Minor Uncrewed Systems Design & Development Minor
The Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology offers a minor program in Uncrewed Systems Design & Development that develops focused expertise in uncrewed vehicles and systems (aerial, surface and underwater). Autonomous and uncrewed systems (including "drones") are a rapidly emerging interdisciplinary technology area that merge many disciplines of engineering, science, and beyond. This 12-credit minor is open to students from any major, and is an especially appropriate minor for undergraduates in engineering and science fields.
Requirements
Prerequisites may be required for many courses in the minor. Please check the course description for each course for prerequisite information.
The basic course requirements are as follows:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| ENGN 485 | Introduction to Uncrewed Aerial Systems | 3 |
| or GEOG 409 | Drone Applications Proseminar | |
| ENGN 486 | Multirotor UAS Design and Construction | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Microcontrollers | ||
| Fundamentals of Electric Vehicles | ||
| Introduction to Computer Vision | ||
| Design and Modeling of Autonomous Robotic Systems | ||
| Fixed Wing and VTOL UAS Design and Construction | ||
| Autonomous Mission Platforms Systems Integration | ||
| Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Flight Mechanics | ||
| Flight Vehicle Aerodynamics | ||
| Propulsion Systems | ||
| Applied Analog and Digital Control | ||
For completion of a minor, a student must have a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 2.00 in all courses specified as a requirement for the minor exclusive of lower-level courses, prerequisites and corequisites and complete at least six hours of upper-level courses in the minor requirement through courses offered by Old Dominion University.
A maximum of six credits for disciplinary minors may share with other areas of the student’s program. Approval of the department chair, chief departmental advisor, or designee may be required. Special attention should be paid to major/minor combinations where multiple courses overlap to ensure that the student is taking enough unique hours for the minor.