Circle the target in Follow Me mode

Hello!

Does anyone know how to get the copter to circle the target when the target has stopped moving ?

I am using PX4 code and Pixhawk FC.

Thanks in advance :)

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How to get prints from Pixhawk( PX4 flightstack) without using SER 4/5 hardware port

I have been trying to check if my custom mavlink msg has been received by the Pixhawk by adding a print in my msg handle function in mavlink_receiver.cpp. I do not have an FTDI cable to connect to port SER 4/5, which apparently displays all the print

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How to send MAVLink messages on the virtual serial port during jmavsim simulation

Hello!

I have a script to extract GPS data from a text file and send MAVlink messages via the serial port. Currently I don't have the hardware and would like to test the functionality through simulation. Could someone tell me which virtual serial port

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Problem with connecting to mutiple instances of jmavsim in qGroundControl- Desperately need help

Hello!

https://github.com/PX4/Firmware/tree/master/posix-configs/SITL

I have been trying to simulate two UAV's in qGroundControl. I was able to start multiple instances of jmavsim from PX4 codebase from src/Firmware/jMAVSim using the below command.

java

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MAVLink v2.0 headers compiler issue

Hello,

I have been merging a branch into the latest master of PX4. It seems like the master has moved to mavlink v2.0. I created a custom dialect and generated the headers, made the necessary changes for the custom headers to be used. I am running int

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Intelligent follow algorithm

Hi All,

I need to implement a follow algorithm so that the UAV follows a test car using the GPS data it receives through the Car-to-X module. The goal is to follow the car and produce good quality video recording of the car and it's surroundings. I am

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Follow algorithm implementation for a UAV (PX4 firmware)

I am pretty new to UAV's and everything related to it. I am working on a project where I have  to implement a follow algorithm for the UAV using PX4 firmware to follow a car(both the car and the UAV will have a GPS module). The communication between

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Running SITL for PX4 with qGround Control

I am trying to run PX4 code through SITL simulation without any actual hardware. I am not able to use GeoFence and Follow me functions in the qGroundControl. Are these functions unavailable while simulating? I am not sure if I am doing something wron

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Running SITL simulator and using the 'Follow me' mode in QGroundControl

Hello!

I'm a total newbie... I am trying to run my PX4 code on the SITL simulator. I want to test the follow me mode that QGcs provides. The command gets rejected everytime. I am not sure what I'm doing wrong. Could someone plz throw some light on thi

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