Flight Controller with programming potential

[quartz]

Hi everyone,

I ordered a nighthawk 250 kit that came with a CC3d FC.
My longterm goal is adding ultra sonic sensors to the quadcopter for environment recognition.
Basically I am looking for a flight controller that can be programmed for such things(Programming skills only in C) without the use of libraries. Is sth like that even possible with a CC3D?
On other forums many recommended the CRIUS AIOP with MultiWii. The Pixhawk seems to be the one with the biggest potential, but do I have to use libraries like ROS for programming? Or is that too advanced and difficult for a beginner?

 

[andy bards]

I have a pixhawk and a px4lite flight controller,, both have options for lidar senors as well as many other sensors as standard plugins..

you do not have to have any programing expertise for this ... its very simple..

there are a few different sensors for measuring and surveying, it all depends on the areas that need measuring..

using the pixhawk or px4lite you can survey areas in mission planner,, just select your area in the planner and the software will plan your flight plan and take pics or measurments to get a 3d contour...
(this is done on an auto mission selection,, autonomous flight)

hope this helps andy

 

[andy bards]

sonic sensors can also be used to negotiate round obstacles or to keep an even altitude to the ground on the flight controllers

 

[quartz]

Thanks, that already helps a lot. But I would prefer to do altitude control with ultrasonic sensors but without using existing code.
My idea is to have a flight controller where I have to do all the work(programming) to achieve that goal.
Would the CRIUS AIOP be a better choice for that?
Or is that sth I should look at: http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-ARDUINO-FLIGHT-CONTROLLER/

I hope I don`t sound too confusing.

 

[andy bards]

I was a programmer myself many years ago 199s... many things have changed,, I used dos and binary 0,1 (machine code),

I have no real understanding of the latest programming concepts but are looking at wiki to understand the open pilot programming a bit more.. you probably know more than me, but I do know GitHub has many projects using programming and modifications to code,, it may be worth a look..

good luck as well,, u set yourself a nice project,, feels better when you know you done all the work yaselff....