Update on the DIY Drones dev teams

Those of you who tuned into the podcast this week heard that we're in high gear here at DIY Drones getting ready to release the next generation of ArduPilot, ArduPilot Mega. As always, this is a community effort--the product of dozens of people working for more than a year. So this is an opportunity to call out some of the heroes of the project and a way for people to figure out how they might contribute:

Project	Team leaders
ArduPilot hardware (classic & Mega)	Jordi Munoz and Nathan Seidle
ArduPilot software (classic & Mega)	Jason Short and Doug Weibel
ArduIMU hardware	Jordi Munoz
ArduIMU software	Jose Julio, Doug Weibel and Jordi Munoz
ArduPilot Mega IMU shield	Jordi Munoz and Jose Julio
Ground station software	Igor Koruga
Configuration utility	HappyKillmore
ArduStation Mega	Sarel Wagner
Telemetry data structure	Mikko Saarisalo
Documentation	Chris Anderson

Each of those team leaders typically has a few other contributors working with them; in total we probably have about two dozen core developers. These project are all sized to work best with small teams, so we're careful about adding too many new folks, but we also depend on the community to drive the project forward. So if you would like to contribute to one of these efforts, please comment below.

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mark March 29, 2010 at 7:54am

I agree with Sarel, an overview of the project would help. From what I remember, it'll be a three-processor board and uses an IMU instead of thermopiles.
passunca March 29, 2010 at 4:04am

Hi Guys,

I would like to contribute. The ground station software should be the area where I can bring something new. I can send you guys my credentials by pm.
Developer

Jordi Muñoz March 29, 2010 at 12:30am

ArduPilot hardware, Chris you forgot Nathan!!
Sarel P. Wagner March 28, 2010 at 11:52pm

Chris, maybe give a general update on the projects again, been some time since we have done so.

Rgrds

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