Question
Note to moderator: Read the answerline carefully. Popular open-source firmware suites for this functionality include Paparazzi, PX4, and one prefixed “Ardu.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this functionality provided by firmwares that use the MAVLink protocol to communicate with tools like Mission Planner on ground control stations. Firmware for this functionality must work in many configurations, such as VTOL (“V-toll”).
ANSWER: autopilots [accept flight controllers or flight control software; accept flight management; accept UAV controllers; accept flying aircraft, planes, UAVs, drones, or autonomous vehicles; accept piloting aircraft, planes, UAVs, drones, or autonomous vehicles; prompt on ArduPilot; prompt on flying or piloting; prompt on actuation by asking “for what purpose?”]
[10m] A PixHawk standard named for this word dictates how flight controllers should interface with base board hardware. This word follows “Universal Serial” in the name of devices often compatible with Thunderbolt ports.
ANSWER: bus [accept Universal Serial Bus]
[10e] Flight controllers often use measurement units described by this term that contain accelerometers and gyroscopes. This term refers to an object’s tendency to maintain its current motion in the absence of external forces.
ANSWER: inertia [accept inertial measurement units]
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| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 18.33 | 100% | 67% | 17% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |