Overview

DroneKit-Python is a Python package that adds an abstraction layer on top of MAVLink messages, making it easier to access received telemetry and send commands.

DroneKit-Python: https://dronekit.netlify.app/

Setup

Dronekit-Python’s Python package name is dronekit , installed through pip. However, this package is outdated and does not support Python 3.11, which Autonomy now uses. Thus, Autonomy has its own fork for dronekit in Dronekit-python fork, located in the The common Repository as a submodule. Thus, it should be imported from the common repository using common.modules.mavlink.dronekit.

Usage

Do not use DroneKit-Python frame conversions

The implementation of conversions in DroneKit-Python are not accurate enough. The library uses a spherical approximation model and does not correct for latitude. All conversions between global and relative frame are implemented by Autonomy or a different library.

Example

The pathing repository’s connection_check.py file contains an example of connecting to a drone through Dronekit-Python. It can be used in conjunction with a simulated drone in Mission Planner: Mission Planner Simulated Ardupilot

Pathing repository: Pathing Repository