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 01
    Manual-flight quadcopter build
  • Project 02
    Autonomous waypoint mission with GPS
  • Project 03
    Payload 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
Apply — 45 days
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
Apply — 3 months
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)
Apply — 6 months
Where this leads

Roles our alumni step into.

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Ready to build in Drones?

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