Mission Planner: An Open-Source Alternative to Commercial Flight Planning Software for Unmanned Aerial Systems

Jesse Chintanadilok, Sahaj Patel, Yilin Zhuang, and Aditya Singh

Release Date: 8/11/2022

Reviewed At: 2/12/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ae576-2022

Agriculture

Abstract

All UASs need periodic maintenance and repair. These changes have raised questions among Extension agents regarding which UASs to purchase and use, and how these changes affect their operations going forward. Free and open-source (FOSS) options may be a very useful alternative to commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) UASs. Written by Jesse Chintanadilok, Sahaj Patel, Yilin Zhuang, and Aditya Singh, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, August 2022.

About this Publication

This document is AE576, one of a series of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date August 2022. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Jesse Chintanadilok, undergraduate researcher, UF Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Sahaj Patel, undergraduate researcher, UF Department of Computer and Information Systems Engineering; Yilin Zhuang, regional specialized agent, water resources, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center; and Aditya Singh, assistant professor, remote sensing, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Authors

Jesse Chintanadilok

undergraduate researcher, UF Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gainesville, FL

Sahaj Patel

undergraduate researcher, UF Department of Computer and Information Systems Engineering, Gainesville, FL

Yilin Zhuang

Specialized Agent

University of Florida

regional specialized agent III, Ph.D., water resources, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, Apopka, FL

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Aditya Singh

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

assistant professor, remote sensing and spectroscopy, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Gainesville, FL

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