Installation¶

Drone Controllers requires Python 3.11 or later.

Install from PyPI¶

Coming Soon

The package will be available on PyPI soon. For now, install from source.

pip install drone-controllers

Install from Source¶

Clone the repository and install in development mode:

git clone https://github.com/utiasDSL/drone-controllers.git
cd drone-controllers
pip install -e .

Dependencies¶

Drone Controllers has minimal dependencies:

numpy>=2.0.0 - For numerical computations
scipy - For optimization and signal processing
array-api-compat - For array API compatibility
array-api-extra - Additional array operations
array-api-typing - Type hints for array APIs

Verify Installation¶

Test your installation by importing the package:

import drone_controllers
print(drone_controllers.__version__)

Development Installation¶

If you plan to contribute to Drone Controllers, install the development dependencies using pixi:

# Install pixi if you haven't already
curl -fsSL https://pixi.sh/install.sh | bash

# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/utiasDSL/drone-controllers.git
cd drone-controllers
pixi install

# Run tests
pixi run -e tests tests

What's Next?¶

Once you have Drone Controllers installed, check out the Quick Start guide to learn the basics.