The whole setup process is described in "Tutorial to setup SITL Gazebo on Windows - vX.X.pdf". It is intended for Windows users, for it starts with the setup of a virtual machine on VMWare. Still, if ...
You should think about ardupilot as purely a control system. It takes sensor inputs and outputs commands to actuators. Gazebo is playing the role of a Flight Dynamics Model (FDM). The FDM encompasses ...
Modern multirotors are very maneuverable but are mostly limited to hovering in a single orientation. [Peter Hall] has gotten around this by building an omnicopter drone with six motors mounted in ...
Abstract: This article presents an adaptive method for ArduPilot-based autopilots of fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). ArduPilot is a popular open-source unmanned vehicle software suite. We ...
Abstract: This work presents an adaptive open-source implementation of ArduPilot: the adaptive mechanisms in the autopilot are inspired by model reference stabilization (MRS) and are seamlessly ...
[Credit: 3D Robotics] This one is for all those autonomous vehicle makers out there who need a cheap autopilot system to make it go. Among the bits of awesome seen at the 2012 Bay Area Maker Faire, ...
Join us on a captivating journey as we embark on a short flight with Ardupilot, navigating through gusty winds. In this video, we explore how the advanced capabilities of Ardupilot help maintain ...