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# Autopilot Suites

There are several autopilot suites available for control-boards for aerial vehicles. This page mostly have an overview of all of those including some comparison factors in them as well.

|Autopilot suite| startup year | latest version | OS licence | ROS support| supported vehicles |
|---| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ardupilot](https://ardupilot.org/) ([GitHub](https://github.com/ArduPilot/ardupilot)) | 2009 | 4.5.7 (10/24) | GPL 3.0 | yes | Copters, Fixed wings, VTOL |
| [Betaflight](https://betaflight.com/) ([GitHub](https://github.com/betaflight/betaflight)) | 2015 | 4.5.1 (06/24) | GPL 3.0 | no | Copters |
| [crazyflie-firmware](https://www.bitcraze.io/) ([GitHub](https://github.com/bitcraze/crazyflie-firmware)) | 2011 | 2024.10 | GPL 3.0 | yes* | Quadcopters, Flapping wings |
| [DJI autopilot](https://developer.dji.com/) ([GitHub](https://github.com/dji-sdk/Onboard-SDK-ROS)) | 2006 | 3.6 (02/2018) | closed | yes | Copters, VTOLS |
| [Paparazzi](https://wiki.paparazziuav.org/wiki/Main_Page) ([GitHub](https://github.com/paparazzi/paparazzi)) | 2003 | 6.4.0 (04/24) | GPL 2.0 | no | Copters, Fixed wings, VTOL |
| [PX4](https://px4.io/) ([GitHub](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot)) | 2009 | 1.15.1 (11/24) |BSD 3-Clause | yes | Copters, Fixed wings, VTOL |'
| [ROSflight](https://docs.rosflight.org/v1.3/) ([GitHub](https://github.com/rosflight/rosflight_firmware)) | 2019 | 1.3.0 (03/20) |BSD 3-Clause | yes | Copters, fixed wings |

*community provided support
There are several autopilot suites available for control-boards for aerial vehicles. This page has an overview of those most commonly used.

## PX4
>_"PX4 is used in a wide range of use-cases, from consumer drones to industrial applications. It is also the leading research platform for drones and has been successfully applied to under water vehicles and boats."_ [source](https://px4.io/)

* Github: <https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot>
* Homepage: <https://px4.io/>


## Ardupilot
> _"ArduPilot is a trusted, versatile, and open source autopilot system supporting many vehicle types: multi-copters, traditional helicopters, fixed wing aircraft, boats, submarines, rovers and more. The source code is developed by a large community of professionals and enthusiasts."_ [source](https://ardupilot.org/)

* Github: <https://github.com/ArduPilot/ardupilot>
* Homepage: <https://ardupilot.org/>

## Paparazzi
> _"Paparazzi UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) is an open-source drone hardware and software project encompassing autopilot systems and ground station software for multicopters/multirotors, fixed-wing, helicopters and hybrid aircraft that was founded in 2003"_ [source](https://wiki.paparazziuav.org/)

* Github: <https://github.com/paparazzi/paparazzi>
* Homepage: <https://wiki.paparazziuav.org/>

## Crazyflie
> _"The Crazyflie 2.1+. is a versatile open source flying development platform that only weighs 27g and fits in the palm of your hand."_ [source](https://www.bitcraze.io/products/crazyflie-2-1-plus/)

* Github: <https://github.com/bitcraze/crazyflie-firmware>
* Homepage: <https://www.bitcraze.io/>

## Betaflight
> _"Betaflight is the world's leading multi-rotor flight control software.
The global FPV drone racing and freestyle community choose Betaflight for its performance, precision, cutting edge features, reliability and hardware support."_ [source](https://betaflight.com/)

* Github: <https://github.com/betaflight/betaflight>
* Homepage: <https://betaflight.com/>


## ROSFlight
> _"ROSflight is an autopilot system designed from the ground up with researchers in mind, and for easy integration with ROS."_ [source](https://betaflight.com/)

* Github: <https://github.com/rosflight/rosflight_firmware>
* Homepage: <https://docs.rosflight.org/v1.3/>

## Inactive projects

* [DJI autopilot SDK](https://github.com/dji-sdk/Onboard-SDK-ROS)



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