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Top 15 C++ Uav Projects
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It essentially already has one. Probably only self-levelling, but has some extra programming like delayed flaps, wheel-up sequence (first up the wheels, then close the doors), etc. Likely using a version of Ardupilot [1] that's already in use by everyone. Maybe INav [2], but I'd wager on the former. There's more than one computer in there, too. The receiver is likely double-redundant (2 receivers, each with 2 separate receiver circuits, one 900MHz, the other 2.4GHz). I have planes costing 400 EUR that have dual-bandwidth redundant receivers (costs 40 EUR, a joke).
ELRS (radio), Ardupilot (Flight Controller), EdgeTX (Radio OS), and Mission Control (Ground Station SW) are serious tools used by many in the hobby. Them being open means there's a lot of competition and a lot of features. But also not amazing UX :)
[1] https://ardupilot.org/
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Project mention: Building a Professional PX4 Development Environment with Docker, ROS2, and VS Code | dev.to | 2025-11-01
#!/bin/bash set -e echo "Setting up PX4 development environment..." cd /home/developer/workspace # Clone PX4 Autopilot if not present if [ ! -d "PX4-Autopilot" ]; then echo "Cloning PX4-Autopilot release 1.14..." git clone -b release/1.14 https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot.git --recursive fi # Create ROS2 workspace structure mkdir -p ros2_ws/src cd ros2_ws/src # Clone px4_msgs - the message definitions PX4 uses if [ ! -d "px4_msgs" ]; then git clone -b release/1.14 https://github.com/PX4/px4_msgs.git fi # Clone px4_ros_com - examples and utilities for PX4-ROS2 integration if [ ! -d "px4_ros_com" ]; then git clone -b release/v1.14 https://github.com/PX4/px4_ros_com.git fi
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qgroundcontrol
Cross-platform ground control station for drones (Android, iOS, Mac OS, Linux, Windows)
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GAAS
GAAS is an open-source program designed for fully autonomous VTOL(a.k.a flying cars) and drones. GAAS stands for Generalized Autonomy Aviation System.
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aerial-autonomy-stack
An open framework to simulate and deploy perception-based PX4/ArduPilot drone swarms with ROS2, YOLO, LiDAR, NVIDIA Jetson
Project mention: Show HN: Aerial-autonomy-stack–Simulate and Deploy Perception-based Drones | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-02-19 -
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Heuristic_path_planners
Collection of classes and functions to allow 2D/3D path generation with heuristic algorithms such as A*, Theta* and LazyTheta* and ROS Interfaces
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Uav projects in C++? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ardupilot | 15,260 |
| 2 | PX4-Autopilot | 11,923 |
| 3 | qgroundcontrol | 4,642 |
| 4 | Fast-Planner | 3,270 |
| 5 | GAAS | 2,064 |
| 6 | rotors_simulator | 1,466 |
| 7 | mavros | 1,179 |
| 8 | kr_autonomous_flight | 771 |
| 9 | aerial-autonomy-stack | 456 |
| 10 | mars_lib | 350 |
| 11 | DroneDB | 273 |
| 12 | Heuristic_path_planners | 98 |
| 13 | xflrpy | 81 |
| 14 | mars_ros | 64 |
| 15 | ESP_Pilot | 22 |
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