Customizable waypoint missions

1. A system for communicating instructions in a movable object environment, comprising:

at least one movable object including

a flight controller,

a positioning system, and

a communication system;

an onboard computing device in communication with the flight controller, the computing device including a processor and an onboard data manager, the onboard data manager including instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the onboard data manager to:

determine a current position of the at least one movable object using the positioning system during executing an existing mission;

receive at least one input including a modified waypoint definition for at least one waypoint in the existing mission;

update the at least one waypoint using the modified waypoint definition;

determine a difference between the current position of the at least one movable object and a position defined by a next waypoint, which is one of the at least one waypoint corresponding to the modified waypoint definition; and

generate movement commands, including one or more of a yaw command, a pitch command, and a roll command, based on the difference between the current position of the at least one movable object and the position defined by the next waypoint; and

send the movement commands to the flight controller to be executed, wherein the flight controller converts the movement commands into a plurality of motor controls.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the onboard data manager to:

determine one or more instructions to be performed by the at least one movable object based on the at least one input;

generate the movement commands to implement the one or more instructions.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one input includes a data stream of a plurality of waypoint definitions, wherein a plurality of waypoints corresponding to the plurality of waypoint definitions is added to an existing mission during execution of the existing mission.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein each waypoint definition includes a waypoint and at least one of:

an acceleration constraint;

a velocity constraint;

a path type;

a roll, pitch, or yaw constraint; or

at least one action definition, the at least one action definition including a callback function.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the onboard data manager to:

receive an indication that a first waypoint has been reached; and

execute the callback function included in a first waypoint definition associated with the first waypoint.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the onboard data manager to:

determine a position of a first waypoint and a position of a second waypoint;

determine a difference between the position of the first waypoint and the position of the second waypoint;

generate second movement commands based on the difference between the position of the first waypoint and the position of the second waypoint; and

send the second movement commands to the flight controller upon determining the at least, one movable object has reached the first waypoint.

7. A method for communicating instructions in a movable object environment, comprising:

determining a current position of at least one movable object using a positioning system during executing an existing mission;

receiving at least one input including a modified waypoint definition for at least one waypoint in the existing mission;

updating the at least one waypoint using the modified waypoint definition;

determining a difference between the current position of the at least one movable object and a position defined by a next waypoint, which is one of the at least one waypoint corresponding to the modified waypoint definition; and

generating movement commands, including one or more of a yaw command, a pitch command, and a roll command, based on the difference between the current position of the at least one movable object and the position defined by the next waypoint; and

sending the movement commands to the flight controller to be executed, wherein the flight, controller converts the movement commands into a plurality of motor controls.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

determining one or more instructions to be performed by the at least one movable object based on the at least one input;

generating the movement commands to implement the one or more instructions.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least one input includes a data stream of a plurality of waypoint definitions, wherein a plurality of waypoints corresponding to the plurality of waypoint definitions is added to an existing mission during execution of the existing mission.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein each waypoint definition includes a waypoint and at least one of:

an acceleration constraint;

a velocity constraint;

a path type;

a roll, pitch, or yaw constraint; or

at least one action definition, the at least one action definition including a callback function.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving an indication that a first waypoint has been reached; and

executing the callback function included in a first waypoint definition associated with the first waypoint.

12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

determining a position of a first waypoint and a position of a second waypoint;

determining a difference between the position of the first waypoint and the position of the second waypoint;

generating second movement commands based on the difference between the position of the first waypoint and the position of the second waypoint; and

sending the second movement commands to the flight controller upon determining the at least one movable object has reached the first waypoint.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions stored thereon which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

determine a current position of at least, one movable object using a positioning system during executing an existing mission;

receive at least one input including a modified waypoint definition for at least one waypoint in the existing mission;

update the at least one waypoint using the modified waypoint definition;

determine a difference between the current position of the at least one movable object and a position defined by a next waypoint, which is one of the at least one waypoint corresponding to the modified waypoint definition; and

generate movement commands, including one or more of a yaw command, a pitch command, and a roll command, based on the difference between the current position of the at least one movable object and the position defined by the next waypoint; and

send the movement commands to the flight controller to be executed, wherein the flight controller converts the movement commands into a plurality of motor controls.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the onboard data manager to:

determine one or more instructions to be performed by the at least one movable object based on the at least one input;

generate the movement commands to implement the one or more instructions.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the at least one input includes a data stream of a plurality of waypoint definitions, wherein a plurality of waypoints corresponding to the plurality of waypoint definitions is added to an existing mission during execution of the existing mission.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein each waypoint definition includes a waypoint and at least one of:

an acceleration constraint;

a velocity constraint;

a path type;

a roll, pitch, or yaw constraint; or

at least one action definition, the at least one action definition including a callback function.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the onboard data manager to:

receive an indication that a first waypoint has been reached; and

execute the callback function included in a first waypoint definition associated with the first waypoint.