GETTING STARTED GUIDE
Essential guides for setting up and operating MAVLink GPS.
Dynamics
Dealing with "Jitter"
GPS receivers are never truly still. Even if you glue the phone to a table, the calculated position will "wander" by a few centimeters every second...
EKF3 "Rewind": Time Horizons
In a perfect world, sensors are instant. In the real world, especially with Android, latency is unavoidable.
Managing Variance (horiz_accuracy)
When you look at Google Maps on your phone, you see a blue dot (your position) surrounded by a light blue circle. That circle represents the **Hori...
The "Toilet Bowl" Effect
You switch to Loiter. The drone holds for a moment, then starts to circle. The circle gets wider and faster with every revolution. This is the **To...