AVSD1 is the first course in a two-semester introduction to autonomous vehicle systems (AVS). AVSD1 is broad, conceptual, & theoretical. AVSD2 (worth 2 credits) is focused, practical, & applied. Prerequisite: Junior standing (60 or more hours) and admission to a professional engineering program. Introduces AVS (Autonomous Vehicles Systems), their history, missions, capabilities, types, configurations, subsystems, & the disciplines needed for AVS development & operation. Introduces UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), UGVs (ground), USVs (surface water), & UUVs (underwater); levels of autonomy; coordinate systems & equations of motion; coordinate systems & transformations for payloads; sensors & actuators; inertial measurement & navigation, Global Positioning System (GPS); Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) automatic control, guidance, & navigation; vision-based guidance for ground vehicles; communication & telemetry systems; mission planning, ground control systems & operator interfaces; estimation of vehicle weight, power, & performance; manual remote control technologies & operations; embedded computer system design; & electromagnetic interference (EMI). Provides an environment for designing an autonomous vehicle system for a defined mission such that the developed autonomous systems can be used in national and international competitions. This course is team-taught by faculty in the CSE, MAE, & IE departments.