Ascend Engineering

Ascend Engineering is proud to announce we have joined the Dronecode Foundation as a Silver Member. We plan to contribute our expertise in flight testing operations for PX4 Autopilot and QGroundControl to enhance upcoming stable releases and give back to the open source community that has given so much to us. Find out more in our press release: https://lnkd.in/e-TC7uiU #dronedev #px4 #dronecode #opensource

Ascend Engineering is proud to announce we have joined the Dronecode Foundation as a Silver Member. We plan to contribute our expertise in flight testing operations for PX4 Autopilot and QGroundControl to enhance upcoming stable releases and give back to the open source community that has given so much to us. Find out more in our press release: https://lnkd.in/e-TC7uiU #dronedev #px4 #dronecode #opensource

Get started with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) testing on the ModalAI VOXL 2 with Ascend Engineering's first-ever tutorial out today! This rapid start guide shows you how to connect and configure your VOXL-2 laptop for hardware-informed simulations. We've consolidated all essential steps—from cable setup to PX4 Autopilot and Gazebo environment configuration—into a single, easy-to-follow resource, eliminating the need to jump between different documentation sources. Here’s what is inside: ?? Hardware Stack Overview: VOXL 2, PX4, and Gazebo simulation environment ??? Board connections, power supply, FTDI cable, and required adapters ?? Software Configuration: PX4 environment setup and Gazebo model configuration ?? Starting Gazebo and connecting the VOXL 2 ?? Flight Control Commands ?? Troubleshooting Guide HITL testing can potentially save your drone development project time and money by catching issues early. Software-in-the-Loop testing can only get you so far, and testing hardware for performance constraints, timing issues, and real-world behavior saves you pain later. https://lnkd.in/g2kvqS_w Have any follow-up questions? Feel free to reach out to either Andrew Wilkins or Zachary Lowell to get them answered! #dronedevelopment #modalai #px4 #Gazebo #simulation #voxl2

PX4 Bounties Used to Successfully Fix and Rewrite Collision Prevention ???https://lnkd.in/drK_fjPh In a first for the PX4 Autopilot, a $1,000 bounty has been put up and paid by Alex Klimaj, CEO at?ARK Electronics?and Andrew Wilkins, CEO at?Ascend Engineering?to rewrite PX4 collision avoidance using?Algora, Public Benefit Corporation. The bounty focused on fixing and rewriting the PX4 collision prevention feature, which had been non-functional for over a year. Claudio Chies successfully claimed the bounty, marking a significant milestone for PX4 and demonstrating the power of community-driven innovation. Speaking of the Bounty System, Ioannis Rafail Florokapis CEO of Algora commented, “The PX4 community can now crowdfund improvements to the open source Autopilot and reward engineers who contribute solutions. This is wonderful news for accelerating innovation in drone technology and supporting the sustainability of open source software.”

Drone Operations Boosted with ROS2 Developments on VOXL 2 >> https://hubs.ly/Q02-vCl_0 Ascend Engineering has written a comprehensive software package that integrates the power of ROS2 (Robot Operating System 2) with the VOXL 2 platform from ModalAI. By converting MPA data pipelines to ROS2 messages, the package ensures that operators can leverage the powerful tools and libraries available within the ROS2 ecosystem, unlocking new possibilities for data processing, visualization, and control. Find out more about the Ascend Engineering ROS2 code on the VOXL 2-SDK package on the UST website.

Ascend Engineering & Holybro collaborating to contribute to Open Source PX4. Also want to shoutout the team that originally implemented Dual GPS Heading ARK Electronics. Our contribution was adding AP Periph support to PX4 DroneCAN to enable this feature for the Holybro ZED-F9P

?? Check out this simulation of the new Throw Mode in Gazebo (Open Robotics). Using the gz transport to generate a force that mimics a throw. Only in PX4 v1.15. Produced by our friend Andrew Brahim. #robotics #opensource #oss #gazebo #px4 https://hubs.la/Q02RncqY0

?? New Tutorial Alert! ?? We're excited to share our latest video: "Connecting and Setting Up an ELRS (Crossfire/CRSF Protocol) Receiver to a Pixhawk Autopilot". This comprehensive guide walks you through: - Connecting an ELRS Receiver to a Pixhawk autopilot - Configuring ELRS modules in PX4 - Using the Holybro v6x with BetaFPV ELRS Micro Receiver - Accessing the PX4 GitHub repository: - PX4-Autopilot Whether you're fine-tuning your drone setup or diving into autopilot configuration, this video is a must-watch! Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gUxxdn_z For any development work needed for PX4, QGC, MAVSDK, or VOXL related software feel free to reach out to [email protected]. #DroneTechnology #Pixhawk #ELRS #PX4 #TechTutorial #Engineering #Drones

To everyone who took the time to meet up on the Commercial UAV Show floor, I want to express my gratitude! It was EPIC. Connecting with good people with good companies making good products is how we as a whole can do bigger and better things. It was super cool to meet a fellow founder Curt Lary from Hextronics, his story is inspiring, and I can't wait to see them scale! Special thanks to: Ira Hughes from Doodle Labs Josiah (Changdeuck) Bae with BEI Christian Sequerra & James McDanolds from Sonoran Desert Institute David Schwartz from Vertiq Ansel Luchau from Freefly Systems Andrew Brahim from Ascend Engineering Patrick Sherman from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (And Roswell Flight Test Crew, I'm a huge fan of the channel) David Kaye and Menachem Fehler from Airrow Looking forward to staying in touch and working closely with everyone. Let's go build something great!

Andrew Brahim with Inspired Flight Technologies Inc. IF800/Drone in a box solution last week in Vegas!