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| Developer(s) | LibrePilot Team |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 16.09
/ December 18, 2016[1] |
| Written in | C and C++ |
| Operating system | Cross-platform Windows, Mac OS, Linux & Android |
| Type | Unmanned aerial vehicle |
| License | GPLv3 |
| Website | www |
LibrePilot is[2] a Free software unmanned aerial vehicle project for model aircraft aimed at supporting both multi-rotor craft as well as fixed-wing aircraft. Initially founded by David Ankers, Angus Peart and Vassilis Varveropoulos in late 2009, under the name OpenPilot, it was conceived as both a learning tool and to address areas the developers perceived were lacking in other small UAV platforms.[3] In July 2015 OpenPilot, was forked to create LibrePilot.[2]
The OpenPilot open source autopilot software could be combined with hardware such as an inertial navigation system board, a main control board, a GPS receiver, and a 2.4 GHz serial communications link with the ground station.[4] The OpenPilot software is released under the GPL version 3 license.
- ^ "LibrePilot 16.09". GitHub. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ a b "Departure from the OpenPilot Project, foundation of LibrePilot".
- ^ "About - OpenPilot - Open Source UAV Autopilot". Archived from the original on 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ Michal Jama and Dale Schinstock (September 2011). Onur Toker (ed.). "Parallel Tracking and Mapping for Controlling VTOL Airframe". Journal of Control Science and Engineering. 2011. Hindawi Publishing Corporation: 1–10. doi:10.1155/2011/413074.