PX4 autopilot is an open source autopilot application that is meant to be an economical solution for unmanned piloted vehicles. Its software suite includes: QGroundControl, Mavlink Micro Air Vehicle Communication Protocol, 2D/3D aerial maps (Google Earth), Drag and Drop waypoints. Learn More
QGroundControl is an open source application that works with any Mavlink enabled drone. It allows you to have full control of your unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and planning for its flight missions. QGroundControl is compatible with Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS, and Android platforms. Its source code is available on Github. Also, it works with
Ardupilot is an open source software suite that can be used to autonomously control a variety of unmanned vehicles including aerial drones (multicopter and fixed-wing). Ardupilot evolved from the efforts of hobbyist looking to control their model aircraft and rovers to maturing into a full-fledged, self-governing autopilot that has been applied to many unmanned vehicle
Autopilot is an application that manages the flight mission of an aircraft. The aerial vehicle could be manned or unmanned. It is managed by accessing and using the vehicle’s electronic, hydraulic and mechanical systems. It is able to regulate and maintain the aerial vehicle’s speed and height and the front of the vehicle. Autopilot is
The control center is situated on the ground. It supplies the means for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during its flight. It functions as a “virtual cockpit”. It displays the same type of instruments that one might find in a manned cockpit. Learn More
MavSDK is not drone or brand specific and it is built on the Pixhawk Standard which was developed by Pixhawk Special Interest Group (orchestrated by the Dronecode Foundation). They developed it so there would be an open source library support for Mavlink based drones. You can find Readme files, code and downloads about the Pixhawk
This is a measurement used in photogrammetry and survey/mapping returns from drone survey missions. GSD is the distance between two adjacent pixels and is measured from the center of one pixel to the center of the adjacent pixel. It is correlated to the camera focal length, the resolution of the sensor, and the distance between
Machine learning is a discipline considered to be a part of artificial intelligence. It focuses on making improvements upon different tasks by capitalizing on data that is collected while performing such tasks; thus the learning that occurs as the data is collected and applied to new method algorithms that will increase performance. The machine learning
This sensor couples a resolution radiometric (640×512) Boson® thermal sensor with a 64MP RGB (visible) sensor in one model. It has a size, weight, and power (SWaP) design that inceases its desirability for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that have a need for good battery life and run time. This is a Longwave infrared (LWIR) thermal
RGB (Red, Green, Blue) refers to the part of the electromagnetic energy spectrum that can be seen by the human eye. It is just one section of energy wavelengths that are part of a larger group that in toto make up light i.e. the light spectrum. At one end of this section where the wavelengths