OSUG is an open-source underwater glider that uses a 3D-printed hull, Atmel-based autopilot, and a homemade buoyancy engine to navigate underwater for weeks. Explore its features, build route, and use cases for marine science, aquaculture, and environmental monitoring.
Open-Source Underwater Glider: 3D-Printed, Atmel-Based, Weeks of Autonomy (2026) Read More »
FusionCore is an open-source ROS 2 localization project that fuses GNSS, IMU, wheel odometry, radar, and visual SLAM into a continuous 100 Hz pose using a 23-state UKF. Learn its architecture, engineering wins, limitations, and how to evaluate it with your own rosbag data.
A close reading of a 2026 arXiv paper presenting a reproducible multi-physics simulation framework for HPM counter-UAS design: 2.45 GHz propagation, coupling, sigmoid damage models, and 10,000-trial Monte Carlo kill-probability analysis.
Multi-Physics Simulation Framework for HPM Counter-UAS Design and Evaluation Read More »
How to architect control + vision + embedded fusion systems: 6-layer decomposition, latency and jitter in vision closed loops, edge vs MCU division, communication reliability, and safety design.
Control + Vision + Embedded Fusion: A Complete System Architecture Guide (2026) Read More »
How to architect control + vision + embedded fusion systems: 6-layer decomposition, latency and jitter in vision closed loops, edge vs MCU division, communication reliability, and safety design.
Control + Vision + Embedded Fusion: A Complete System Architecture Guide (2026) Read More »
Build an ArduPilot SITL development environment without any drone hardware. Full setup guide: WSL2 Ubuntu, source compile, first simulated flight, QGC connection, and auto-takeoff test.
Develop Drones Without a Drone: ArduPilot Environment Setup and SITL Simulation (2026) Read More »
Learn how to build an STM32 self-balancing robot with dual-loop PID control. Full commented source code, live PID tuning via serial commands, and raw MPU6050 gyroscope data processing — without the DMP.
Which ESC communication protocol should your drone use — PWM, SBUS, OneShot, or DShot? This industrial UAV engineering guide compares response speed, resolution, noise immunity, and bidirectional telemetry with real error-rate data from field tests.
Choosing the right transmit power for a wireless link is about system balance, not maximum watts. This engineering guide breaks down link budgets, antenna height, terrain blockage, bandwidth, terminal form factors, battery life, thermal limits, EMC, and regulatory constraints across five platform types.
Meet HackRF One: the open-source, half-duplex SDR transceiver covering 1 MHz to 6 GHz with 20 MHz bandwidth. Learn to capture FM, ADS-B, NOAA weather satellites, and more — with hardware schematics, firmware, and tools all fully open under GPL-2.0.
