Starshade drone

Expecting a component order to start building the drone, but .... Customs!

After searching around and seeing several platforms i choose this one to start developing and modifying the drone platform:

https://github.com/alduxvm/DronePilot

mainly because they already have developed a hover software with a PID algorithm and the hardware is based on a raspberry pi/odroid.

mw-hover-controller.py -> Computer pilot commands (using a PID structure) to make a Multiwii multicopter hold a specified x,y,z coordinate.

Do you have any criticism to this choice or a better suggestion? Please comment.

Last January, Northrop Grumman released to the public, a case report in the development of the space starshade...

https://cdn.hackaday.io/files/11906509386304/Warwick_ExoPAG13.pdf

Look how it blocks light from Jupiter:

It works on the ground and has already the potential to separate light sources in globular clusters!