ENGR 1DRIntroduction to Engineering Design: Drones
Engineering · 2 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)
Introduction to autonomous drone engineering, exploring airframe structure and software controls. Airframe topics include computer-aided design, manufacturing, drone propulsion, and electronics. Software controls topics include implementing professional flight software, data analysis, and real-time system responses. Students work in teams to design, build, and test drone that competes in task-based competition. Students present and explain their design choices. No prior experience or coursework required. Study led by experienced undergraduate members of UCLA unmanned aerial systems group.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Fall 2025
- Winter 2026
- Spring 2026
- Fall 2026
- Winter 2027
- Spring 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
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