mavlink/qgroundcontrol
Qgroundcontrol
QGroundControl is a desktop ground control station application that communicates with drones using the MAVLink protocol. It serves as a central interface for controlling both manual and autonomous flight operations, monitoring real-time telemetry, and managing vehicle configurations for compatible UAV platforms.
The application provides a comprehensive mission planning environment with an interactive map-based editor for designing autonomous flight paths and waypoint sequences. It includes tools for flight controller configuration and sensor calibration, supporting both PX4 and ArduPilot platforms through a plugin-based vehicle abstraction layer. For operational awareness, it offers a real-time telemetry dashboard that streams vehicle state updates and subsystem health data, along with a post-flight log analyzer for reviewing recorded flight data and performance metrics.
QGroundControl also supports multi-vehicle fleet management, enabling simultaneous coordination and monitoring of several aircraft from a single interface. The application includes a joystick input mapper for translating physical controls into MAVLink commands, and provides release notes to track version changes and new features.
Features
- MAVLink Ground Control Stations - Serves as a desktop ground control station application that communicates with drones using the MAVLink protocol.
- MAVLink Input Mappers - Provides a joystick input mapper that translates physical controls into MAVLink commands for drone control.
- Configuration and Calibration Tools - Adjusts vehicle parameters, runs setup wizards, and calibrates sensors for PX4 and ArduPilot platforms.
- Flight Operations Executors - Executes manual or autonomous flight actions such as orbiting, returning to launch, or joystick steering.
- Drone Parameter Configurators - Adjusts vehicle parameters and runs setup wizards for PX4 and ArduPilot drone platforms.
- MAVLink Manual Controllers - Controls a drone manually or autonomously using the MAVLink protocol for any compatible UAV.
- Multi-Vehicle Fleet Coordinators - Coordinates concurrent MAVLink connections to multiple drones from a single interface.
- Flight Control Interfaces - Adjusts vehicle parameters and runs setup wizards for PX4 and ArduPilot platforms.
- Waypoint Mission Planners - Designs autonomous flight paths and waypoint sequences on an interactive map for upload to flight controllers.
- Interactive Map Editors - Provides an interactive map-based editor for designing autonomous drone flight paths and waypoint sequences.
- MAVLink Protocol Bridges - Implements a MAVLink protocol bridge that serializes drone commands and telemetry over a JSON message bus.
- Real-time Telemetry Streams - Streams vehicle state updates through a publish-subscribe data bus for real-time dashboard gauges.
- Flight Controller Plugin Loaders - Loads platform-specific drivers for PX4 and ArduPilot at runtime through a plugin-based abstraction layer.
- MAVLink Telemetry Dashboards - Monitors real-time vehicle telemetry, subsystem health, and flight data from MAVLink-compatible drones.
- Remote Telemetry Dashboards - Provides a real-time display of vehicle health, sensor data, and subsystem status during flight operations.
- Flight Log Replayers - Parses binary telemetry logs into time-series data tables for replaying flight paths.
- Mission Control - Cross-platform ground control station for Mavlink drones.
- Desktop Applications - Ground control station for UAVs.
