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⚡ major · avionics & embedded systems

Code that
controls flight

Microcontrollers, sensors, and real‑time software – the backbone of modern aircraft. This major is for members who want to build, program, and test embedded systems with a focus on aerospace applications.

🔌 core this semester Arduino sensors & actuators C++ firmware signal interfacing

Vision

To become the reference student group for embedded aerospace skills — where members confidently design, prototype and debug real-time systems, from Arduino experiments to more complex avionics interfaces, bridging the gap between code and hardware.

—”from blink to fly‑by‑wire”

Mission

Enable members to master microcontrollers through intensive hands‑on work: weekly skill‑builder sessions, small‑team sensor projects, and a semester‑long integrated embedded challenge — all while building a safety‑conscious, collaborative hardware culture.

key activities · avionics & embedded rhythm

Skill‑builder labs

hands‑on Arduino every two weeks — from digital I/O and PWM to reading sensors (IMU, pressure) and driving actuators. Each session ends with a mini‑challenge.

next: I²C & accelerometer

Hardware pods

Teams of 2‑3 design a small embedded system: attitude indicator replica, servo‑driven gauge, or environmental sensor node. Emphasis on reading datasheets and debugging.

4 active pods this semester

Avionics prototype

End‑of‑semester group project to build a functional aerospace‑inspired embedded prototype (e.g., air data computer simulator, landing gear controller). Presented at the final review.

past: altitude alert system
All code and schematics are documented in the major’s hardware repo. Members are expected to maintain a lab notebook.

🔬 this semester’s core

Working with Microcontrollers (Arduino) · from bare‑metal blink to sensor fusion, embedded C++, and basics of real‑time behaviour.

Arduino

Arduino as our learning platform

All hands‑on work starts with Arduino Uno / Nano. We then branch out to other MCUs (ESP32, STM32) for more advanced avionics tasks. This semester every pod uses the Arduino ecosystem to prototype, measure, and log.

digital I/O & PWM ADC / analog sensors UART / I²C / SPI timer interrupts actuator control real‑time concepts
browse embedded major resources – schematics, code, lab guides avionics & embedded hub →

Avionics & Embedded Systems major – part of Aero Nova’s technical divisions. We build the intelligence inside aerospace systems, from sensor to display. All skill levels welcome; prior coding experience is helpful but not required.

The major follows a project‑based learning model: each semester alternates between core microcontroller skills (Arduino, bare‑metal) and deeper avionics topics like CAN bus, RTOS basics, or flight data acquisition. This semester: foundation with Arduino. Next: real‑time operating systems & integration.