DRT 432 · 3(2-3-5) · Year/term 4/1

Advanced UAS Technology and BVLOS Operations

เทคโนโลยี UAS ขั้นสูงและการปฏิบัติการ BVLOS

Progress

Notional hours: 150 h (online/self-study 75 · in class/lab 75)

Course description

Advanced UAS technology; BVLOS operations; command-and-control links; Detect and Avoid; Remote Identification; risk assessment; and UAS Traffic Management.

Thai description

Advanced UAS, BVLOS, C2 Links, Detect and Avoid, Remote Identification, Risk Assessment และ UAS Traffic Management

Description source: Curriculum draft (25 Sep 2026)

Course learning outcomes (CLO)

CLO	Outcome	PLO
CLO1	Explain the technologies enabling BVLOS operations	PLO2PLO3
CLO2	Prepare BVLOS authorisation dossiers and risk assessments	PLO3PLO6
CLO3	Conduct simulated BVLOS missions with contingency procedures	PLO3

Learning modules

1BVLOS and risk levels
Weeks 1–3 · 30 h2 KU

Online (before class) · 15 h

Study the assigned knowledge units in advance, review media and take the module quiz

Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operationsIn development
BVLOS and risk assessmentTH

In class / field · 15 h

Lab or field practice from worksheets with a safety checklist

Learning evidence: Checked worksheets and quiz results

Open module

2C2 link and detect-and-avoid
Weeks 4–6 · 30 h2 KU

Online (before class) · 15 h

Study the assigned knowledge units in advance, review media and take the module quiz

C2 link design and lost-link proceduresIn development
C2 and abnormal events in simulationTH

In class / field · 15 h

Lab or field practice from worksheets with a safety checklist

Learning evidence: Checked worksheets and quiz results

Open module

3UTM and Remote ID
Weeks 7–9 · 30 h1 KU

Online (before class) · 15 h

Study the assigned knowledge units in advance, review media and take the module quiz

UTM, U-space and Remote IDIn development

In class / field · 15 h

Lab or field practice from worksheets with a safety checklist

Learning evidence: Checked worksheets and quiz results

Open module

4Authorisation dossiers
Weeks 10–12 · 30 h2 KU

Online (before class) · 15 h

Study the assigned knowledge units in advance, review media and take the module quiz

Reviewing the dossier and explaining limitationsTH
The SORA methodologyIn development

In class / field · 15 h

Lab or field practice from worksheets with a safety checklist

Learning evidence: Checked worksheets and quiz results

Open module

5Simulated missions and contingencies
Weeks 13–15 · 30 h2 KU

Online (before class) · 15 h

Study the assigned knowledge units in advance, review media and take the module quiz

In class / field · 15 h

Lab or field practice from worksheets with a safety checklist

Learning evidence: Checked worksheets and quiz results

Open module

Assessment (draft)

Labs and worksheets	35%
Module quizzes	10%
Midterm examination	20%
Mini-project or practical exam	35%

Knowledge domain

D07 Communications, networks and IoT D08 Mission planning, flight and simulation D09 Law, safety and risk D17 Cybersecurity and UAS traffic management

Key references

Federal Aviation Administration UAS BVLOS Aviation Rulemaking Committee. (2022, March 10). Final report. link
Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems. (2024). JARUS guidelines on Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA), main body, edition 2.5 (JAR-DEL-SRM-SORA-MB-2.5). link
สำนักงานการบินพลเรือนแห่งประเทศไทย. (2569). ประกาศ กพท. เรื่อง หลักเกณฑ์และวิธีการในการอนุญาตให้ผู้บังคับหรือปล่อยอากาศยานซึ่งไม่มีนักบิน ประเภทอากาศยานที่ควบคุมการบินจากภายนอก ที่มีน้ำหนักไม่เกิน 25 กิโลกรัม ปฏิบัติแตกต่างไปจากเงื่อนไขที่กำหนด พ.ศ. 2569 (มีผล 17 พฤษภาคม 2569). link
International Civil Aviation Organization. (2020). Unmanned aircraft systems traffic management (UTM): A common framework with core principles for global harmonization (3rd ed.). ICAO. link