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TrajectorySetpoint (UORB message)

Trajectory setpoint in NED frame. Input to PID position controller. Needs to be kinematically consistent and feasible for smooth flight. setting a value to NaN means the state should not be controlled.

TOPICS: trajectory_setpoint

Fields

Name Type Unit [Frame] Range/Enum Description
timestamp uint64 time since system start (microseconds)
position float32[3] in meters
velocity float32[3] in meters/second
acceleration float32[3] in meters/second^2
jerk float32[3] in meters/second^3 (for logging only)
yaw float32 euler angle of desired attitude in radians -PI..+PI
yawspeed float32 angular velocity around NED frame z-axis in radians/second

Constants

Name Type Value Description
MESSAGE_VERSION uint32 0

Source Message

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# Trajectory setpoint in NED frame
# Input to PID position controller.
# Needs to be kinematically consistent and feasible for smooth flight.
# setting a value to NaN means the state should not be controlled

uint32 MESSAGE_VERSION = 0

uint64 timestamp # time since system start (microseconds)

# NED local world frame
float32[3] position # in meters
float32[3] velocity # in meters/second
float32[3] acceleration # in meters/second^2
float32[3] jerk # in meters/second^3 (for logging only)

float32 yaw # euler angle of desired attitude in radians -PI..+PI
float32 yawspeed # angular velocity around NED frame z-axis in radians/second

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