Programming an Autonomous 20 Foot Blimp with Python

Rudy Mutter

June 5, 2014

At last week's meetup on May 28th, Scott Lobdell rehashed his PyCon talk to us on programming an autonomous blimp with Python. Scott, a repeat Django meetup speaker, gave another great and unique talk

‍

Scott first brought us through some of the fundamentals of how a blimp works and what his code needed to account for when flying it. We also got a walkthrough of the hardware components and sensors that his code had to interface with to make it happen.

Interestingly much of his code had to interface with C due to the hardware, so he used a tool called Boost, which made it simpler for his python code to reference C modules and vice versa.

Meetup, Talk Resources

Adam Hitchcock also gave us a lightning talk on how to create your own linter. It is seemingly a bit hard to create your own linter, but with tutorials, examples, and some extension frameworks it seems like it is possible.

Speakerdeck

Rudy Mutter is a CTO + Founding Partner at Yeti. He found his passion for technology as a youth, spending his childhood developing games and coding websites. Rudy now resides in the Yeti Cave where he architects Yeti’s system and heads up project production.

Connect with Rudy on Linkedin

You Might also like...

Native Form Handling in React 19

Curious whether React 19’s new form features can replace React Hook Form? This article breaks down the pros, cons, and best use cases for each—helping you choose the right tool for your next React project.

Managing Persistent Browser Data with useSyncExternalStore

Struggling to keep React state in sync across tabs and sessions? Learn how to use useSyncExternalStore to manage state persistence with localStorage and sessionStorage—without complex state management libraries. Improve performance and streamline your app’s state logic.

React Hooks 102: When to Avoid useEffect

Overusing useEffect in React can lead to inefficient components and performance issues. In this post, learn when to avoid useEffect and discover better alternatives for managing state, calculations, and user events. Optimize your React code with best practices for cleaner, faster applications.

Programming an Autonomous 20 Foot Blimp with Python

You Might also like...

Ready for your new product adventure?

Let’s Talk

Company

Programming an Autonomous 20 Foot Blimp with Python

You Might also like...

Ready for your new product adventure?

Let’s Talk

Company

Join 10K+ people getting helpful guides, exciting case studies and much more in our newsletter.

Connect with Yeti