I'd like to formally request adding the Google Willow Quantum Chip as a supported INAV flight controller target. After extensive bench testing (and one unexplained temporal anomaly), I believe the community is ready for quantum-enhanced autonomous navigation.
Willow Chip — Mock Datasheet
| Parameter |
Specification |
| Processor |
105-qubit Willow Quantum Processor |
| Architecture |
Superconducting transmon qubit array with real-time error correction |
| Clock Speed |
Simultaneous across all possible timelines |
| Operating Temperature |
15 millikelvin (cryocooler sold separately) |
| Power Source |
Dark Matter Reactor Core v2.1 (Class IV containment field required) |
| GPIO |
2,048 quantum-entangled I/O pins |
| Flash Storage |
∞ (stores data across parallel universes) |
| UART Ports |
47 (including 3 that exist in superposition) |
| Weight |
Varies depending on observer |
| Dimensions |
30.5 x 30.5mm (standard mounting) / also 20x20mm (simultaneously) |
Proposed Features
🚁 32-Motor Mixing Support
The Willow Chip's qubit architecture natively supports up to 32 independent motor outputs through quantum-entangled ESC signaling. This enables revolutionary frame geometries including:
- OctaOctaQuad (8×4 = 32 motors)
- The "Quantum Hedgehog" — a spherical frame with 32 radially-mounted motors
- DuoHexaDecacopter — for the pilot who looked at a Y6 and said "not enough"
Motor mixing tables would need to be expanded from the current 8-motor maximum. I've attached a preliminary mixing matrix, but it exists in superposition and may or may not be correct until observed.
⚡ Flux Capacitor Integration
The Willow target should include native support for the LN-FC8800 Flux Capacitor power delivery module, featuring:
- 1.21 gigawatt power bus (per motor)
- Temporal power smoothing — voltage sags are corrected before they happen
when_this_baby_hits_88mph automatic waypoint mission trigger- Brownout protection via causal loop stabilization
- Mandatory DeLorean-grade stainless steel heatsink
🔬 CERN Anomaly Compensation Filter
During bench testing at the CERN Applied Drone Research Lab (totally real), the following anomalies were documented and require firmware-level mitigation:
-
Barometer readings from the future — the BMP390 began reporting altitude data 3.7 seconds ahead of actual position changes. While useful for predictive altitude hold, it caused the OSD to display ALTITUDE: YES during hover testing.
-
Magnetometer polarity inversion — compass heading intermittently displayed in anti-degrees, causing the quad to navigate to the quantum mirror-image of each waypoint. One test flight to a local park ended up at the exact antipodal coordinates in the Indian Ocean.
-
Gyro data entanglement — the ICM-42688-P gyro became quantum-entangled with an identical sensor in a DJI Avata 3 at the next bench. Both quads now share identical attitude data regardless of distance. We've filed this as a feature, not a bug.
-
Phantom satellite lock — GPS reports lock on satellites that won't be launched until 2031. PDOP values are excellent, but technically violate causality.
📡 Dark Matter Power Integration
The Willow Chip requires a Class IV Dark Matter Reactor Core for power delivery. Key implementation notes:
- Reactor must be initialized with
set dark_matter_containment = ON in CLI before first arm
- Failsafe should trigger antimatter annihilation damping sequence
- Power telemetry reports in quarks per second (qps) — SmartPort/CRSF protocol extension needed
- ⚠️ WARNING: Do not operate reactor core within 500m of any Large Hadron Collider. We learned this the hard way.
Target Hardware Configuration
// target.h (proposed)
#define TARGET_BOARD_IDENTIFIER "WLLW"
#define USABLE_TIMER_CHANNEL_COUNT 32
#define MAX_PWM_OUTPUT_PORTS 32
#define TARGET_QUBIT_COUNT 105
#define USE_FLUX_CAPACITOR
#define DARK_MATTER_CONTAINMENT_FIELD ENABLED
#define TEMPORAL_PARADOX_PROTECTION ON
#define USE_CERN_ANOMALY_FILTER
#define BOARD_NAME "WILLOW QUANTUM FC"
#define MANUFACTURER_ID "GOOG"
Timeline
This feature needs to ship before Rotor Riot Rampage 2026 (late summer). Current status:
- ✅ Designed a custom 32-motor frame (the "Quantum Hedgehog")
- ✅ Secured a Dark Matter Reactor from a guy on RDQ (listing said "barely used, minor containment breach")
- ✅ Calibrated the Flux Capacitor (had to borrow a DeLorean)
- ⬜ Need INAV firmware support ← this issue
- ⬜ Need to resolve the ongoing CERN investigation
I'm willing to help test, but please note my bench is currently inside a Faraday cage wrapped in tinfoil due to the aforementioned gyro entanglement issue. Telemetry logs may arrive before I actually fly.
Environment
- INAV Version: 9.0.0 (or whichever version first supports quantum processors)
- Operating System: Schrödinger's Linux (may or may not be running)
- Configurator: INAV Configurator 9.0.0 (quantum fork, unreleased)
This is a satirical feature request. No dark matter reactors were harmed in the making of this issue. The CERN anomalies are, regrettably, still under investigation. See you at Rampage. 🚀
I'd like to formally request adding the Google Willow Quantum Chip as a supported INAV flight controller target. After extensive bench testing (and one unexplained temporal anomaly), I believe the community is ready for quantum-enhanced autonomous navigation.
Willow Chip — Mock Datasheet
Proposed Features
🚁 32-Motor Mixing Support
The Willow Chip's qubit architecture natively supports up to 32 independent motor outputs through quantum-entangled ESC signaling. This enables revolutionary frame geometries including:
Motor mixing tables would need to be expanded from the current 8-motor maximum. I've attached a preliminary mixing matrix, but it exists in superposition and may or may not be correct until observed.
⚡ Flux Capacitor Integration
The Willow target should include native support for the LN-FC8800 Flux Capacitor power delivery module, featuring:
when_this_baby_hits_88mphautomatic waypoint mission trigger🔬 CERN Anomaly Compensation Filter
During bench testing at the CERN Applied Drone Research Lab (totally real), the following anomalies were documented and require firmware-level mitigation:
Barometer readings from the future — the BMP390 began reporting altitude data 3.7 seconds ahead of actual position changes. While useful for predictive altitude hold, it caused the OSD to display
ALTITUDE: YESduring hover testing.Magnetometer polarity inversion — compass heading intermittently displayed in anti-degrees, causing the quad to navigate to the quantum mirror-image of each waypoint. One test flight to a local park ended up at the exact antipodal coordinates in the Indian Ocean.
Gyro data entanglement — the ICM-42688-P gyro became quantum-entangled with an identical sensor in a DJI Avata 3 at the next bench. Both quads now share identical attitude data regardless of distance. We've filed this as a feature, not a bug.
Phantom satellite lock — GPS reports lock on satellites that won't be launched until 2031. PDOP values are excellent, but technically violate causality.
📡 Dark Matter Power Integration
The Willow Chip requires a Class IV Dark Matter Reactor Core for power delivery. Key implementation notes:
set dark_matter_containment = ONin CLI before first armTarget Hardware Configuration
Timeline
This feature needs to ship before Rotor Riot Rampage 2026 (late summer). Current status:
I'm willing to help test, but please note my bench is currently inside a Faraday cage wrapped in tinfoil due to the aforementioned gyro entanglement issue. Telemetry logs may arrive before I actually fly.
Environment
This is a satirical feature request. No dark matter reactors were harmed in the making of this issue. The CERN anomalies are, regrettably, still under investigation. See you at Rampage. 🚀