Drone Automation · Open Source · 2026
Swarm SITL
Four-drone swarm simulation on ArduPilot SITL — a leader flies a KML mission while three followers mirror it over MAVLink.
ArduPilot · SITL · PyMAVLink · QGroundControl · Python · Drone · OpenSource
Overview
A fully local multi-drone swarm simulation: one leader drone follows a predefined KML mission path while three follower drones autonomously mirror its movements via PyMAVLink.
The pipeline converts KML files to waypoint missions, uploads them through QGroundControl, then automates follower arming, takeoff and swarm launch — no real drones required.