https://github.com/televisionninja/hunter-killer-drone

Firmware and simulation of a hunter killer drone
https://github.com/televisionninja/hunter-killer-drone

ai autonomous computer-vision drone fpv-drones gazebo kamikaze kamikazedrone opencv px4 python ros simulation yolov8

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Firmware and simulation of a hunter killer drone

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/televisionninja/hunter-killer-drone
• Owner: TelevisionNinja
• License: mit
• Created: 2023-11-03T04:18:49.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-05-06T19:27:21.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-26T21:46:57.920Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: ai, autonomous, computer-vision, drone, fpv-drones, gazebo, kamikaze, kamikazedrone, opencv, px4, python, ros, simulation, yolov8
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 89.5 MB
• Stars: 4
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# hunter-killer-drone

Firmware and simulation of a hunter killer drone

Dependencies

- ROS 2 Humble

- PX4

- Micro XRCE-DDS Agent

- OpenCV

- Ultralytics YOLOv8

- ros_gz

## Results

### AI Tracking and Drone Control

![gazebo_tracking_gif](./images/tracking_gazebo.gif) ![gazebo_targeting_gif](./images/targeting.gif)

https://github.com/TelevisionNinja/hunter-killer-drone/assets/41529985/9603c2c8-03e6-4fad-9373-9c04c8ed0ef4

### Depth Camera

![depth](./images/depth_frame.png) ![depth_gif](./images/tracking_depth.gif)

### Camera

![detect](./images/detected_frame.png)

### RViz Path Visualization

![rviz](./images/rviz.png) ![rviz_gif](./images/tracking_rviz.gif)

## Installation

Clone the repo

```bash

git clone https://github.com/TelevisionNinja/hunter-killer-drone.git

```

Go to the scripts folder and make everything executable

```bash

cd ./hunter-killer-drone/scripts

chmod +x *

```

Setup Ubuntu

```bash

./ubuntuSetup.sh

```

Build the repo

```bash

./build.sh

```

Launch the simulation

```bash

./launch.sh

```

## Controls

W: Pitch Up


S: Pitch Down


A: Yaw Left


D: Yaw Right


Q: Up


E: Down


Up Arrow: Move Forward


Down Arrow: Move Backward


Left Arrow: Move Left


Right Arrow: Move Right


SPACE: Arm/disarm the drone


R: Enable AI tracking