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HKUST-Aerial-Robotics/Fast-Planner
Algorithm Tier A autonomous_navigation GPL-3.0
Fast-Planner is a B-spline-based trajectory planning framework for aggressive UAV flight, covering path search, optimization and time allocation for fast autonomous missions.
Engineering Snapshot
Use cases & tasks 6
- Best suited for
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- UAV autonomy researchers
- motion planning engineers
- aggressive flight navigation devs
- Primary tasks
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- Autonomous UAV trajectory planning
- Aggressive flight path optimization
- Time allocation for fast missions
Stack & ecosystem
- Resource type
- Algorithm
- Ecosystem
- aerial-robotics · autonomous-navigation · motion-planning · uav
License & compliance
- License
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GPL-3.0(Inferred)
Lifecycle & freshness Show
- Maintenance
- Active
- Latest version
- Not recorded
- Last activity
- 2026-08-11
- Last checked
- 2026-08-13
- Verification
- Official confirmed
What It Solves
Need for real-time B-spline trajectory planning (path search, optimization, time allocation) enabling aggressive autonomous UAV flight.
Primary use cases
- Autonomous UAV trajectory planning
- Aggressive flight path optimization
- Time allocation for fast missions
Secondary use cases
- Research on B-spline motion planning
- Custom navigation stack integration
When to Use
Consider when
- Require GPL-3.0 compatible licensing
- Need B-spline based trajectory optimization
- Developing autonomous UAV navigation
Verify before adopting
- License is inferred GPL-3.0, confirm in repo
- Hardware targets unspecified
- Compatibility with flight stacks unverified
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Adoption Checklist
- Needs verification License is inferred GPL-3.0, confirm in repo
- Needs verification Hardware targets unspecified
- Needs verification Compatibility with flight stacks unverified
Each check stays "needs verification" until an official source confirms it; unconfirmed items are never marked verified.
Known Limitations & Unknowns
Known limitations
- License inferred not confirmed
- No specified hardware targets
- No explicit integration documented in supplied facts
Not publicly verified
- Specific version/release info unavailable
- Exact dependencies not listed
- Performance benchmarks not provided
Alternatives & Related Tools
Alternatives
- ego-planner — Alternative to
- mav-active-3d-planning — Alternative to
How is it used?
Start from the recorded entry points below, then validate against the technical checklist.
- Official site https://github.com/HKUST-Aerial-Robotics/Fast-Planner
- Repository https://github.com/HKUST-Aerial-Robotics/Fast-Planner
- Documentation https://github.com/HKUST-Aerial-Robotics/Fast-Planner
Technical checklist
- OK License identified Recorded: GPL-3.0
- OK Maintenance signal Active
- OK Verification status Official confirmed
- OK Source evidence attached 1 source record(s)
- NEEDS REVIEW Latest version recorded Not recorded
Official Links
Metadata & Governance
| License | GPL-3.0 — Inferred |
|---|---|
| Commercial model | Unknown |
| Maintenance status | Active |
| Verification status | Official confirmed — Confirmed via the official repository API responses in SourceRefs below. |
| Latest version | Not recorded |
| Latest release | Not recorded |
| Last activity | 2026-08-11 |
| Last checked | 2026-08-13 |
| First seen | Not recorded |
Dataset facts
Facts above come from the official dataset card only; unconfirmed fields stay unknown.
Related Resources & Dependencies
- ego-planner — alternative to (verified)
- mav-active-3d-planning — alternative to (verified)
Recent Activity
New resource: HKUST-Aerial-Robotics/Fast-Planner
New repository resource added by the sprint promote pipeline.
Related Knowledge
Collections
- Autonomous Navigation & Planning — Open-source planning, avoidance, MPC and multi-agent stacks for autonomous UAV flight.