ParaDrone
by BASElineWhat is it?
ParaDrone is autopilot for any parachute or paraglider.
The system consists of hardware to pull the toggles, and autopilot software to navigate using GPS.
Why?
Because it's a 100x cheaper way to get to altitude than a helicopter.
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Whitepaper
3d printer files
Source code
Simulator
Simulate autopilot flight in the browser. Used for development of the flight planning algorithm.