Sentera Teams with University of Minnesota to Create UAS Autopilot Development Toolkit

Sentera, LLC and the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering have developed a high-precision autopilot toolkit for use with unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The toolkit's hardware and software are now available under a broad open-source license. The UAS Autopilot Development Toolkit integrates into current and future UAS platforms and is designed to enable researchers to quickly prototype and deploy advanced and non-traditional navigation, guidance, and control technologies. The collaborative effort provides the open-source community with a professional-grade, high-performance flight control system that is scalable, extensible, and cost-efficient. "This project is an excellent example of collaboration between the University of Minnesota and industry. From a technical perspective, performance is outstanding. But, we've also created a product that is valuable not just to our business, but to the broader community working to develop the next generation of capabilities for unmanned systems," said Sentera CEO Eric Taipale.