Unmanned Autonomous Persistence Certificate - Curriculum 117 (DL)
Program Officer & Academic Associate
Mary J. Sims, PhD
Spanagel Hall, Room 537A
(831) 656-3277, DSN 756-3277
mjsims@nps.edu
Brief Overview
Certificate 117 in Unmanned Autonomous Persistence prepares DoW professionals to analyze, design, and optimize the energy demands of unmanned platforms, ensuring endurance and mission effectiveness in contested environments.
A background in general physics and probability and statistics is strongly recommended for Naval Tactical Analysis and Joint Campaign Analysis.
Convenes
Winter
Program Length
4 Quarters
Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the methodologies for development, use, and recent applications of campaign analysis through procurement, force structure, and operations planning.
- Formulate energy problems, choosing assumptions, structuring the analysis, and measuring effectiveness.
- Demonstrate the understanding of the basic technologies, concepts, laws and assumptions associated with the use of autonomous, robotic, and unmanned systems in military operations.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of unmanned autonomous persistence as applied to military operations.
Winter
Course Requirements
| OS3680 | Naval Tactical Analysis | | 4 | 0 |
| OA4602 | Joint Campaign Analysis | | 4 | 0 |
| EN3010 | Introduction to Energy Systems for Robotics | | 4 | 0 |