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ctu-mrs/mrs_uav_core
Algorithm Tier A slam_vio BSD-3-Clause
MRS UAV Core is CTU MRS's ROS metapackage for UAV control, state estimation, trajectory generation and tracking, bundling PX4 integration and simulation tooling.
Engineering Snapshot
Use cases & tasks 7
- Best suited for
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- ROS-based UAV autonomy development
- Teams needing a bundled control, state estimation, trajectory, and PX4 integration stack
- Research/testbed systems that also require simulation tooling
- Primary tasks
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- UAV state estimation integration
- Trajectory generation and tracking
- PX4-based UAV control integration
- Simulation tooling for UAV autonomy
Stack & ecosystem
- Resource type
- Algorithm
- Ecosystem
- control · deployment · drone · estimation · generation · trajectory
License & compliance
- License
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BSD-3-Clause(Inferred)
Lifecycle & freshness Show
- Maintenance
- Active
- Latest version
- Not recorded
- Last activity
- 2026-07-16
- Last checked
- 2026-08-13
- Verification
- Official confirmed
What It Solves
Assembling a complete UAV autonomy system typically requires separately integrating state estimation, trajectory generation/tracking, PX4 control, and simulation tooling; MRS UAV Core is a ROS metapackage that bundles these concerns for CTU MRS UAV systems.
Primary use cases
- UAV state estimation integration
- Trajectory generation and tracking
- PX4-based UAV control integration
- Simulation tooling for UAV autonomy
Secondary use cases
- Reference architecture for ROS/PX4 UAV metapackages
- Educational platform for UAV autonomy stack composition
When to Use
Consider when
- You are building a ROS-based UAV autonomy stack
- You need maintained integration of control, estimation, trajectory, and simulation components
- You want a metapackage approach to reduce wiring effort around PX4
- You can audit exact dependencies and compatibility before adoption
Verify before adopting
- Exact ROS distribution and PX4 firmware versions supported
- License confirmation (currently inferred BSD-3-Clause)
- Latest version/release and changelog availability
- Simulation tooling dependencies and hardware requirements
- Compatibility with your UAV platform and sensors
Start Here
Adoption Checklist
- Needs verification Exact ROS distribution and PX4 firmware versions supported
- Needs verification License confirmation (currently inferred BSD-3-Clause)
- Needs verification Latest version/release and changelog availability
- Needs verification Simulation tooling dependencies and hardware requirements
- Needs verification Compatibility with your UAV platform and sensors
Each check stays "needs verification" until an official source confirms it; unconfirmed items are never marked verified.
Known Limitations & Unknowns
Known limitations
- No latest version or release date in the resource record
- License is inferred, not explicitly confirmed
- No benchmark, performance, or production-readiness data in source_refs
- Supported hardware and ROS/PX4 compatibility are not listed in the record
- Maintenance status is based only on repository activity
Not publicly verified
- Exact ROS distribution compatibility
- PX4 version compatibility
- Concrete hardware and sensor requirements
- Full dependency graph and installation procedure
- Detailed scope of components inside the mrs_uav_core metapackage
Alternatives & Related Tools
Related tools
- px4-autopilot — Integrates with
- gazebo-sim — Integrates with
How is it used?
Start from the recorded entry points below, then validate against the technical checklist.
- Official site https://github.com/ctu-mrs/mrs_uav_system
- Repository https://github.com/ctu-mrs/mrs_uav_core
- Documentation https://github.com/ctu-mrs/mrs_uav_system
Technical checklist
- OK License identified Recorded: BSD-3-Clause
- 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 | BSD-3-Clause — 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 | 2026-07-16 |
| 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
- px4-autopilot — integrates with (confirmed)
- gazebo-sim — integrates with (verified)
Recent Activity
New resource: ctu-mrs/mrs_uav_core
New repository resource added by the sprint promote pipeline.
Related Knowledge
Guides
- Evaluating SLAM / VIO Systems for UAV Use — A repeatable checklist for comparing open-source SLAM and visual-inertial odometry systems before integrating them into a UAV stack.
Collections
- Autonomous Navigation & Planning — Open-source planning, avoidance, MPC and multi-agent stacks for autonomous UAV flight.
- SLAM / VIO Stack Evaluation — Open-source localization and mapping systems for UAV navigation, inspection and mapping missions.