MECENG C136

Dynamics and Control of Autonomous Flight

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course introduces students to the dynamics and control of autonomous flight, with focus on uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs). The course will cover modeling and dynamics of aerial vehicles, and common control strategies.

Topics

Introduce students to analysis, modeling, and control of unmanned aerial vehicles.
- ability to reason about the dominant effects acting on uninhabited aerial vehicle (UAV) - explain and derive dynamic relationships governing UAV flight - explain different sensors available on a UAV

Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes

Prerequisites & course information

{'preRequisiteCourse': '1154901', 'concurrentPrerequisit': False}; {'preRequisiteCourse': '1155081', 'concurrentPrerequisit': False}

Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026-2027