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VehicleLocalPosition (повідомлення UORB)

Fused local position in NED. The coordinate system origin is the vehicle position at the time when the EKF2-module was started.

TOPICS: vehicle_local_position vehicle_local_position_groundtruth external_ins_local_position estimator_local_position

Fields

НазваТипUnit [Frame]Range/EnumОпис
timestampuint64time since system start (microseconds)
timestamp_sampleuint64the timestamp of the raw data (microseconds)
xy_validbooltrue if x and y are valid
z_validbooltrue if z is valid
v_xy_validbooltrue if vx and vy are valid
v_z_validbooltrue if vz is valid
xfloat32North position in NED earth-fixed frame, (metres)
yfloat32East position in NED earth-fixed frame, (metres)
zfloat32Down position (negative altitude) in NED earth-fixed frame, (metres)
delta_xyfloat32[2]Amount of lateral shift of position estimate in latest reset (in x and y) [m]
xy_reset_counteruint8Index of latest lateral position estimate reset
delta_zfloat32Amount of vertical shift of position estimate in latest reset [m]
z_reset_counteruint8Index of latest vertical position estimate reset
vxfloat32North velocity in NED earth-fixed frame, (metres/sec)
vyfloat32East velocity in NED earth-fixed frame, (metres/sec)
vzfloat32Down velocity in NED earth-fixed frame, (metres/sec)
z_derivfloat32Down position time derivative in NED earth-fixed frame, (metres/sec)
delta_vxyfloat32[2]Amount of lateral shift of velocity estimate in latest reset (in x and y) [m/s]
vxy_reset_counteruint8Index of latest vertical velocity estimate reset
delta_vzfloat32Amount of vertical shift of velocity estimate in latest reset [m/s]
vz_reset_counteruint8Index of latest vertical velocity estimate reset
axfloat32North velocity derivative in NED earth-fixed frame, (metres/sec^2)
ayfloat32East velocity derivative in NED earth-fixed frame, (metres/sec^2)
azfloat32Down velocity derivative in NED earth-fixed frame, (metres/sec^2)
headingfloat32Euler yaw angle transforming the tangent plane relative to NED earth-fixed frame, -PI..+PI, (radians)
heading_varfloat32
unaided_headingfloat32Same as heading but generated by integrating corrected gyro data only
delta_headingfloat32Heading delta caused by latest heading reset [rad]
heading_reset_counteruint8Index of latest heading reset
heading_good_for_controlbool
tilt_varfloat32
xy_globalbooltrue if position (x, y) has a valid global reference (ref_lat, ref_lon)
z_globalbooltrue if z has a valid global reference (ref_alt)
ref_timestampuint64Time when reference position was set since system start, (microseconds)
ref_latfloat64Reference point latitude, (degrees)
ref_lonfloat64Reference point longitude, (degrees)
ref_altfloat32Reference altitude AMSL, (metres)
dist_bottom_validbooltrue if distance to bottom surface is valid
dist_bottomfloat32Distance from from bottom surface to ground, (metres)
dist_bottom_varfloat32terrain estimate variance (m^2)
delta_dist_bottomfloat32Amount of vertical shift of dist bottom estimate in latest reset [m]
dist_bottom_reset_counteruint8Index of latest dist bottom estimate reset
dist_bottom_sensor_bitfielduint8bitfield indicating what type of sensor is used to estimate dist_bottom
ephfloat32Standard deviation of horizontal position error, (metres)
epvfloat32Standard deviation of vertical position error, (metres)
evhfloat32Standard deviation of horizontal velocity error, (metres/sec)
evvfloat32Standard deviation of vertical velocity error, (metres/sec)
dead_reckoningboolTrue if this position is estimated through dead-reckoning
vxy_maxfloat32maximum horizontal speed (meters/sec)
vz_maxfloat32maximum vertical speed (meters/sec)
hagl_minfloat32minimum height above ground level (meters)
hagl_max_zfloat32maximum height above ground level for z-control (meters)
hagl_max_xyfloat32maximum height above ground level for xy-control (meters)

Constants

НазваТипЗначенняОпис
MESSAGE_VERSIONuint321
DIST_BOTTOM_SENSOR_NONEuint80
DIST_BOTTOM_SENSOR_RANGEuint81(1 << 0) a range sensor is used to estimate dist_bottom field
DIST_BOTTOM_SENSOR_FLOWuint82(1 << 1) a flow sensor is used to estimate dist_bottom field (mostly fixed-wing use case)

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# Fused local position in NED.
# The coordinate system origin is the vehicle position at the time when the EKF2-module was started.

uint32 MESSAGE_VERSION = 1

uint64 timestamp			# time since system start (microseconds)
uint64 timestamp_sample                 # the timestamp of the raw data (microseconds)

bool xy_valid				# true if x and y are valid
bool z_valid				# true if z is valid
bool v_xy_valid				# true if vx and vy are valid
bool v_z_valid				# true if vz is valid

# Position in local NED frame
float32 x				# North position in NED earth-fixed frame, (metres)
float32 y				# East position in NED earth-fixed frame, (metres)
float32 z				# Down position (negative altitude) in NED earth-fixed frame, (metres)

# Position reset delta
float32[2] delta_xy			# Amount of lateral shift of position estimate in latest reset (in x and y) [m]
uint8 xy_reset_counter			# Index of latest lateral position estimate reset
float32 delta_z				# Amount of vertical shift of position estimate in latest reset [m]
uint8 z_reset_counter			# Index of latest vertical position estimate reset

# Velocity in NED frame
float32 vx 				# North velocity in NED earth-fixed frame, (metres/sec)
float32 vy				# East velocity in NED earth-fixed frame, (metres/sec)
float32 vz				# Down velocity in NED earth-fixed frame, (metres/sec)
float32 z_deriv				# Down position time derivative in NED earth-fixed frame, (metres/sec)

# Velocity reset delta
float32[2] delta_vxy			# Amount of lateral shift of velocity estimate in latest reset (in x and y) [m/s]
uint8 vxy_reset_counter			# Index of latest vertical velocity estimate reset
float32 delta_vz			# Amount of vertical shift of velocity estimate in latest reset [m/s]
uint8 vz_reset_counter			# Index of latest vertical velocity estimate reset

# Acceleration in NED frame
float32 ax        # North velocity derivative in NED earth-fixed frame, (metres/sec^2)
float32 ay        # East velocity derivative in NED earth-fixed frame, (metres/sec^2)
float32 az        # Down velocity derivative in NED earth-fixed frame, (metres/sec^2)

float32 heading				# Euler yaw angle transforming the tangent plane relative to NED earth-fixed frame, -PI..+PI,  (radians)
float32 heading_var
float32 unaided_heading                 # Same as heading but generated by integrating corrected gyro data only
float32 delta_heading			# Heading delta caused by latest heading reset [rad]
uint8 heading_reset_counter		# Index of latest heading reset
bool heading_good_for_control

float32 tilt_var

# Position of reference point (local NED frame origin) in global (GPS / WGS84) frame
bool xy_global				# true if position (x, y) has a valid global reference (ref_lat, ref_lon)
bool z_global				# true if z has a valid global reference (ref_alt)
uint64 ref_timestamp			# Time when reference position was set since system start, (microseconds)
float64 ref_lat				# Reference point latitude, (degrees)
float64 ref_lon				# Reference point longitude, (degrees)
float32 ref_alt				# Reference altitude AMSL, (metres)

# Distance to surface
bool dist_bottom_valid			# true if distance to bottom surface is valid
float32 dist_bottom			# Distance from from bottom surface to ground, (metres)
float32 dist_bottom_var                 # terrain estimate variance (m^2)

float32 delta_dist_bottom               # Amount of vertical shift of dist bottom estimate in latest reset [m]
uint8 dist_bottom_reset_counter         # Index of latest dist bottom estimate reset

uint8 dist_bottom_sensor_bitfield	# bitfield indicating what type of sensor is used to estimate dist_bottom
uint8 DIST_BOTTOM_SENSOR_NONE = 0
uint8 DIST_BOTTOM_SENSOR_RANGE = 1	# (1 << 0) a range sensor is used to estimate dist_bottom field
uint8 DIST_BOTTOM_SENSOR_FLOW = 2	# (1 << 1) a flow sensor is used to estimate dist_bottom field (mostly fixed-wing use case)

float32 eph				# Standard deviation of horizontal position error, (metres)
float32 epv				# Standard deviation of vertical position error, (metres)
float32 evh				# Standard deviation of horizontal velocity error, (metres/sec)
float32 evv				# Standard deviation of vertical velocity error, (metres/sec)

bool dead_reckoning                     # True if this position is estimated through dead-reckoning

# estimator specified vehicle limits
# set to INFINITY when limiting not required
float32 vxy_max				# maximum horizontal speed (meters/sec)
float32 vz_max				# maximum vertical speed (meters/sec)
float32 hagl_min			# minimum height above ground level (meters)
float32 hagl_max_z			# maximum height above ground level for z-control (meters)
float32 hagl_max_xy			# maximum height above ground level for xy-control (meters)

# TOPICS vehicle_local_position vehicle_local_position_groundtruth external_ins_local_position
# TOPICS estimator_local_position