Build with purpose:
intensive crash courses

Two‑week sprints, real hardware, immediate application. Next up: Arduino, sensor fusion & control.

⚙️ active skill tracks Arduino & embedded CAD / additive data analysis AI/ML foundations

🛠️ Past two‑week crash course: Arduino for aerospace applications

3–17 February 2025 24 participants 14 days · hands‑on

From blinking LEDs to reading IMU sensors and writing basic flight logic — this intensive two‑week sprint gave students a running start in embedded systems. All sessions were built around practical aerospace use cases: sensor calibration, PWM for control surfaces, and telemetry prototyping.

Arduino Uno, C++ basics, interrupts & timing
MPU6050 accelerometer/gyro – data fusion
Servo control & motor drivers (ESC calibration)
Final project: attitude indicator prototype
Collaborative debugging & oscilloscope lab

“We built a small stabilisation dummy in just two weeks — now I’m comfortable reading datasheets and writing my own libraries.” — participant, year 2

Arduino crash course graphic – microcontroller, sensors, hands-on

More ways to skill up

Webinars

industry & alumni

Deep dives into aerospace topics: GNC, composites, satellite design. Recordings & slides always published.

past: “Fusion 360 simulation”
upcoming: “AI in flight software”
75 min + live Q&A

Peer sessions

collaborative workshops

Weekly drills: CAD, python, maths, circuit debugging. Learn by doing alongside fellow students.

Git & collaborative design
CATIA part modelling night
Data analysis with Python

Crash Courses

next sprint

Two weeks on “intro to composite manufacturing” (hands‑on lab) and “Python for aerospace”.

composite layup + curing
data viz with matplotlib
(Arduino advanced follows)

⭐ Propose a crash course

If you have an idea for a two‑week intensive — Arduino, composites, flight dynamics — pitch it to the upskilling circle. We provide materials, space, and co‑facilitators.

upskilling@aeronovatuk.club hub 2 · aerospace building

Past two‑week arduino crash course — sensor fusion, control logic, and telemetry prototypes. No experts highlighted, only collective work. Next iteration: advanced embedded (STM32) planned for late march.

All upskilling formats are open to Aero Nova members · archives & resources available in the drive.