LibrePilot
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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.
The OpenPilot project consisted of two component parts, these are the on-board firmware and the ground control station (GCS).[5] The firmware part of the project is written in C whilst the ground control station is written in C++ utilizing Qt.