Hi everyone, I’m working on an underwater vehicle project using a Pixhawk running ArduSub firmware. I’m communicating with the Pixhawk via pymavlink and reading the heading value from the VFR_HUD message to keep the vehicle going straight with a simple PID controller. The main problem is that even…

Pixhawk heading fluctuates even when vehicle is stationary, causing unnecessary PID output

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