The calendar below includes the lecture (LE) and lab (LA) sessions for the course.
| SES # | TOPICS | LECTURERS |
|---|---|---|
| LE1 | Course Introduction Introduction of Formation Flight Project |
Prof. Earll Murman MIT |
| LA1 | Unstructured Work Time for Team Projects | |
| LE2 | NASA / Boeing / UCLA Autonomous Formation Flight Program Overview and Findings | Greg Larson Boeing Phantom Works |
| LE3 | Technical Considerations for Autonomous Formation Flying Systems | Prof. John Hansman MIT |
| LA2 | Unstructured Work Time for Team Projects | |
| LE4 | MATECON - Method for Rapid Architecture Selection and Conceptual Design | Dr. Hugh McManus Metis Design |
| LA3 | Unstructured Work Time for Team Projects | |
| LE5 | Systems Study of Global Range Airpower | Dr. Jon Protz Missile Defense Agency |
| LE6 | Economics of Commercial Cargo Operations | Prof. John-Paul Clarke MIT |
| LA4 | Individual Presentations on Subject Domain Areas | |
| LE7 | Military and Commercial Cargo Mission Needs | Blaine Rawdon Boeing Phantom Works |
| LE8 | Market for Cargo Operations | Al Haggerty MIT & Boeing (Retired) |
| LA5 | Unstructured Work Time for Team Projects | |
| LE9 | Architecting and Designing Air Transportation Systems | Prof. John-Paul Clarke MIT |
| LE10 | System Level Design Issues | Prof. Ilan Kroo Stanford |
| LA6 | Unstructured Work Time for Team Projects | |
| LE11 | Airplane Design Issues | Prof. Robert Liebeck Boeing Phantom Works & MIT |
| LE12 | Human Factors for Formation Flying | Prof. Missy Cummings MIT |
| LA7 | System Concept Review Oral Presentations | |
| LE13 | Autonomous Control | Prof. Nicholas Roy MIT |
| LE14 | Avionics | Prof. John Hansman MIT |
| LA8 | Unstructured Work Time for Team Projects | |
| LE15 | Guidance, Navigation and Control | Prof. John Deyst MIT |
| LE16 | Managing Risk | Prof. Ray Leopold MIT and Motorola (Retired) |
| LA9 | Unstructured Work Time for Team Projects | |
| LE17 | Certification Issues | Dr. Kathy Abbott FAA |
| LE18 | Air Traffic Control | Prof. John Hansman MIT |
| LA10 | Preliminary System Design Review Oral Presentation | |
| LE19 | System Software and Safety | Prof. Nancy Leveson MIT |
| LA11 | Unstructured Work Time for Team Projects | |
| LE20 | Closing the Business Case | Prof. John-Paul Clarke MIT |
| LE21 | System Realization Issues | Prof. Earll Murman MIT |
| LA12 | Unstructured Work Time for Team Projects | |
| LA13 | Final Oral Presentation | |
| LE22 | Final Report Due | |
| LE23 | End of Course Interviews |