package mavsdk.rpc.manual_control

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Enable manual control using e.g. a joystick or gamepad.

• rpc SetManualControlInput (SetManualControlInputRequest, SetManualControlInputResponse)

  manual_control.proto:33

  Set manual control input The manual control input needs to be sent at a rate high enough to prevent triggering of RC loss, a good minimum rate is 10 Hz.

  message SetManualControlInputRequest

  manual_control.proto:46

  • float x = 1

    value between -1. to 1. negative -> backwards, positive -> forwards

  • float y = 2

    value between -1. to 1. negative -> left, positive -> right

  • float z = 3

    value between -1. to 1. negative -> down, positive -> up (usually for now, for multicopter 0 to 1 is expected)

  • float r = 4

    value between -1. to 1. negative -> turn anti-clockwise (towards the left), positive -> turn clockwise (towards the right)

  message SetManualControlInputResponse

  manual_control.proto:52

  • optional ManualControlResult manual_control_result = 1

• rpc StartAltitudeControl (StartAltitudeControlRequest, StartAltitudeControlResponse)

  manual_control.proto:26

  Start altitude control Requires manual control input to be sent regularly already. Does not require a valid position e.g. GPS.

  message StartAltitudeControlRequest

  manual_control.proto:41

  (message has no fields)

  message StartAltitudeControlResponse

  manual_control.proto:42

  • optional ManualControlResult manual_control_result = 1

• rpc StartPositionControl (StartPositionControlRequest, StartPositionControlResponse)

  manual_control.proto:19

  Start position control using e.g. joystick input. Requires manual control input to be sent regularly already. Requires a valid position using e.g. GPS, external vision, or optical flow.

  message StartPositionControlRequest

  manual_control.proto:36

  (message has no fields)

  message StartPositionControlResponse

  manual_control.proto:37

  • optional ManualControlResult manual_control_result = 1

Result type.

Used in: SetManualControlInputResponse, StartAltitudeControlResponse, StartPositionControlResponse

• ManualControlResult.Result result = 1

  Result enum value

• string result_str = 2

  Human-readable English string describing the result

Possible results returned for manual control requests.

Used in: ManualControlResult

• RESULT_UNKNOWN = 0

  Unknown result

• RESULT_SUCCESS = 1

  Request was successful

• RESULT_NO_SYSTEM = 2

  No system is connected

• RESULT_CONNECTION_ERROR = 3

  Connection error

• RESULT_BUSY = 4

  Vehicle is busy

• RESULT_COMMAND_DENIED = 5

  Command refused by vehicle

• RESULT_TIMEOUT = 6

  Request timed out

• RESULT_INPUT_OUT_OF_RANGE = 7

  Input out of range

• RESULT_INPUT_NOT_SET = 8

  No Input set