Embedded Systems Laboratory

This highly multi-disciplinary course comes with a lab project where teams of 4 students each will have to develop an embedded control unit for a tethered electrical model quad rotor aerial vehicle (the Quadrupel drone), in order to provide stabilization such that it can hover and (ideally!) fly, with only limited user control (one joystick). The control algorithm (which is given) must be mapped onto a home-brew PCB holding a modern RF SoC interfacing a sensor module and the motor controllers. The students will be exposed to simple physics, signal processing, sensors (gyros, accelerometers), actuators (motors, servos), and basic control principles. The embedded software running on the flight controller board (FCB) driving the drone must be written in the Rust programming language. The project work (including written report) covers the entire duration of the course period, and will take approximately 128 hours, of which 32 hours are spent at the lab facilities.

The final grade of the course consists of the following components:

- Lab Project (weighting 75%)

- Written Report (weighting 25%)

Final grade calculation = 0.75 * Lab Project + 0.25 * Written Report

A passing final grade for the course can only be earned when for all components at least a 5.0 is earned, and the weighted final grade is at least a 5.8.

In case of an insufficient final result, repair options may exist in accordance with Article 17A, Times and number of examinations, sub 1, of the Teaching and Examination Regulations, for:

- Lab Project: Additional assignment

- Written Report: Additional report

Disclaimer: information may change depending on unforeseen circumstances or measures (see: TER Art 2, sub 5).