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"The drug gang was flying the drone using an electronic system that relayed the exact takeoff and landing points, and used waypoints – i.e. places during the fl
by anfractuosity 5y ago
"The drug gang was flying the drone using an electronic system that relayed the exact takeoff and landing points, and used waypoints – i.e. places during the flight where it had to change course. It could also be flown using remote control." - Does that mean it was likely using GPS to follow a particular route?
- Arnt 5y agoJust guessing: A waypoint in a fairly lonely part of the Spanish coast, then a few points so the drone won't fly over cities on its way inland, finally a lonely spot to land.
- blutack 5y agoYes, it'll have a Pixhawk or similar in it running ArduPilot (or maybe PX4). Both open source (and ArduPilot is maintained by Tridge of Samba fame).
- anfractuosity 5y agoI just found one of the products mugin sells is this - https://www.muginuav.com/product/cuav-new-x7-pro-flight-controller-open-source-autopilot/ https://www.muginuav.com/product/cuav-new-x7-pro-flight-cont... which mentions it can run ArduPilot firmware.
- blutack 5y agoYep, Mugin are reselling the majority of the stuff in their electronics category - they mostly make airframes AFAIK. A Pixhawk Cube or similar is around the £250 mark.