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# PurePursuitStatus (UORB message)
Pure pursuit status.
**TOPICS:** pure_pursuit_status
## Fields
| Name | Type | Unit [Frame] | Range/Enum | Description |
| --------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| <a id="fld_timestamp"></a>timestamp | `uint64` | us | | Time since system start |
| <a id="fld_lookahead_distance"></a>lookahead_distance | `float32` | m | [0 : inf] | Lookahead distance of pure the pursuit controller |
| <a id="fld_target_bearing"></a>target_bearing | `float32` | rad [NED] | [-pi : pi] | Target bearing calculated by the pure pursuit controller |
| <a id="fld_crosstrack_error"></a>crosstrack_error | `float32` | m | [-inf (Left of the path) : inf (Right of the path)] | Shortest distance from the vehicle to the path |
| <a id="fld_distance_to_waypoint"></a>distance_to_waypoint | `float32` | m | [-inf : inf] | Distance from the vehicle to the current waypoint |
| <a id="fld_bearing_to_waypoint"></a>bearing_to_waypoint | `float32` | rad [NED] | [-pi : pi] | Bearing towards current waypoint |
## Source Message
[Source file (GitHub)](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/blob/main/msg/PurePursuitStatus.msg)
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```c
# Pure pursuit status
uint64 timestamp # [us] Time since system start
float32 lookahead_distance # [m] [@range 0, inf] Lookahead distance of pure the pursuit controller
float32 target_bearing # [rad] [@range -pi, pi] [@frame NED] Target bearing calculated by the pure pursuit controller
float32 crosstrack_error # [m] [@range -inf (Left of the path), inf (Right of the path)] Shortest distance from the vehicle to the path
float32 distance_to_waypoint # [m] [@range -inf, inf]Distance from the vehicle to the current waypoint
float32 bearing_to_waypoint # [rad] [@range -pi, pi] [@frame NED]Bearing towards current waypoint
```
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