Mission Planning Reference
Deep technical analysis of every Mission Command (MAV_CMD) implemented in ArduPilot.
NAVIGATION
NAVIGATION
#0
NAV_FENCE_RETURN_POINT (5000) / VERTEX (5001-5002) / CIRCLE (5003-5004)
NAVIGATION
#16
NAV_WAYPOINT
NAVIGATION
#17
NAV_LOITER_UNLIM
NAVIGATION
#18
NAV_LOITER_TURNS
NAVIGATION
#19
NAV_LOITER_TIME
NAVIGATION
#20
NAV_RETURN_TO_LAUNCH
NAVIGATION
#21
NAV_LAND
NAVIGATION
#22
NAV_TAKEOFF
NAVIGATION
#31
NAV_LOITER_TO_ALT
NAVIGATION
#82
NAV_SPLINE_WAYPOINT
NAVIGATION
#83
NAV_ALTITUDE_WAIT
NAVIGATION
#84
NAV_VTOL_TAKEOFF
NAVIGATION
#85
NAV_VTOL_LAND
NAVIGATION
#93
NAV_DELAY
NAVIGATION
#94
NAV_PAYLOAD_PLACE
NAVIGATION
#5100
NAV_RALLY_POINT
NAVIGATION
#42702
NAV_SCRIPT_TIME
NAVIGATION
#42703
NAV_ATTITUDE_TIME
CONDITION-COMMANDS
DO-COMMANDS
DO-COMMANDS
#177
DO_JUMP
DO-COMMANDS
#178
DO_CHANGE_SPEED
DO-COMMANDS
#179
DO_SET_HOME
DO-COMMANDS
#182
DO_SET_RELAY (181) / DO_REPEAT_RELAY
DO-COMMANDS
#184
DO_SET_SERVO (183) / DO_REPEAT_SERVO
DO-COMMANDS
#188
DO_RETURN_PATH_START
DO-COMMANDS
#189
DO_LAND_START
DO-COMMANDS
#191
DO_GO_AROUND
DO-COMMANDS
#193
DO_PAUSE_CONTINUE
DO-COMMANDS
#194
DO_SET_REVERSE
DO-COMMANDS
#197
DO_SET_ROI (201) / DO_SET_ROI_LOCATION (195) / DO_SET_ROI_NONE
DO-COMMANDS
#203
DO_DIGICAM_CONFIGURE (202) / DO_DIGICAM_CONTROL
DO-COMMANDS
#205
DO_MOUNT_CONTROL
DO-COMMANDS
#206
DO_SET_CAM_TRIGG_DIST
DO-COMMANDS
#207
DO_FENCE_ENABLE
DO-COMMANDS
#208
DO_PARACHUTE
DO-COMMANDS
#210
DO_INVERTED_FLIGHT
DO-COMMANDS
#211
DO_GRIPPER
DO-COMMANDS
#212
DO_AUTOTUNE_ENABLE
DO-COMMANDS
#215
DO_SET_RESUME_REPEAT_DIST
DO-COMMANDS
#216
DO_SPRAYER
DO-COMMANDS
#217
DO_SEND_SCRIPT_MESSAGE
DO-COMMANDS
#218
DO_AUX_FUNCTION
DO-COMMANDS
#222
DO_GUIDED_LIMITS
DO-COMMANDS
#223
DO_ENGINE_CONTROL
DO-COMMANDS
#1000
DO_GIMBAL_MANAGER_PITCHYAW
DO-COMMANDS
#42600
DO_WINCH
CAMERA
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