The capstone projects in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is run by "faculty member name". Need to add more content specific to EECS.
UAV FORGE
2025-2026 - Fall, Winter, Spring
Background
UAV Forge constitutes a multidisciplinary engineering design team with a specific focus on the comprehensive development cycle of autonomous aerial vehicles, encompassing design, manufacturing, programming, and rigorous testing. The paramount objective of this design endeavor is to adhere to the stipulated constraints, thereby enabling active participation in the SUAS 2025-2026 competition season.
The SUAS competition mandates that the UAV system possesses autonomous flight capabilities, proficient object avoidance capabilities pertaining to both stationary and dynamic entities, and adeptness in object detection, localization, and classification. Furthermore, the system is required to execute an airdrop delivery mechanism, ensuring the precise delivery of a payload object to a designated GPS location without incurring any damage.
Goal and Objectives
While the immediate focus of this year’s team centers on achieving commendable performance within the competitive arena, the overarching goal is to provide undergraduate participants with a practical application of their engineering...
UAV FORGE
2025-2026 - Fall, Winter, Spring
Background
UAV Forge constitutes a multidisciplinary engineering design team with a specific focus on the comprehensive development cycle of autonomous aerial vehicles, encompassing design, manufacturing, programming, and rigorous testing. The paramount objective of this design endeavor is to adhere to the stipulated constraints, thereby enabling active participation in the SUAS 2025-2026 competition season.
The SUAS competition mandates that the UAV system possesses autonomous flight capabilities, proficient object avoidance capabilities pertaining to both stationary and dynamic entities, and adeptness in object detection, localization, and classification. Furthermore, the system is required to execute an airdrop delivery mechanism, ensuring the precise delivery of a payload object to a designated GPS location without incurring any damage.
Goal and Objectives
While the immediate focus of this year’s team centers on achieving commendable performance within the competitive arena, the overarching goal is to provide undergraduate participants with a practical application of their engineering...
UCI CubeSat
2025-2026 - Fall, Winter, Spring
The CubeSat team at UCI is a student-led undergraduate interdisciplinary research and design project with the goal of launching a 2U nanosatellite, AntSat 01, into orbit to test a UCI research payload. The satellite operates with five main engineering subsystems: Avionics, Communications, Structures, Power, and Systems. They all work to house STMS's (Spacecraft Thermal Management Systems) research payload within the 2U nanosatellite.
The research payload is a variable emissivity device (VED) that is developed by Spacecraft Thermal Management Systems (STMS). The payload will be tested as a thermal regulator, and our task is to evaluate its performance under varying levels of solar exposure and at different adjustable emissivity settings. We aim to determine if materials similar to the sample can serve as an inexpensive method for thermal management on future spacecraft.
BACKGROUND:
In recent years, the space sector has undergone a significant transformation with the emergence of privatization. This shift...
UCI CubeSat
2025-2026 - Fall, Winter, Spring
The CubeSat team at UCI is a student-led undergraduate interdisciplinary research and design project with the goal of launching a 2U nanosatellite, AntSat 01, into orbit to test a UCI research payload. The satellite operates with five main engineering subsystems: Avionics, Communications, Structures, Power, and Systems. They all work to house STMS's (Spacecraft Thermal Management Systems) research payload within the 2U nanosatellite.
The research payload is a variable emissivity device (VED) that is developed by Spacecraft Thermal Management Systems (STMS). The payload will be tested as a thermal regulator, and our task is to evaluate its performance under varying levels of solar exposure and at different adjustable emissivity settings. We aim to determine if materials similar to the sample can serve as an inexpensive method for thermal management on future spacecraft.
BACKGROUND:
In recent years, the space sector has undergone a significant transformation with the emergence of privatization. This shift...