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Projects & Seminars: Embedded Systems With Drones

Projekte & Seminare: Embedded Systems With Drones

Lecturers & Examiners: PD Dr. Michele Magno

Only for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology BSc. Course can only be registered for once. A repeatedly registration in a later semester is not chargeable.

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Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:02:05

Abstract

The category of "Laboratory Courses, Projects, Seminars" includes courses and laboratories in various formats designed to impart practical knowledge and skills. Moreover, these classes encourage independent experimentation and design, allow for explorative learning and teach the methodology of project work.

Objective

Microcontrollers - Programming in C – Drones – Autonomous Drones – Embedded System – Sensors. Drones can be fun to use but understanding the hardware and software and building and programming them to be intelligent and autonomous is even better. This course gives the basis of the embedded systems having the drones as the primary target. The course will introduce embedded systems and, in particular, the microcontroller ARM Cortex-M, focusing on all the crucial blocks such as Interrupts, GPIO, ADC's, Timers, and Serial communication protocols. Apart from the core topics, real-time and power-efficient algorithms for attitude and motor control are also discussed, making the drone efficient. Finally, exciting drone exercises are supported in the course to experiment with the development kit. The course will end with a 4-5 weeks project where the students will make the drone fly with some specific goal. It is not required any previous knowledge except C language. The course will be taught in English and organized by the new Project-Based Learning center.

General Information

Language: English
Levels: BSC
Frequency: Semesterly recurring

Examination

Type: ungraded semester performance

Registration & Places

Signup Start: 16.09.2022
Signup End: 30.09.2022

Course Components

Type	Title	Time & Place	Hours
practical/laboratory course	Projekte & Seminare: Embedded Systems With Drones Für den Zugang zum Angebot und zur Einschreibung loggen Sie sich hier ein (mit Ihrem n.ETHZ account): Bitte beachten Sie, dass die Seite jeweils erst zwei Wochen vor Semesterbeginn zugänglich ist und im Verlauf des Semesters wieder abgeschaltet wird. Die Einschreibung ist nur von Freitag vor Semesterbeginn bis zum ersten Freitagmittag im Semester möglich. To access the offer and to enroll for courses log in (with your n.ethz account): Please note that the P&S-site is accessible no earlier than two weeks before the start of the semester until four weeks after the start of the semester. Enrollment is only possible from Friday before the start of the semester until noon of the first Friday in the semester.	Tue 09:15-12:00 (ETZ C 96.1)	4 h weekly

Offered In

Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Bachelor
- Laboratory Courses, Projects, Seminars (A minimum of 15 cp (under the 2018 regulations), respectively at least 18 cp (under the 2016 regulations) must be achieved in the category "Laboratory Courses, Projects, Seminars".)
  - Projects & Seminars (Enrolment is only possible for students in the BSc Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from Friday before the start of the semester. Places are allocated using the P&S application tool ( ). Please only enrol for P&S for which you apply via the tool.)