Welcome to ArduPilot Documentation Consulting
I am Henry Wurzburg, the ArduPilot Wiki Maintainer. I can assist in reviewing your autopilot hardware definition and Pull requests for ports to assure that they meet ArduPilot's requirements for submission and integration into ArduPilot's firmware code base as well as creating a user friendly Wiki page document. I can also consult during the design phase to assure that autopilot meets your target market expectation.
Additional Qualifications:
Aside from being the primary organizer and creator of ArduPilot's WIKI content for the last three years, I have over 30 years experience in the Semiconductor industry as VLSI Systems Engineer, Systems Engineering management, VP of Semiconductor Design Engineering, Strategic Marketing, and Product Division Management. I have over 30 issued patents on Semiconductor Systems and ICs.
Services
Designing a new autopilot (flight controller) board or porting an existing design to ArduPilot can be a daunting task.
Creating a board design architecture that provides the desired ArduPilot supported features for your target market is the first phase.
Schematic design and layout next
Followed by creation of the necessary firmware files (bootloaders, hwdef.dat files,etc.)
Testing
Creating the required documentation ArduPilot requires for a submission (see https://ardupilot.org/dev/docs/readme_file.html).
I can offload some of those tasks:
- Creation of README.md file in format and content necessary for an acceptable submission to ArduPilot of the autopilot port.
- Creation of the required ArduPilot Wiki page once the autopilot port has been integrated into the firmware base so that ArduPilot users have clear information on how to connect the autopilot in the vehicle.
Fee: 4 hours minimum via PayPal ( which is usually what is required for most autopilot submissions), $150/hr if additional effort is required and agreed upon
- Preliminary autopilot hardware architecture consultation: feature tradeoff review, fit/form factor review
Fee: 1 hour minimum via PayPal @ $150/hr.
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