Avionics & Autonomy
The avionics stack is the brain of your UAV: flight controller hardware, the PX4/ArduPilot ecosystem, centimetre-level positioning and the companion computers that run your autonomy software. These guides help you architect a stack you won't have to rip out at scale.
AI Drone Integration: How to Put Artificial Intelligence on a UAV That Ships
AI drone integration explained end to end: edge vs cloud architecture, compute hardware, model pipelines, latency budgets, safety boundaries and EU regulation — with a reference stack diagram.
Avionics & AutonomyCompanion Computers for Drones: Onboard Compute for Real Autonomy
Choosing onboard compute for UAV autonomy: Jetson, Raspberry Pi and x86 compared, FC-to-companion architecture, power and thermal budgets, and software patterns.
Avionics & AutonomyFlight Controller Hardware: How to Choose an FC for a Professional UAV
Choosing flight controller hardware for a commercial drone: Pixhawk standards, sensor redundancy, vibration isolation, interfaces, and supply-chain considerations.
Avionics & AutonomyPractical AI Drone Integration: A Starter Build That Actually Flies
A simple, practical AI drone integration walkthrough: the minimal parts list, wiring it in an afternoon, running your first onboard detection, and the mistakes to skip.
Avionics & AutonomyPX4 vs ArduPilot: Choosing a Flight Stack for Your Drone Startup
PX4 vs ArduPilot compared for commercial UAV development: licensing (BSD vs GPL), architecture, vehicle support, ecosystems, and how to actually choose.
Avionics & AutonomyRTK and GNSS for Drones: Getting to Centimetre-Level Positioning
How drone GNSS positioning works: standard GPS vs RTK vs PPK accuracy, base stations and NTRIP corrections, multi-band receivers, antenna placement and failure modes.
Avionics & AutonomyThe UAV Sensor Suite: IMU, Barometer, Magnetometer, Airspeed and Rangefinders
What each drone sensor contributes to state estimation, how they fail, and how the EKF fuses them — IMU vibration, baro drift, compass interference, airspeed icing.