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Here you will find documentation and tutorials relating to the flight subteam, which is responsible for tasks related to autonomous flight.

Information and Setup


What technologies do we use?

The flight subteam utilizes the following:


ArduPilot is the flight control software used for sending commands to the drone.

QGroundControl provides flight controls, mission capabilities, and an interactive overhead view of the drone’s environment.

Mission Planner is an alternative to QGroundControl that runs on Windows and works with WSL.

DroneKit is the Python package we use to code.


How do I get started?

Read the installation guide and follow the instructions to get your coding environment set up.

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