Latest revision as of 16:10, 25 July 2020

Basics

(i MAY have made this page before, search engine couldn't find it)
Essentially a software and/or firmware that takes:
- Elevation Data
- Weather Data
- Telemetry from Plane
- Ardupilot based mission/route info
It then uses this to determine where there will most likely be "thermals"
It then plans how to use these to reach roughly the same path as the ardupilot plan
- Perhaps make some plugin?
  - Have the route/loop for the mission, then have power used v glide caused variation in route+time spent getting from point a to b ?
Need to see if this could be done "on machine", or require a seperate computer to do the work, and send simple data to the plane

Open Source Autonomous Sailboat Sailing Software (similar concept but for boats, and perhaps those odd land based sail things?)
DroneKite a concept that uses a kite to "pull" a quadcopter. Needs a similar software

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 =Internal Links=
 *[[Open Source Autonomous Sailboat Sailing Software]] (similar concept but for boats, and perhaps those odd land based sail things?)
+*[[DroneKite]] a concept that uses a kite to "pull" a quadcopter.  Needs a similar software
 =External Links=
 *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider_(sailplane) The Wikipedia Page on Gliders]
+*[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/project-frigatebird-ai-for-autonomous-soaring/ "Project Frigatebird: AI for Autonomous Soaring" - a microsoft project]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq6IzRhDFdPP7y8mJ3ahzPGr7Hg-diZNJ A Playlist by [[User: Eric]] 's youtube account on this]