Hi, this has been done before, I guess. I just wanted to point out that FlightGear is excellently qualified to serve as an UAV testing environment.
I've been developing a Linux based UAV for some years now. After having accomplished a stable airfield traffic pattern just by in-field-testing I was confronted with the task of programming autonomous approach and landing. Therefore I set up a simulation environment with my autopilot software and FlightGear in a loop. That helped me debug the more complex maneuvers quickly. Although the autonomous landing is yet to be tested in reality I assume FlightGear saved me a lot of time and material. Many thanks to all developers who designed the simulation in such a open and versatile way! For more information on my project see http://www.voidpointer.de/flobo/flobo4_en.html BTW: Has anyone ever created a 3-channel model airplane like the Multiplex Easy Star (one without ailerons) for FlightGear? Kind Regards, Achim. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
