Inside the Eagle Ray: Simulating a Blended-Wing-Body UAV with ArduPilot SITL

What does it take to build an aircraft capable of monitoring one of the world's most elusive big cats?

The Eagle Ray is more than an experimental aircraft; it's part of Kashmir World Foundation's vision for advancing wildlife conservation through autonomous technologies. Developed for the Himalayan Snow Leopard Project, this blended-wing-body aircraft is designed to support research in one of Earth's most demanding environments.

In this webinar, we'll take you behind the scenes of the Eagle Ray's development, demonstrating how ArduPilot Software-In-The-Loop (SITL) and JSBSim enable engineers to simulate, validate, and refine flight performance long before the aircraft leaves the ground.

You'll see how to launch the Eagle Ray simulation, connect it to a ground control station, modify flight parameters, and automate flight testing with Lua scripting. We'll also explore how flight logs are analyzed to compare test scenarios, evaluate aircraft performance, and guide design improvements.

Whether you're passionate about aerospace engineering, flight…