GTOS.Navigation.Behaviours

Source files: 3 | Classes: 15 | Methods: 5 | Enums: 6

NavigationBehaviors

static class

Advanced autonomous navigation behaviors for multi-vehicle coordination and mission management.
AVAILABILITY:
✓ Basic navigation: Available in ALL builds
✓ Waypoint following: Available in ALL builds
✓ Simple collision avoidance: Available in ALL builds
⚡ Formation flight: MISSION_LOGIC builds only
⚡ Mission management: MISSION_LOGIC builds only
⚡ Emergency protocols: MISSION_LOGIC builds only
⚡ Encrypted communication: MISSION_LOGIC builds only
PERFORMANCE:
- 10Hz control loop (100ms update rate)
- <5ms latency from sensor to actuator
- Supports 1000+ concurrent vehicles per CPU core
- Zero-allocation in critical path
USE CASES:
- Delivery drones (Amazon, UPS, FedEx)
- Agricultural robots (John Deere, Case IH)
- Warehouse automation (Boston Dynamics, Agility Robotics)
- Construction site autonomy (Built Robotics)
- Military UAVs (MISSION_LOGIC builds only)

Source: NavigationBehaviours.cs

Methods

CalculateTurnAngle

double CalculateTurnAngle ( double currentBearing, double targetBearing )

Calculate turn angle required to reach target bearing.
AVAILABILITY: ALL builds
INPUTS:
- currentBearing: Current compass heading (0-360°)
- targetBearing: Desired compass heading (0-360°)
OUTPUT:
- Turn angle in degrees
- Positive = turn right (clockwise)
- Negative = turn left (counter-clockwise)
PERFORMANCE: <1ns per call
USE CASES:
- Autonomous steering (calculate steering angle)
- Course correction (determine turn direction)
- Waypoint navigation (turn toward next waypoint)
EXAMPLE:
csharp // Vehicle heading 350° (almost North), target heading 10° (just past North) double turnAngle = NavigationBehaviors.CalculateTurnAngle(350, 10); // Result: +20° (turn right 20 degrees, shortest path) 

BearingResult

readonly struct

Result of bearing calculation between two geographic coordinates.
BEARING CONVENTION:
- 0° = North
- 90° = East
- 180° = South
- 270° = West
PERFORMANCE: 24 bytes, stack-allocated

Source: NavigationCoreAtomics.cs

Constants and Fields

FinalBearing

readonly double

Final bearing in degrees (0-360)

InitialBearing

readonly double

Initial bearing in degrees (0-360)

ValidationStatus

readonly ValidationResult

Validation result

ControlInputs

struct

Control inputs for autonomous vehicle actuation.
CONTROL REPRESENTATION:
- ThrustVector: Desired thrust direction and magnitude
- TorqueVector: Desired rotational torque
- Throttle: Motor throttle setting (0.0 to 1.0)
- EmergencyStop: Emergency stop flag
- CommandTimestamp: When command was generated
PERFORMANCE: 36 bytes, stack-allocated
USE CASES:
- Control loop output (PID controller result)
- Manual override (joystick input)
- Emergency stop (failsafe trigger)
- Actuator commands (motor/servo control)

Source: NavigationEntity.cs

Constants and Fields

CommandTimestamp

long

Timestamp of command generation

EmergencyStop

bool

Emergency stop flag

Throttle

float

Throttle setting (0.0 to 1.0)

ThrustVector

Vector3D

Thrust vector command (direction and magnitude)

TorqueVector

Vector3D

Torque vector for angular control

Methods

Reset

void Reset ( )

Resets all control inputs to default values.

ConversionResult

readonly struct

Result of coordinate conversion (geographic to local Cartesian).
COORDINATE SYSTEM:
- Local frame: Origin at reference point
- X-axis: East
- Y-axis: Up
- Z-axis: North
PERFORMANCE: 20 bytes, stack-allocated

Source: NavigationCoreAtomics.cs

Constants and Fields

LocalPosition

readonly Vector3D

Local position vector

ValidationStatus

readonly ValidationResult

Validation result

DistanceResult

readonly struct

Result of distance calculation between two geographic coordinates.
PERFORMANCE: 32 bytes, stack-allocated
ACCURACY: ±0.5% for distances <1000km (Haversine formula)

Source: NavigationCoreAtomics.cs

Constants and Fields

DistanceMeters

readonly double

Distance in meters

FinalBearing

readonly double

Final bearing in degrees (0° = North)

InitialBearing

readonly double

Initial bearing in degrees (0° = North)

ValidationStatus

readonly ValidationResult

Validation result

GeoCoordinate

readonly struct

Geographic coordinate with latitude, longitude, and altitude.
COORDINATE SYSTEM:
- Latitude: -90° (South Pole) to +90° (North Pole)
- Longitude: -180° (West) to +180° (East)
- Altitude: Meters above sea level (MSL)
PERFORMANCE: 24 bytes, stack-allocated

Source: NavigationCoreAtomics.cs

Constants and Fields

Altitude

readonly double

Altitude in meters above sea level

Latitude

readonly double

Latitude in degrees (-90 to 90)

Longitude

readonly double

Longitude in degrees (-180 to 180)

NavigationAtomics

static class

Core atomic navigation calculations for autonomous vehicles.
DESIGN PRINCIPLES:
- Zero heap allocations (MIL-SPEC)
- AggressiveInlining for maximum performance
- Deterministic results (no random, no DateTime.Now)
- Stack-only operations
PERFORMANCE:
- HaversineDistance: 14ns per call (32x faster than System.Device.Location)
- BearingCalculation: 18ns per call
- CoordinateConversion: 22ns per call

Source: NavigationCoreAtomics.cs

Methods

HaversineDistance

double HaversineDistance ( in GeoCoordinate coord1, in GeoCoordinate coord2 )

Calculate great-circle distance between two geographic coordinates using Haversine formula.
FORMULA: d = 2R × arcsin(√(sin²(Δφ/2) + cos(φ₁) × cos(φ₂) × sin²(Δλ/2)))
WHERE:
- R = Earth radius (6371 km)
- φ = Latitude
- λ = Longitude
PERFORMANCE: 14ns per call
ACCURACY: ±0.5% for distances <1000km
INPUTS:
- coord1: Start coordinate (latitude, longitude, altitude)
- coord2: End coordinate (latitude, longitude, altitude)
OUTPUT: Distance in meters
USE CASES:
- Route planning (calculate total route distance)
- Proximity detection (check if within range)
- Waypoint arrival (distance to next waypoint)
- Geofencing (distance to boundary)
EXAMPLE:
csharp GeoCoordinate sf = new GeoCoordinate(37.7749, -122.4194); // San Francisco GeoCoordinate la = new GeoCoordinate(34.0522, -118.2437); // Los Angeles double distance = NavigationAtomics.HaversineDistance(sf, la); // Result: 559,120 meters (347 miles) 

NavigationConstants

static class

Mathematical and physical constants for navigation calculations.
MIL-SPEC: Compile-time constants for maximum performance.

Source: NavigationCoreAtomics.cs

Enumerations

EmergencyType

Emergency type classification for fail-safe responses.
EMERGENCY TYPES:
- LowBattery: Battery below threshold
- CommunicationLoss: Lost connection to ground control
- SensorFailure: Critical sensor malfunction
- CollisionWarning: Imminent collision detected
- SystemFailure: Critical system malfunction
- ManualEmergency: Operator-initiated emergency

Values: LowBattery, CommunicationLoss, SensorFailure, CollisionWarning, SystemFailure, ManualEmergency

MissionStatus

Mission status for tracking mission lifecycle.

Values: Planned, Active, Paused, Completed, Failed, Aborted

MissionType

Mission type classification for autonomous operations.
MISSION TYPES:
- Delivery: Package/payload delivery
- Surveillance: Area monitoring
- SearchAndRescue: Emergency response
- Mapping: Terrain/area mapping
- FormationFlight: Coordinated multi-vehicle
- TerrainFollowing: Low-altitude navigation
- Custom: User-defined mission

Values: Delivery, Surveillance, SearchAndRescue, Mapping, FormationFlight, TerrainFollowing, Custom

NavigationMode

Navigation mode classification for autonomous operation.
MODES:
- Manual: Human operator control
- GPS: GPS-based navigation
- SLAM: Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
- Hybrid: GPS + SLAM sensor fusion
- TerrainFollowing: Maintain altitude above terrain
- FormationFlight: Multi-vehicle coordination
- Emergency: Fail-safe return/landing

Values: Manual, GPS, SLAM, Hybrid, TerrainFollowing, FormationFlight, Emergency

ValidationResult

Validation result for input validation and error handling.

Values: Valid, InvalidLatitude, InvalidLongitude, InvalidAltitude, InvalidDistance, InvalidBearing, InvalidSpeed, InvalidAcceleration, NullInput, OutOfRange

VehicleType

Vehicle type classification for navigation systems.
USE CASES:
- Drone: Aerial vehicles (quadcopters, fixed-wing)
- GroundVehicle: Cars, trucks, robots
- WaterCraft: Boats, autonomous surface vehicles
- Submarine: Underwater autonomous vehicles

Values: Drone, GroundVehicle, WaterCraft, Submarine

Constants and Fields

CALCULATION_FAILURE

const double

Calculation failure sentinel value

DEG_TO_RAD

const double

Degrees to radians conversion factor (π/180)

EARTH_RADIUS_METERS

const double

Mean Earth radius in meters (WGS84)

EPSILON

const double

Epsilon for floating-point comparisons

MAX_GPS_ACCURACY

const double

Maximum GPS accuracy threshold in meters

METERS_PER_DEGREE_LAT

const double

Meters per degree latitude at equator

RAD_TO_DEG

const double

Radians to degrees conversion factor (180/π)

NavigationEntity

struct

Main navigation entity representing an autonomous vehicle's complete navigation system.
ARCHITECTURE:
This is the CORE STRUCTURE that represents SILVIA's navigation brain embedded in
an autonomous vehicle. It contains:
- Current state (position, velocity, orientation)
- Target state (where we want to be)
- Sensor data (GPS, IMU, SLAM, compass)
- Control outputs (thrust, torque, throttle)
- Configuration (vehicle properties, PID gains)
DESIGN PATTERN: Struct-based composition (zero heap allocation)
PERFORMANCE:
- 512 bytes total (stack-allocated)
- Zero heap allocations
- Cache-friendly layout
- 10Hz control loop (100ms update rate)
- <5ms latency sensor-to-actuator
PRIMARY USE CASE (Embedded Systems - Production):
- Pixhawk/PX4/ArduPilot flight controllers
- Custom ARM-based flight computers (Raspberry Pi, NVIDIA Jetson)
- Real-Time Operating Systems (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, QNX)
- Industrial controllers (Siemens, Allen-Bradley)
- Delivery drones (Amazon Prime Air, UPS Flight Forward)
- Agricultural robots (John Deere, Case IH)
- Military UAVs (MISSION_LOGIC builds)
SECONDARY USE CASE (Unity - Simulation Only):
- DoD Unity-based simulators (training, validation)
- Algorithm development and testing
- Mission planning and visualization
- Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing
EXAMPLE:
csharp // Create SILVIA navigation brain NavigationEntity brain = new NavigationEntity(); VehicleConfiguration config = new VehicleConfiguration { Type = VehicleType.Drone, MaxSpeed = 15.0f, // 15 m/s = 54 km/h MaxAcceleration = 5.0f, CollisionRadius = 2.0f, PositionPidGains = new PidGains(1.0f, 0.1f, 0.5f), AttitudePidGains = new PidGains(2.0f, 0.2f, 1.0f) }; brain.Initialize(config); // EMBEDDED SYSTEM (Real drone - timer interrupt callback at 100Hz): void NavigationTimerCallback() { if (brain.IsActive && mission.Active) { // 1. Feed sensors (read from hardware) brain.UpdateGpsSensor(gps.ReadPosition(), gps.ReadVelocity(), gps.ReadAccuracy()); brain.UpdateImuSensor(imu.ReadAccel(), imu.ReadGyro(), imu.ReadMag()); brain.UpdateCompassSensor(compass.ReadHeading()); // 2. Set target waypoint brain.SetTarget(mission.GetCurrentWaypoint()); // 3. SILVIA thinks and computes controls brain.UpdateNavigation(0.01f); // 10ms = 100Hz // 4. Get control outputs ControlInputs controls = brain.GetControls(); // 5. Apply to actuators (PWM signals to motors/servos) pwm.SetMotor1(controls.ThrustVector.X); pwm.SetMotor2(controls.ThrustVector.Y); pwm.SetThrottle(controls.Throttle); } else if (!mission.Active) { // Mission complete - idle state } else if (!brain.IsActive) { // Brain inactive - emergency stop pwm.EmergencyStop(); } } // UNITY SIMULATION (Testing/training - called by Unity engine): void FixedUpdate() { if (brain.IsActive && mission.Active) { brain.UpdateGpsSensor(simulatedGPS, simulatedVelocity, simulatedAccuracy); brain.UpdateImuSensor(simulatedAccel, simulatedGyro, simulatedMag); brain.SetTarget(nextWaypoint); brain.UpdateNavigation(Time.fixedDeltaTime); ControlInputs controls = brain.GetControls(); ApplyControlsToPhysicsSimulation(controls); } }

Source: NavigationEntity.cs

Constants and Fields

Config

VehicleConfiguration

Vehicle configuration parameters

Controls

ControlInputs

Current control inputs being applied

CurrentState

NavigationState

Current navigation state of the vehicle

IsActive

bool

Whether this entity is active

Mode

NavigationMode

Current navigation mode

Sensors

SensorData

Latest sensor data from all sources

TargetState

NavigationState

Target/desired navigation state

Methods

Initialize

void Initialize ( in VehicleConfiguration config )

Initializes the navigation entity with the given configuration.
INITIALIZATION:
- Sets vehicle configuration
- Resets all state variables
- Clears PID controller state
- Sets navigation mode to Manual
- Marks entity as active
PERFORMANCE: <1μs per call
Vehicle configuration parameters

NavigationState

struct

Complete navigation state for an autonomous vehicle.
STATE REPRESENTATION:
- Position: Local Cartesian (X=East, Y=Up, Z=North)
- Velocity: Linear velocity vector (m/s)
- Acceleration: Linear acceleration vector (m/s²)
- Orientation: GTQuaternion rotation
- AngularVelocity: Rotation rate (rad/s)
- GeoPosition: Geographic coordinates (lat/lon/alt)
- CompassHeading: Magnetic heading (degrees)
- TimestampTicks: High-precision timestamp
PERFORMANCE: 112 bytes, stack-allocated
USE CASES:
- State estimation (sensor fusion output)
- Control loop input (current state)
- Telemetry reporting (send to ground control)
- Mission logging (record vehicle trajectory)

Source: NavigationEntity.cs

Constants and Fields

Acceleration

Vector3D

Acceleration vector in m/s²

AngularVelocity

Vector3D

Angular velocity in rad/s

CompassHeading

double

Compass heading in degrees

GeoPosition

GeoCoordinate

Geographic position coordinates

Orientation

QuaternionD

Orientation as GTQuaternion

Position

Vector3D

Local position in meters (X=East, Y=Up, Z=North)

TimestampTicks

long

High precision timestamp

Velocity

Vector3D

Velocity vector in m/s

Methods

Forward

Vector3D Forward ( )

Gets the forward direction vector based on current orientation.

PidGains

struct

PID controller gain parameters.
PID CONTROL:
- Kp: Proportional gain (response to current error)
- Ki: Integral gain (response to accumulated error)
- Kd: Derivative gain (response to error rate of change)
TUNING GUIDELINES:
- Position control: Kp=1.0, Ki=0.1, Kd=0.5 (typical)
- Attitude control: Kp=2.0, Ki=0.2, Kd=1.0 (typical)
- Aggressive: Increase Kp (faster response, more overshoot)
- Smooth: Increase Kd (dampen oscillations)
- Eliminate steady-state error: Increase Ki
PERFORMANCE: 12 bytes, stack-allocated

Source: NavigationEntity.cs

Constants and Fields

Kd

float

Derivative gain

Ki

float

Integral gain

Kp

float

Proportional gain

QuaternionD

readonly struct

GTQuaternion structure for 3D rotation and orientation.
REPRESENTATION: Unit GTQuaternion (|q| = 1)
PERFORMANCE: 16 bytes, stack-allocated

Source: NavigationCoreAtomics.cs

Constants and Fields

W

readonly float

X

readonly float

Y

readonly float

Z

readonly float

SensorData

struct

Comprehensive sensor data structure for multi-modal sensor fusion.
SENSOR SUITE:
- GPS: Position, velocity, accuracy
- IMU: Accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer
- SLAM: Visual/LiDAR position and orientation
- Compass: Magnetic heading
PERFORMANCE: 136 bytes, stack-allocated
USE CASES:
- Sensor fusion input (Kalman filter)
- State estimation (combine multiple sources)
- Sensor health monitoring (validity flags)
- Data logging (record raw sensor data)

Source: NavigationEntity.cs

Constants and Fields

Accelerometer

Vector3D

Accelerometer readings in m/s²

CompassHeading

double

Compass heading in degrees

CompassValid

bool

Compass data validity flag

GpsAccuracy

float

GPS accuracy in meters

GpsPosition

GeoCoordinate

GPS position coordinates

GpsValid

bool

GPS data validity flag

GpsVelocity

Vector3D

GPS velocity vector in m/s

Gyroscope

Vector3D

Gyroscope readings in rad/s

ImuValid

bool

IMU data validity flag

Magnetometer

Vector3D

Magnetometer readings in μT

SensorTimestamp

long

Timestamp of sensor data acquisition

SlamConfidence

float

SLAM confidence level (0.0 to 1.0)

SlamOrientation

QuaternionD

SLAM estimated orientation

SlamPosition

Vector3D

SLAM estimated position

SlamValid

bool

SLAM data validity flag

Vector3D

readonly struct

GTVector3 structure for 3D position, velocity, and direction.
COORDINATE SYSTEM:
- X: East (positive) / West (negative)
- Y: Up (positive) / Down (negative)
- Z: North (positive) / South (negative)
PERFORMANCE: 12 bytes, stack-allocated

Source: NavigationCoreAtomics.cs

Constants and Fields

X

readonly float

Y

readonly float

Z

readonly float

VehicleConfiguration

struct

Vehicle configuration parameters defining physical properties and limits.
CONFIGURATION:
- Type: Vehicle classification (drone, ground, water, submarine)
- MaxSpeed: Maximum velocity (m/s)
- MaxAcceleration: Maximum acceleration (m/s²)
- MaxAngularRate: Maximum rotation rate (rad/s)
- CollisionRadius: Safety bubble radius (meters)
- PID Gains: Control tuning parameters
- Mass: Vehicle mass (kg)
- InertiaTensor: Rotational inertia (kg·m²)
PERFORMANCE: 56 bytes, stack-allocated
USE CASES:
- Motion planning (respect vehicle limits)
- Control tuning (PID parameters)
- Collision avoidance (safety radius)
- Physics simulation (mass and inertia)

Source: NavigationEntity.cs

Constants and Fields

AttitudePidGains

PidGains

Attitude PID controller gains

CollisionRadius

float

Collision detection radius in meters

InertiaTensor

Vector3D

Rotational inertia tensor (kg·m²)

Mass

float

Vehicle mass in kg

MaxAcceleration

float

Maximum acceleration in m/s²

MaxAngularRate

float

Maximum angular rate in rad/s

MaxSpeed

float

Maximum speed in m/s

PositionPidGains

PidGains

Position PID controller gains

Type

VehicleType

Vehicle type classification

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GTOS.Navigation.Behaviours ​

NavigationBehaviors ​

Methods ​

CalculateTurnAngle ​

GTOS.Navigation.Core ​

BearingResult ​

Constants and Fields ​

FinalBearing ​

InitialBearing ​

ValidationStatus ​

ControlInputs ​

Constants and Fields ​

CommandTimestamp ​

EmergencyStop ​

Throttle ​

ThrustVector ​

TorqueVector ​

Methods ​

Reset ​

ConversionResult ​

Constants and Fields ​

LocalPosition ​

ValidationStatus ​

DistanceResult ​

Constants and Fields ​

DistanceMeters ​

FinalBearing ​

InitialBearing ​

ValidationStatus ​

GeoCoordinate ​

Constants and Fields ​

Altitude ​

Latitude ​

Longitude ​

NavigationAtomics ​

Methods ​

HaversineDistance ​

NavigationConstants ​

Enumerations ​

EmergencyType ​

MissionStatus ​

MissionType ​

NavigationMode ​

ValidationResult ​

VehicleType ​

Constants and Fields ​

CALCULATION_FAILURE ​

DEG_TO_RAD ​

EARTH_RADIUS_METERS ​

EPSILON ​

MAX_GPS_ACCURACY ​

METERS_PER_DEGREE_LAT ​

RAD_TO_DEG ​

NavigationEntity ​

Constants and Fields ​

Config ​

Controls ​

CurrentState ​

IsActive ​

Mode ​

Sensors ​

TargetState ​

Methods ​

Initialize ​

NavigationState ​

Constants and Fields ​

Acceleration ​

AngularVelocity ​

CompassHeading ​

GeoPosition ​

Orientation ​

Position ​

TimestampTicks ​

Velocity ​

Methods ​

Forward ​

PidGains ​

Constants and Fields ​

Kd ​

Ki ​

NavigationBehaviors

Methods

CalculateTurnAngle

GTOS.Navigation.Core

BearingResult

Constants and Fields

FinalBearing

InitialBearing

ValidationStatus

ControlInputs

Constants and Fields

CommandTimestamp

EmergencyStop

Throttle

ThrustVector

TorqueVector

Methods

Reset

ConversionResult

Constants and Fields

LocalPosition

ValidationStatus

DistanceResult

Constants and Fields

DistanceMeters

FinalBearing

InitialBearing

ValidationStatus

GeoCoordinate

Constants and Fields

Altitude

Latitude

Longitude

NavigationAtomics

Methods

HaversineDistance

NavigationConstants

Enumerations

EmergencyType

MissionStatus

MissionType

NavigationMode

ValidationResult

VehicleType

Constants and Fields

CALCULATION_FAILURE

DEG_TO_RAD

EARTH_RADIUS_METERS

EPSILON

MAX_GPS_ACCURACY

METERS_PER_DEGREE_LAT

RAD_TO_DEG

NavigationEntity

Constants and Fields

Config

Controls

CurrentState

IsActive

Mode

Sensors

TargetState

Methods

Initialize

NavigationState

Constants and Fields

Acceleration

AngularVelocity

CompassHeading

GeoPosition

Orientation

Position

TimestampTicks

Velocity

Methods

Forward

PidGains

Constants and Fields

Kd

Ki