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February 12, 2020
Agenda
- Status update by component (Core Dev Team)
- Community Q&A
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Component update
Documentation
- Overall improvements on SITL dependencies @JulianOes
Flight Testing
@Tony3dr
System Architecture
- Sensors module changes to split tasks @dagar
- CAN nodes as airframe type using existing drivers @dagar
OS / NuttX
- PX4 reaching I/O limits. @dagar & @david_s5
- Discussions on Socket CAN implementation
Comms
- uOrb changes to improve the mavlink module @dagar
- Work towards using new uorb sub to save memory and make it faster
Driver
Commander
Navigator
https://github.com/PX4/Firmware/pull/14134
VTOL
Fixed Wing
- Minor changes planned, and optimizations
Multicopter
- Position controller refactor (part 6) @MaEtUgR
- New position mode, sticks are mapped to acceleration (WIP) @MaEtUgR
https://github.com/PX4/Firmware/pull/14017
MAVROS / RTPS / ROS2
- added library to px4_ros_com to make transforms (frame & orientation) @TSC21
Avoidance
- low pass filter to the forward-backward direction
- A* planning fixes
https://github.com/PX4/avoidance/pull/555
https://github.com/PX4/avoidance/pull/557
MAVSDK
- Refactor of mission transfer on-going @JulianOes
- Moving CI from Travis to Github workflows
Simulation
- PR from @TSC21 SITL/gazebo allows subscription to multiple distance sensors
- On-going work on FastRTPS plugin which runs parallel to MAVLink @TSC21
- Multi-vehicle VTOL support @Jaeyoung-Lim
- Boat model now in SITL @Jaeyoung-Lim
https://github.com/PX4/sitl_gazebo/pull/411
https://github.com/PX4/px4_ros_com/commit/2971ccf4f9cec231ae17cd71d39e7817a484aae3
https://github.com/PX4/sitl_gazebo/pull/398
Estimation
- Bugfix for regression on master
https://github.com/PX4/ecl/pull/747
https://github.com/PX4/ecl/pull/749
Community Q&A
- Remove mixer fro PX4IO (discussion)
https://github.com/PX4/Firmware/issues/14142
Errata and Feedback
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