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AKA global or absolute.
WGS 84:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Geodetic_System
Axis | Origin |
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Latitude [decimal degrees] |
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Equator, north is positive | |
Longitude [decimal degrees] |
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Increasing altitude is moving away from centre of the Earth
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IERS reference meridian (IRM) (prime meridian), |
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east is positive | |
Altitude [metres] | Mean sea level, away from centre of Earth is positive |
World space relative altitude
AKA global relative altitude.
WGS 84: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Geodetic_System
Local space
North east down (NED):
Axes (Euclidean): North [metres], east [metres], down [metres]
Increasing value of down is moving towards centre of the Earth
Origin (usually takeoff point): Latitude of home position, longitude of home position, altitude of home position (e.g. the ground)
Axis | Origin |
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Latitude [decimal degrees] | Equator, north is positive |
Longitude [decimal degrees] | IERS reference meridian (IRM) (prime meridian), east is positive |
Relative altitude [metres] | Home position, away from centre of Earth is positive |
Local space
North east down (NED): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_tangent_plane_coordinates
Axis (Euclidean) | Origin |
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North [metres] | Home position, north is positive |
East [metres] | Home position, east is positive |
Down [metres] | Home position, towards centre of Earth is positive |
Rotation
The coordinate axes follow the right hand rule. When the axis is pointing towards you and axes are fixed, the angle increases in the counterclockwise direction.
Which multiaxis rotation system is used in code is specified as a commentThe origin of the axes (i.e. 0 rotation) is specified in code as a comment. For example: The origin is the drone, so the camera gimbal rotates relative to the drone’s axes.