ar-drone is a Node.js client library for controlling Parrot AR.Drone quadcopters over their network protocol. It provides a high-level API for common flight operations such as takeoff, landing, altitude changes, rotation, directional movement, and hovering. Programs can receive navigation telemetry including flight state, altitude, and other sensor data. Camera output can be accessed as raw video streams or converted into PNG frames through FFmpeg. The library also exposes predefined flight animations, LED sequences, configuration commands, and emergency recovery controls. An interactive REPL lets developers experiment with drone commands directly before building autonomous scripts. Lower-level UDP controls are available for applications that need closer access to the drone's command protocol.

Features

  • Takeoff, landing, and movement controls
  • Navigation and sensor data events
  • Raw video and PNG camera streams
  • Predefined flight and LED animations
  • Interactive drone control REPL
  • Low-level UDP command interface

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Networking

License

MIT License

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Programming Language

JavaScript

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