Tilak is an experienced developer of custom software for commercial and industrial drones, UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and unmanned systems. UST is delighted to welcome Tilak on board as a supplier partner, and we will be highlighting their unique solutions and capabilities across our channels over the next 12 months.
We’ve just launched Tilak’s UST supplier profile, which has been written and built by our team in collaboration with the company. The Silver profile showcases their software development capabilities for drones and robotics, which include expert in-house design, testing and debugging of bespoke software solutions.
Read on to find out about their software design and development capabilities:
Tilak is highly experienced in both desktop and embedded software design and development, and expert in customizing leading open-source drone software such as PX4, QGroundControl, and ArduPilot. Their team of developers boasts not only solid technical backgrounds and deep knowledge, but also experience in a wide variety of facets of the drone industry. Tilak can advise clients during every step of the project, providing the benefit of their experience and creating the very best possible product for your unique requirements.
The company’s specialities include:
- Desktop and embedded Linux
- Python, C++, C# and QT
- Kalman Filter & EKF development
- Autonomy software
- Data science and analysis
- PX4 Customization (flight tasks, safety features, new sensors, etc)
- Offboard development (Python, pymavlink, Linux)
Tilak can take your ideas and turn them into fully-realised professional products that drive mission-critical UAS applications. Examples of what the company can achieve with its drone software and embedded firmware development services include:
Custom UAS – creation of bespoke software for your custom UAS platform, including: STM32 firmware, tailored autopilot and flight controller solutions, sensor integrations, and post-processing. Tilak can work with both open-source (PX4/ArduPilot) and proprietary software.
AI & Deep Learning – development of specialized artificial intelligence and deep learning models for UAS applications such as fault detection, object recognition, video tracking, obstacle avoidance, and vision-based flight control. Models can be deployed on platforms such as NVIDIA Jetson and Edge TPU.
DJI Drone Programming – using DJI’s software development kits such as OSDK and MSDK, Tilak can create custom applications that integrate seamlessly with DJI drones, providing functions such as flight planning and payload data acquisition.
Custom Payload Integration – Tilak can provide embedded software design solutions that allow you to easily interface with custom and third-party sensors that are incompatible with leading flight controllers. These include drivers, APIs for developers, and software that enables synchronization of telemetry with acquired data.
Tilak has also developed a number of open-source drone software projects. These include TiPlot, a versatile Windows- and Linux-based analysis tool for drone datalogs, and a DJI-compatible version of the widely-used QGroundControl software.
To find out more about Tilak and their software development capabilities for drones and robotics, please visit their profile page: https://www.unmannedsystemstechnology.com/company/tilak/
