Drones.
Design. Assemble. Fly.
Learn UAV design end-to-end — frame, flight controller, telemetry, autonomous missions and payload integration.
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Key outcomes
What you'll walk away with.
- Assemble a quadcopter from scratch
- Tune PID for stable flight
- Program autonomous waypoint missions
- Integrate camera / sensor payloads
- Pass a manual + autonomous flight test
Projects you'll ship
Real builds, not slides.
- Project 01Manual-flight quadcopter build
- Project 02Autonomous waypoint mission with GPS
- Project 03Payload drone (camera / delivery)
Pick your duration
45 days, 3 months, or 6 months.
Same lab, same mentors — different depth. Match your university mandate or your ambition.
Duration
45 days
15–20 hrs / week
Fast sprint. One shippable prototype.
- Week 1–2: Aerodynamics + frame assembly
- Week 3–4: Flight controller + first hover
- Week 5–6: Autonomous waypoint demo
Most picked
Duration
3 months
18–22 hrs / week
Deep dive. Two projects + capstone.
- Month 1: Assembly + manual flight
- Month 2: Autonomous missions + telemetry
- Month 3: Payload integration capstone
Duration
6 months
20–25 hrs / week
Immersion. Portfolio-grade capstone with client demo.
- Month 1–2: Build + tune + certify
- Month 3–4: Vision-enabled autonomous flight
- Month 5–6: Application build (survey / delivery / inspection)
Where this leads
Roles our alumni step into.
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