By the beginning of the academic year Geoscan Group of Companies has developed the first textbook on unmanned aerial systems (UAS), created in cooperation with Prosveshchenie publishing house. The textbook is intended for study by children of 8-9 grades within the invariant module Robotics of the subject Labour (Technology).
The author of the textbook is Mikhail Lutskiy, Head of the Educational Projects Department of Geoscan Group of Companies. The publication became a part of the federal project Personnel for ABC, aimed at the development of education in the field of unmanned technologies. This was reported in the press service of Geoscan.
The textbook Unmanned Aircraft Systems consists of six chapters covering various aspects of unmanned aviation, including classification of UAVs, their design, electronic components, basics of manual piloting, programming of autonomous flights, as well as current trends and professions in this field. Included assignments will help students apply what they have learnt in practice. In total, the material is designed for 34 hours, which allows for a deeper study of the topic.
Mikhail Lutsky believes that the manual will be useful not only for labour teachers, but also for teachers of related subjects such as computer science, physics and safety basics. The study of unmanned technologies can be integrated not only into the planned educational process, but also for optional classes. The manual is written in simple and accessible language, which makes it relevant for adolescents with different levels of training.
The compulsory subject Labour (Technology) is introduced in schools from 1 September 2024. The federal subject programme has a modular structure: five compulsory modules and optional modules chosen by the educational organisation. The compulsory module Robotics’ is supplemented by the study of topics related to UAVs, their construction, programming and piloting.
The federal project Personnel for UAVs, of which the new manual is a part, is part of the overall national project for the development of unmanned aircraft systems. According to the Russian Ministry of Education, it has already identified 523 schools and 30 colleges in 30 constituent entities of the Russian Federation that will teach drone skills starting from 2024. By 2030, it is planned to train about 1 million specialists in this field, reflecting the growing interest in unmanned aviation technologies.
