# robin-shaun/XTDrone

UAV Simulation Platform based on PX4, ROS and Gazebo

Repository: https://github.com/robin-shaun/XTDrone
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/xtdrone
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: uav, aircraft, self-driving, px4, ros, gazebo
Last push: 2025-08-03T01:41:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 48/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 34, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2357, "days_push": 396, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1711, forks 256 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:25.804623+00:00)

## What it is
XTDrone is a customizable UAV simulation platform built on PX4, ROS, and Gazebo, supporting multi-rotors, fixed-wing, VTOL vehicles, and other unmanned systems like ground vehicles, boats, and robotic arms. It enables rapid algorithm validation in simulation with easy deployment to real drones, including single-vehicle and multi-vehicle swarm scenarios.

## Use cases
- simulate quadrotor drones with PX4 and Gazebo
- test SLAM algorithms on simulated UAVs
- develop and validate drone motion planning
- simulate multi-UAV swarm coordination and formation flight
- test visual-inertial navigation and dense reconstruction
- simulate fixed-wing and VTOL aircraft
- validate algorithms before deploying to real drones
- simulate unmanned ground vehicles and boats

## When to choose
- you need a realistic UAV simulation with PX4 flight stack integration
- you want to test SLAM, navigation, or planning algorithms before real flight tests
- you need multi-vehicle swarm simulation
- you work with ROS and Gazebo ecosystems
- you need diverse vehicle types including VTOL, UGV, and USV

## When to avoid
- you need a simple drone simulator without ROS/PX4 complexity
- you target Windows or macOS native environments
- you need a production flight control system rather than a simulation tool
- you want ROS 2 support in the main repo (use the separate XTDrone2 project)

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: simulation, robotics, machine-learning, computer-vision, developer-tools
- domain: robotics, simulation, autonomous-vehicles, computer-vision, artificial-intelligence
- platform: cpp, python
- tags: uav, px4, gazebo, ros, drone-simulation, slam, motion-planning, multi-robot, vtol, swarm, linux

## Member repositories
- robin-shaun/XTDrone (main) score 48

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:25.804623+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:35:01.778186+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/robin-shaun/XTDrone (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:25.804623+00:00, sha a0dcc95d5bcd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.