Summer School
Paris, France
DURATION
3 Weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30 Apr 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
07 Jul 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 3,200 / per course *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Special discount for students coming from partner universities.
Introduction
How about building your own drone? Make it happen at the IPSA Summer School 2025!
We prepare a 3-week program in Paris dedicated to passionate students who wish to understand and build flying robots.
And get ready, IPSA Summer School is as much about having fun as it is about learning!
We’ll make sure students have a memorable experience in Paris through the interactive visits and intercultural workshops we prepare all along the program.
Our 3-week program aims to provide you with key concepts about the flying equation system and about how to build and control drones with a robotic arm. First, with the expertise of our team, you will learn how to design a robot using one of the most used robotic environments: the Robot Operating System. Second, you will build, stabilize, and make a real bicopter fly.
Agenda
Week 1: Introductions to drones
Discover the different types of drones.
Week 2: Multi-motor systems
Get familiar with modelling and controlling quadrotor systems.
Week 3: From theory to practice
Build, fly and present your own drone!
Cultural activities
The cultural fun is guaranteed by the interactive visits and intercultural workshops all along the 3-week program.
Language
The program is entirely taught in English.
Dates
July 7-25, 2025
Location
Paris-Ivry-sur-Seine campus
Credits
Participants earn 6 ECTS credits for the completion of this program.
Prerequisites
- Basics of python and C/C++
- Intermediate programming skills
- Understanding of Object-Oriented Programming
- Recommended to have 2 years of higher education in robotics.
Admissions
Curriculum
Nowadays, the usage of drones covers a large specter of applications. Among these, we can find search and rescue, monitoring or even exploration. Drones are especially prized for being cost effective, stable, semi or fully autonomous and able to carry loads.
To increase the possibilities enabled by the drones, physical interactive tools, such as robotic arms, can be attached to their chassis. Such systems allow drones to fulfill more complex missions that require interactions between the drone and the environment.
Our 3-week program aims at providing you key concepts about the flying equation system and about how to model and control drones with a robotic arm. First, with the expertise of our team, you will learn how to design a robot using one of the most used robotic environments: Robot Operating System (ROS). Second, you will build, stabilize, and make a real bicopter fly.