steady progress, complete rewrite

msg/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ set(msg_files
 	VehicleImu.msg
 	VehicleImuStatus.msg
 	VehicleLocalPositionSetpoint.msg
+	TaskLocalPositionSetpoint.msg
 	VehicleMagnetometer.msg
 	VehicleOpticalFlow.msg
 	VehicleOpticalFlowVel.msg

msg/EstimatorStatus.msg

@@ -39,14 +39,12 @@ uint8 CS_FIXED_WING = 17	# 17 - true when thought to be operating as a fixed win
 uint8 CS_MAG_FAULT = 18		# 18 - true when the magnetometer has been declared faulty and is no longer being used
 uint8 CS_ASPD = 19		# 19 - true when airspeed measurements are being fused
 uint8 CS_GND_EFFECT = 20	# 20 - true when when protection from ground effect induced static pressure rise is active
-uint8 CS_RNG_STUCK = 21		# 21 - true when a stuck range finder sensor has been detected
 uint8 CS_GPS_YAW = 22		# 22 - true when yaw (not ground course) data from a GPS receiver is being fused
 uint8 CS_MAG_ALIGNED = 23	# 23 - true when the in-flight mag field alignment has been completed
 uint8 CS_EV_VEL = 24		# 24 - true when local frame velocity data fusion from external vision measurements is intended
 uint8 CS_SYNTHETIC_MAG_Z = 25	# 25 - true when we are using a synthesized measurement for the magnetometer Z component
 uint8 CS_VEHICLE_AT_REST = 26	# 26 - true when the vehicle is at rest
 uint8 CS_GPS_YAW_FAULT = 27	# 27 - true when the GNSS heading has been declared faulty and is no longer being used
-uint8 CS_RNG_FAULT = 28		# 28 - true when the range finder has been declared faulty and is no longer being used
 uint8 CS_GNSS_VEL = 44		# 44 - true if GNSS velocity measurements are being fused
 
 uint32 filter_fault_flags	# Bitmask to indicate EKF internal faults

msg/EstimatorStatusFlags.msg

@@ -25,14 +25,12 @@ bool cs_fixed_wing            # 17 - true when the vehicle is operating as a fix
 bool cs_mag_fault             # 18 - true when the magnetometer has been declared faulty and is no longer being used
 bool cs_fuse_aspd             # 19 - true when airspeed measurements are being fused
 bool cs_gnd_effect            # 20 - true when protection from ground effect induced static pressure rise is active
-bool cs_rng_stuck             # 21 - true when rng data wasn't ready for more than 10s and new rng values haven't changed enough
 bool cs_gnss_yaw              # 22 - true when yaw (not ground course) data fusion from a GPS receiver is intended
 bool cs_mag_aligned_in_flight # 23 - true when the in-flight mag field alignment has been completed
 bool cs_ev_vel                # 24 - true when local frame velocity data fusion from external vision measurements is intended
 bool cs_synthetic_mag_z       # 25 - true when we are using a synthesized measurement for the magnetometer Z component
 bool cs_vehicle_at_rest       # 26 - true when the vehicle is at rest
 bool cs_gnss_yaw_fault        # 27 - true when the GNSS heading has been declared faulty and is no longer being used
-bool cs_rng_fault             # 28 - true when the range finder has been declared faulty and is no longer being used
 bool cs_inertial_dead_reckoning # 29 - true if we are no longer fusing measurements that constrain horizontal velocity drift
 bool cs_wind_dead_reckoning     # 30 - true if we are navigationg reliant on wind relative measurements
 bool cs_rng_kin_consistent      # 31 - true when the range finder kinematic consistency check is passing
@@ -49,7 +47,6 @@ bool cs_valid_fake_pos          # 41 - true if a valid constant position is bein
 bool cs_constant_pos            # 42 - true if the vehicle is at a constant position
 bool cs_baro_fault	        # 43 - true when the current baro has been declared faulty and is no longer being used
 bool cs_gnss_vel                # 44 - true if GNSS velocity measurement fusion is intended
-bool cs_rng_kin_unknown      	# 45 - true when the range finder kinematic consistency check is not running
 
 # fault status
 uint32 fault_status_changes   # number of filter fault status (fs) changes

msg/PositionSetpoint.msg

@@ -36,3 +36,5 @@ float32 alt_acceptance_radius # vertical acceptance radius, only used for fixed
 float32 cruising_speed		# the generally desired cruising speed (not a hard constraint)
 bool gliding_enabled		# commands the vehicle to glide if the capability is available (fixed wing only)
 float32 cruising_throttle	# the generally desired cruising throttle (not a hard constraint), only has an effect for rover
+
+# TOPICS position_setpoint task_position_setpoint

msg/TaskLocalPositionSetpoint.msg

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Local position setpoint in NED frame
+# Telemetry of PID position controller to monitor tracking.
+# NaN means the state was not controlled
+
+uint64 timestamp	# time since system start (microseconds)
+
+float32 x		# in meters NED
+float32 y		# in meters NED
+float32 z		# in meters NED
+
+float32 vx		# in meters/sec
+float32 vy		# in meters/sec
+float32 vz		# in meters/sec
+
+float32[3] acceleration # in meters/sec^2
+float32[3] thrust	# normalized thrust vector in NED
+
+float32 yaw		# in radians NED -PI..+PI
+float32 yawspeed	# in radians/sec