ArduSoar: an Open-Source Thermalling Controller for Resource-Constrained Autopilots · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1802.08215/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTArduSoar: an Open-Source Thermalling Controller for Resource-Constrained Autopilots — mentioned by HPsquaredhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38680401urn:hackerpapers:mention:1802.08215:38680401Mon, 18 Dec 2023 08:45:13 GMT<p>Soaring in general seems like a ripe opportunity for automation. If someone makes software that can seek out and make use of lift (using various information sources), it could pave the way for very low-energy drones. EDIT: Interesting.... seems there is something already that handles the &quot;circling and staying in thermals&quot; part. https://ardupilot.org/plane/docs/soaring.html https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.08215 &quot;ArduSoar: an Open-Source Thermalling Controller for Resource-Constrained Autopilots&quot;</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1802.08215/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.RO