ArduPilot / ArduPilot/MissionPlanner
Add Blimp icon support
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Description
AP supports blimps now but it seems that MP shows them as multicopters on the map. It would be nice if we had a blimp icon appear instead. [The MAV_TYPE for Blimps (aka Airships) is 7](https://github.com/ArduPilot/mavlink/blob/master/message_definitions/v1.0/minimal.xml#L94).
In addition I'm working on adding support for reducing the oscillation of a slung payload ([see SITL PR here](https://github.com/ArduPilot/ardupilot/pull/27536)) and for the moment at least I'm using the Blimp vehicle as the MAV_TYPE for the payload so this is another situation where it would be nice to have a circular vehicle appear.
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Research direction
Start by locating Mission Planner’s map vehicle-type handling and the existing multicopter icon mapping, then check the MAVLink definition linked in the issue for MAV_TYPE 7. Done means blimps or airships render with a distinct circular map icon instead of the multicopter icon, including the slung-payload use case described.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100