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ArduPilot

Open source autopilot system supporting multi-copters, helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, rovers, submarines, and antenna trackers.

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Product features

Product features

Commercial Use

Businesses can incorporate ArduPilot into products under GPLv3 terms, with obligations to provide source code.

Community contributions

Hundreds of people have contributed to the project in various ways.

Copter Autopilot

Autopilot for multicopters and traditional helicopters.

Developer Meetings

Weekly developer meetings are held on Discord.

Discord Chat

Live chat for developers on Discord.

Facebook Groups

Community groups on Facebook.

GPLv3 License

ArduPilot is distributed under the GNU General Public License version 3.

Ground Control Software

Includes Mission Planner, APM Planner2, and MAVProxy.

Issue Tracking

Bugs and enhancement requests can be filed on the ArduPilot Issues list.

Open Source

Developed by a community of volunteers and professionals, open to contributions.

Open-source autopilot

ArduPilot is an open-source autopilot system.

Open Source Contribution

Encourages developers to contribute fixes and enhancements via issues and pull requests.

Plane Autopilot

Autopilot for fixed-wing aircraft.

Documented feature

Support Forums

User support requests can be posted to the Discuss Forums.

Vehicle Support

Supports Copter, Plane, Rover, Sub, and AntennaTracker.

Multiple Vehicle Types

Supports multi-copters, helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, rovers, submarines, and antenna trackers.

Documented feature