NextPilot documentation is organized into four sub-sections by purpose: for assembly, configuration and day-to-day operation, see Product Manuals and Tutorials; for source builds, custom development and community collaboration, see the Development Guide.
The NextPilot open-source projects revolve around the flight control core, ground control, model design and the development environment.
An autopilot built on the RT-Thread real-time operating system with core algorithms ported from PX4, supporting multirotor, fixed-wing and VTOL aircraft.
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Ground control station providing flight monitoring, mission planning, pre-flight checks, log replay and virtual flight simulation.
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A Simulink project for model-based design, used for control law development and MIL / SIL simulation verification.
A Windows development toolchain for building NextPilot flight control projects on Windows.
Listed below are representative open-source flight control projects in unmanned system development, to help you compare different technical approaches, ecosystems and documentation resources. The title tag indicates the project's primary scope; MAVLink and QGroundControl are supporting projects in the flight control ecosystem rather than flight control firmware. Each project belongs to its own community, and the listing is in no particular order.
An open-source autopilot platform for academic research, engineering development and commercial unmanned systems, with a fairly complete ecosystem of simulation, modules and developer tooling.
A mature open-source autopilot platform covering multirotor, fixed-wing, rover, boat and submersible vehicle types.
Open-source flight control firmware for racing and acrobatic multirotors, emphasizing low-latency flight feel and rich tuning capabilities.
Open-source flight control firmware for navigational flight, suited to fixed-wing, flying wing, VTOL and multirotor model platforms.
An open-source hardware and software platform for UAV research and autonomous flight, providing flight control software, ground tools and development resources.
An actively maintained open-source flight control suite for single-rotor helicopter models, built on the Betaflight ecosystem, offering helicopter-specific attitude control, tuning and rotor speed management.
A lightweight unmanned system communication protocol used to exchange status, control and mission data between the autopilot, ground station and onboard components.
A cross-platform open-source ground control station supporting vehicle connection, parameter configuration, mission planning, map operation and flight monitoring.