PIXHAWK Autopilot

Project Roadmap

This page contains a list of functionality / items that are currently worked on. It should help synchronizing community efforts.

Work in Progress

Command line editor (px4dev)
Multirotor Simple Mode [ https://pixhawk.ethz.ch/px4/users/simple_mode ] (Simon Wilks)
Quadrotor HIL (James Goppert, in testing)
APM software port (Andrew Tridgell, Randy Mackay, Pat Hickey. flown, in testing)
Inertial position estimator [ https://github.com/rk3dov/Firmware/tree/inertial_nav2/apps/position_estimator_inav ] (only altitude implemented now, Anton Babushkin)
Multirotor position control (ALTITUDE HOLD and SIMPLE SAS modes) [ https://github.com/rk3dov/Firmware/tree/seatbelt_multirotor/apps/multirotor_pos_control ] (only altitude hold implemented, tested in flight [ https://vimeo.com/64481577 ], Anton Babushkin)
Graupner HoTT Telemetry - Added GPS support (Simon Wilks, testing)

Next Up

Multirotors: GPS + dynamic model position estimator (implemented, needs testing)
Fixed wing / multirotors: GPS + centripetal force estimator
MARG attitude estimator, seems to be good replacement for EKF http://www.x-io.co.uk/open-source-imu-and-ahrs-algorithms/ (Anton Babushkin)

On a rainy day

Centralized logging service (sdlog app already exists, needs to log more events)

Recently Completed

These items typically go into the changelog for an upcoming release.

Fixed wing HIL (Lorenz Meier, Hardware in the Loop Simulation Setup [ https://pixhawk.ethz.ch/px4/users/hil_setup ])
Mag scale calibration (Lorenz Meier)
EKF attitude estimator replacement (Tobias Naegeli)
Bootloader update (better Windows support, px4dev)
PX4IO testing (software and interface to PX4FMU implemented, needs testing)
Fixed wing / multirotors: Graupner HoTT telemetry support [ https://pixhawk.ethz.ch/px4/users/hott_telemetry ]
RC and sensor calibration with QGroundControl (partially implemented, partially tested, Lorenz Meier)
Fixed wing control (in flight testing) (Doug Weibel, Thomas Gubler [ thomasgubler@gmail.com ])
Attitude EKF for continuous turns (James Goppert)
Backside fixed wing control (James Goppert)
6-point accelerometer calibration (Anton Babushkin)
Eagletree airspeed driver (Simon Wilks)