Practice test for USI final

Which of the following control station types is also referred to as a Pilot Control Box (PCB)?

• Fixed-facility control station

• Handheld control station

• Laptop control station

• Mobile ground control station

An Autonomous Uncrewed Aircraft System has which of the following features?

• A directional antenna

• A low level of autonomy

• An internal ground control station

• Requires no human intervention

The Earth's atmosphere, which comprises a variety of gasses like carbon dioxide, ozone, and water vapor, causes which of the following remote sensing effects? (Select all that apply)

• Absorption

• Refraction

• Scattering

• Turbulence

Which of the following are common architecture components shared by all robots? (Select all that apply)

• Batteries

• Electronic systems

• Mechanical structure

• Software

What part of a ground control station is also a hardware component of the data link?

• Air Data Station

• Ground Data Terminal

Terrain masking, equipment failures, and electromagnetic interference can cause which of the following conditions?

• Longer range

• Loss of link

• Phase modulation

• Wave propagation

True or False. A Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) has lower levels of autonomy than an Autonomous Uncrewed Aircraft System.

• True

• False

Which types of scattering result in the sky looking blue and clouds looking white?

• Mie and Non-selective

• Non-selective only

• Rayleigh and Mie

• Rayleigh and Non-Selective

How does a propeller generate thrust?

• Converts fuel into energy through a series of controlled explosions that drive a piston, which in turn creates rotation

• Creates a low-pressure zone in front of and a high-pressure zone behind the blades

• Drives an alternator that generates power to propel the aircraft

• Uses a series of electromagnets and controlled switching to generate motion

Which of the following is NOT a role that a control station can serve?

• Command center with vehicle takeoff and landing control

• Enroute command and control facility

• Payload control and imagery analysis

• Relay for extended visual line of sight data links