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# NeuralControl (UORB message)

Neural control.

Debugging topic for the Neural controller, logs the inputs and output vectors of the neural network, and the time it takes to run
Publisher: mc_nn_control
Subscriber: logger

**TOPICS:** neural_control

## Fields

| Name            | Type          | Unit [Frame] | Range/Enum | Description                                                            |
| --------------- | ------------- | ------------ | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| timestamp       | `uint64`      | us           |            | Time since system start                                                |
| observation     | `float32[15]` |              |            | Observation vector (pos error (3), att (6d), lin vel (3), ang vel (3)) |
| network_output  | `float32[4]`  |              |            | Output from neural network                                             |
| controller_time | `int32`       | us           |            | Time spent from input to output                                        |
| inference_time  | `int32`       | us           |            | Time spent for NN inference                                            |

## Source Message

[Source file (GitHub)](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/blob/main/msg/NeuralControl.msg)

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```c
# Neural control
#
# Debugging topic for the Neural controller, logs the inputs and output vectors of the neural network, and the time it takes to run
# Publisher: mc_nn_control
# Subscriber: logger

uint64 timestamp # [us] Time since system start

float32[15] observation # Observation vector (pos error (3), att (6d), lin vel (3), ang vel (3))
float32[4] network_output # Output from neural network

int32 controller_time # [us] Time spent from input to output
int32 inference_time # [us] Time spent for NN inference
```

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