ArduPilot was originally an 'arduino' sketch for 8 bit AVR micros.
This talk discusses the in-progress Linux port, dealing with the
multitude of sensors, latency and timing issues.
Andrew Tridgell
Andrew Tridgell is a long time free software developer, who has recently developed a passion for building UAV autopilots for search & rescue, environmental and related civilian applications.
Ben Nizette is a PhD student at the Australian National University who is working on accurate positioning systems, and is collaborating with Andrew Tridgell on building the DGPS solution.
http://linux.conf.au/schedule/30272/v...