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Glossary

Plain-language definitions for terms used throughout ESPFlight documentation.

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# A–F

Term Meaning
ARM Explicit state that permits the controller to enter the ready/flight control path once other safety conditions are satisfied.
DISARM Explicit safe state that resets assist/PID state and forces motor PWM to zero.
Failsafe Firmware response when required control/safety conditions are lost.
Flight time In v1.0.0, accumulated time while ARMED and effective throttle is strictly above 1100.

# H–P

Term Meaning
Head Lock Heading-relative control feature supported by the v1 platform.
IMU Inertial Measurement Unit; the MPU-6050 is the v1 reference IMU module.
PID Feedback control using proportional, integral, and derivative terms.
Protocol 2 The v1 application/firmware communication protocol version.

# R–Y

Term Meaning
Roll Rotation around the Drone’s front-to-back axis.
Pitch Rotation around the side-to-side axis.
Yaw Rotation around the vertical axis.
Telemetry Controller-reported flight/system state sent to the application.