Hello,
I want to have RTK GPS, PX4FLOW and LIDAR on my copter.
Unfortunately, I always have to compromise with the Pixhawk.
a) The ArduCopter / APM does not let one fuse PX4FLOW with GPS / RTK GPS data,
e.g when using the Swiftnav Piksi.
This would be useful, as when the GPS fix is lost, PX4FLOW might prevent fast unwanted movements.
b) The PX4 / Qgroundcontrol supports fused GPS and PX4FLOW, but does not Support RTK GPS e.g. using the Swiftnav Piksi. There is only support for APM, which, of course, does not support fused PX4FLOW With GPS / RTK
http://docs.swiftnav.com/wiki/Integrating_Piksi_with_the_Pixhawk_platform
c) The PX4Flow Software for APM / ArduCopter is quite old - dated December 2014.
This is when it was updated for the PX4 last year.
http://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/common-px4flow-overview.html
http://download.ardupilot.org/downloads/wiki/advanced_user_tools/px4flow-klt-06Dec2014.zip
Will this be updated in the near future?
d) Since the Lidar Lite v2 & v1 from Pulsed Light where abandoned,
is there actually a really established and well integrated Lidar Solution available?
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