RocketGroundControl (RGC) is a Ground Control Station (GCS) designed for rocketry, forked from the Qgroundcontrol repository for drones. RGC provides a seamless user experience for launch control, telemetry handling and mission planning. Currently using MAVLINK for communication.

• Check out the original Qgroundcontrol Developer Guide.
• Ask questions & give suggestions! (in-person or on slack / email Cheng (GCS lead) at cxi@ucsb.edu)
• Code (and document)!

• Build the repository using Qt / cmake (docker not recommended):

  1. Follow Qgroundcontrol's build instructions up to 'Building using Qt Creator: 1. Launch Qt Creator, select Open Project and select the CMakeLists.txt file'.
  2. Click Manage kits:
  
  3. Click Add:
  
  4. Make sure your kit config is EXACTLY as in the image:
  
  5. In the Projects menu, under Build settings, make sure CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH is set to YOUR QT installation:
  
  6. Open Qt maintenance tool:
  
  7. Select Add or remove components:
  
  8. Under Qt/Qt 6.10.1/Additional Libraries make sure you have ALL of the shown modules selected:
  
  9. Install modules and restart Qt Creator.
  10. Open the rocketgroundcontrol project, and under the debug screen click Run CMake:
  
  11. Build the project using the hammer icon on the bottom left
  12. Run the compiled application using the ./build/Debug/QGroundControl command

• Vehicle Setup: configure rocket type vehicle.

• Test the compiled application: User Manual

• 🌐 Official Website
• 📘 User Manual
• 🛠️ Developer Guide
• 💬 Discussion & Support
• 🤝 Contributing
• 📜 License Information

For any additional info contact Gaucho Rocket Project on slack