What is the difference between ArduPilot and ArduCopter?
Arducopter is the part of the software which can control copters and helicopters. Ardupilot is the overall term while there is ArduCopter for Copters, ArduPlane for Planes, ArduRover for Rovers, etc… Never heard of that, possibly you meant Ardupilot?
What is PX4 and ArduPilot?
Ardupilot and PX4 are two open-source autopilot platforms regarded as the leading flight controller platforms for small unmanned vehicles in a wide variety of applications, including hobby and amateur, commercial, industrial and academic research.
What is the difference between ArduPilot and PX4?
One of the key distinctions between PX4 and ArduPilot is that it operates under the BSD license. This essentially means that if you add a new feature to the PX4 project in a private fork, you don’t have to push your changes back to the parent PX4 project.
How do I clone an ArduPilot Repo?
open a terminal window and cd to the ardupilot directory of your clone and checkout the master branch the new branch will be a copy of the current branch so ensure your clone’s master branch is up-to-date with (aka rebased on) ArduPilot/master . If you have just forked and cloned your repo then it should already be up-to-date.
What is ArduPilot?
ArduPilot is comprised of several parts, vehicles and boards. The list below contains the people that regularly contribute to the project and are responsible for reviewing patches on their specific area.
How do I change the branch of my ArduPilot clone?
open a terminal window and cd to the ardupilot directory of your clone and checkout the master branch the new branch will be a copy of the current branch so ensure your clone’s master branch is up-to-date with (aka rebased on) ArduPilot/master .
How do I become a developer on ArduPilot?
The best way to start is to: get involved with the other developers by posting on the Developer Team Forum, chat to us on ArduPilot Discord Chat or join the weekly development call. You can also find a large number of users and some developers in the ArduPilot facebook group.