es/MFOM/LANG_CASTELLANO/PLANES/PLAN_DRONES_2018…
- González-Jorge, H.; Martínez-Sánchez, J.; Bueno, M.; Arias, A.P. Unmanned Aerial Systems for Civil Applications: A Review. Drones 2017, 1, 2.
- Esteban Herreros, José Luis (coord.) (2015). Los Drones y sus aplicaciones a la ingeniería civil. Fundación de la Energía de la Comunidad de Madrid. https://www.fenercom.com/pdf/publicaciones/Los-Drones-y-sus-aplicacione…
Complementary bibliography
- Ponencias del Congreso CivilDRON (2016, 17 y 18). https://www.civildron.com/pages/ponencias-congreso-civildron.html
- Civil UAVs Initiative. Xunta de Galicia. http://www.civiluavsinitiative.com/es/#segunda-seccion
- Sungjae Lee & Yosoon Choi (2016) Reviews of unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) technology trends and its applications in the mining industry, Geosystem Engineering, 19:4, 197-204, DOI: 10.1080/12269328.2016.1162115
- Yan Li & Chunlu Liu (2019) Applications of multirotor drone technologies in construction management, International Journal of Construction Management, 19:5, 401-412, DOI: 10.1080/15623599.2018.1452101
Basic skills
- CB2 . That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
- CB4 . That the students know how to communicate their conclusions -and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that sustain them- to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
General Competences
- CG4 That students acquire the knowledge to develop unmanned aerial systems or plan specific operations, depending on existing needs and apply existing technological tools.
Transverse skills
- CT6. Capacity for teamwork.
- CT8. Capacity for analysis and synthesis.
Specific competences
- CE11 That the students are capable of projecting, planning, executing and managing, operations and application products in the scope of action of civil, industrial, architecture and heritage engineering.
- Theoretical classes / Master Session (Competences: CG 4 e CE11). The teacher will explain the theoretical program of the subject.
- Practical classes / Practices explained through TIC (Competencies : CB2, CG 4, CT8 and CE11 ) . The student will perform the Practices explained, applying the script made for the teacher and will deliver the corresponding results as a short memory.
- Practice field trip (Competencies : CG4 and CE11 ). The student will visit a company where he will carry out a real survey and will deliver the corresponding results as a short memory.
- Study of cases (Competencies: CB2, CG4, CT6, CT8 and CE11). The student must analyze and solve a real assumption, where the lessons of the practical and theoretical classes will be integrated into a practical team exercise presented as a technical report.
- Supervised work (Skills: CB2, CB4, CG4, CT8 and CE11 ) . The student must do a job individual related to the contents of the subject whose objective will be to demonstrate the mastery of the theoretical and practical contents acquired.
- Exhibition of work s (Competences: CB4 ) . The student will prepare and make a presentation of the individual work done. The teacher will review the exhibition in class of each work .
- Tutorials. The teacher will be available to solve doubts in the realization of works and practices.
According to the “Bases para o desenvolvemento dunha docencia presencial segura. Curso 2020-2021” prepared by the USC, after the health crisis of COVID-19, it should be clarified what is established in this section applies to scenario 1 (normality adapted without restrictions to physical presence), where all the activities are face-to-face. For scenario 2 (distancing, with partial restrictions on physical presence), the formal lecture will be entirely telematic and the interactive teaching will be divided between 50% face-to-face sessions and another 50% virtually. For scenario3 (closure of facilities, and impossibility of teaching with physical presence), telematic means will be used to teaching, tutoring and delivery and/or Job submission.
The knowledge and skills will be evaluated by a system based on continuous evaluation and implementation of an individual work So that the weight and final note will be:
- Continuous monitoring of attendance and active participation in class (10%), Skills: CB2, CG4 and CE11.
- Realization of the proposed practices (40%) (Including the practice field trip), Competences: CB2, CG4, CT8 and CE11.
- Resolution of practical cases (20%) Competences: CB2, CG4, CT6, CT8 and CE11.
- Preparation and presentation of the individual job ( 30%) , Competences: CB2, CB4, CG4, CT8 and CE11 .
Practices have compulsory character and are not going to be kept for consecutive courses.
The system described above will be used at both the ordinary and the extraordinary recovery times.
The necessary requirements to pass will be the same for the students of the first matriculation that for the repeaters.
The minimum qualification to overcome l a subject is 5 points.
Students that have been gave exemption to attendance at some of the programmed learning activities, according to the Instruction 1/2017 of the General Secretary's Office, must take into account that, to pass this subject is mandatory attendance at the practical activities indicated in the schedule and in the learning guide.
Regarding plagiarism and the improper use of technologies, it is important to highlight that: “In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the one set forth in the Regulations for the evaluation of student academic performance and review of grades will apply”.
According to the “Bases para o desenvolvemento dunha docencia presencial segura. Curso 2020-2021”prepared by the USC, after the health crisis caused by COVID-19, it should be clarified that the one established in this section applies to scenario 1 (normality adapted without restrictions to physical presence) and to scenarios 2 (distancing, with partial restrictions on physical presence) and 3 (closure of facilities, and impossibility of teaching with physical presence), since a continuous formative evaluation is carried out in the both opportunities.
Allocated study time (it is indicated the time that every student must dedicate to the different activities of learning - Face-to-face Hours; hours of personal work):
- Theoretical classes: 12 ; 0 h.
- Practical classes: 24 ; 4 4 h.
- Case study: 4, 14 h.
- Tutored Work: 3, 37 h.
- Presentation of the work: 2, 6 h.
- Tutorials: 3; 1 h.
- Total: 48 ; 102 h.
Previous knowledge of basic computer as a user and office packages.
Assistance to lectures. The practical classes are compulsory.
Continued study of the subject
Assistance to individual or small group tutorials to discuss, comment and resolve any question.
In this area includes the Intervention concerning the technology hub Rozas, Civil UAVs Initiative and the business incubator.
The subject also uses the virtual USC: http://www.usc.es/campusvirtual/
Like already indicated in the sections "Teaching methodology" and "Assessment system", it’s worth clarifying that the one established in these sections applies to scenario 1 (normality adapted without restrictions to physical presence), where all the activities are face-to-face. For scenario 2 (distancing, with partial restrictions on physical presence), thetheoretical classes will be entirely telematic and the interactive teaching will be divided between 50% face-to-face sessions and another 50% virtually. For scenario3 (closure of facilities, and impossibility of teaching with physical presence), telematic means will be used to teaching, tutoring and delivery and/or Job submission. For the Assessment, in the 3 scenarios, there will be a continuous evaluation in both opportunities.
Jaime Rodriguez Pereña
- Department
- Agroforestry Engineering
- Area
- Cartographic Engineering, Geodesy and Photogrammetry
- jaime.rodriguez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer