3D PathPlanner for Foam Planes / Drones
JavaFX application inspired by FRC PathPlanner for planning, visualizing, and running 3D paths for foam airplanes and drones.
Project surface
It connects robotics-style planning instincts to a different domain and shows that the planning/tooling mindset extends beyond FRC.
Problem
Path planning becomes much harder once movement leaves the field plane and needs a usable 3D editing and playback surface.
Contribution
Built a planner with a project browser, JSON autosave, Catmull-Rom spline generation, 3D visualization, plane playback, and packaging support for a desktop app.
Why it matters
It connects robotics-style planning instincts to a different domain and shows that the planning/tooling mindset extends beyond FRC.
Contribution context
Personal repository inspired by PathPlanner, not related to authorship of the upstream PathPlanner project.
Roles
- Desktop app implementation
- 3D path visualization
- Planner UX
Stack
Domains
Artifacts
Evidence note
Grounded in the public `EXIBIST32132/3D_DronePathPlanner` README and repo contents.