Autonomous Drone Implementation: Raspberry Pi, ArduPilot

Project Title:
Need Help Flying Drone Autonomously (Raspberry Pi 5 + Matek F405 HDTE + ArduPilot)

Description:
Hi! I’m a final-year Aircraft Manufacturing Engineering student working on an autonomous drone project.

Right now, I’m stuck on getting a single drone to fly autonomously using my hardware setup:

Flight Controller: Matek F405 HDTE

Companion Computer: Raspberry Pi 5

Firmware: ArduPilot


I’ve tried several methods and configurations, but I still can’t make the autonomous flight work correctly.
I’m looking for someone who can guide me step-by-step (remote support) or help me fix the setup so the drone can take off, navigate, and land autonomously.


Tasks may include:
1) Setting up and tuning ArduPilot for the Matek F405 HDTE

2) Enabling communication between Raspberry Pi 5 and flight controller (via UART/TELEM1)

3) Configuring autonomous flight missions

4) Testing using Mission Planner or Python (MAVLink / DroneKit)

5) Troubleshooting flight controller and Pi connection issues


Skills Required:
1) ArduPilot setup and configuration

2) MAVLink communication and Raspberry Pi integration

3) Mission Planner

4) Python scripting for autonomous flight (DroneKit)