Work in Progress: Building a Virtual Reality Environment for Training UAV Pilots

We present the design of a courseware program created for a university outreach summer school, aimed at promoting STEM education among upper K-12 students. This course addresses a real-world challenge: learning to fly a radiocontrolled Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), which can be both difficult and c...

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Published in:IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference pp. 1 - 3
Main Author: Jaklic, Ales
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Published: IEEE 22.04.2025
Subjects:
Accidents
Arduino programming
Autonomous aerial vehicles
Embedded systems
embedded systems engineering
Engineering education
K-12
outreach
Programming profession
Radio control
SBUS
simulator
STEM
STEM education
Training
UART
UAV
Universal Serial Bus
USB
Virtual reality
ISSN:2165-9567
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Summary:We present the design of a courseware program created for a university outreach summer school, aimed at promoting STEM education among upper K-12 students. This course addresses a real-world challenge: learning to fly a radiocontrolled Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), which can be both difficult and costly due to the high likelihood of crashes during training. To mitigate this issue, the program focuses on developing a virtual reality (VR) environment that allows students to train as UAV pilots in a safe, crash-free setting, reducing risks and costs associated with real-world practice.
ISSN:2165-9567
DOI:10.1109/EDUCON62633.2025.11016411