diff --git a/libraries/AC_WPNav/AC_WPNav.cpp b/libraries/AC_WPNav/AC_WPNav.cpp
index 5250e310096f28fd5209c0cdb449912833da8c7a..8a50c19d169076bf822c92f0c3bb8c9030b53de9 100644
--- a/libraries/AC_WPNav/AC_WPNav.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AC_WPNav/AC_WPNav.cpp
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ AC_WPNav::AC_WPNav(AP_InertialNav* inav, AP_AHRS* ahrs, APM_PI* pid_pos_lat, APM
 /// simple loiter controller
 ///
 
-/// project_stopping_point - returns vector to stopping point based on a horizontal position and velocity
-void AC_WPNav::project_stopping_point(const Vector3f& position, const Vector3f& velocity, Vector3f &target)
+/// get_stopping_point - returns vector to stopping point based on a horizontal position and velocity
+void AC_WPNav::get_stopping_point(const Vector3f& position, const Vector3f& velocity, Vector3f &target) const
 {
     float linear_distance;      // half the distace we swap between linear and sqrt and the distace we offset sqrt.
     float linear_velocity;      // the velocity we swap between linear and sqrt.
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void AC_WPNav::set_loiter_target(const Vector3f& position, const Vector3f& veloc
 {
     Vector3f target;
     calculate_loiter_leash_length();
-    project_stopping_point(position, velocity, target);
+    get_stopping_point(position, velocity, target);
     _target.x = target.x;
     _target.y = target.y;
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ void AC_WPNav::set_destination(const Vector3f& destination)
         _origin = _destination;
     }else{
         // otherwise calculate origin from the current position and velocity
-        project_stopping_point(_inav->get_position(), _inav->get_velocity(), _origin);
+        get_stopping_point(_inav->get_position(), _inav->get_velocity(), _origin);
     }
 
     // set origin and destination
diff --git a/libraries/AC_WPNav/AC_WPNav.h b/libraries/AC_WPNav/AC_WPNav.h
index 7a97e9807e9271b91b437ba01fd295d8a401b6ec..f28e2068a43828f94bcea61684d2eb72d8fee3ee 100644
--- a/libraries/AC_WPNav/AC_WPNav.h
+++ b/libraries/AC_WPNav/AC_WPNav.h
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ public:
     /// get_angle_limit - retrieve maximum angle in centi-degrees the copter will lean
     int32_t get_angle_limit() const { return _lean_angle_max; }
 
+    /// get_stopping_point - returns vector to stopping point based on a horizontal position and velocity
+    void get_stopping_point(const Vector3f& position, const Vector3f& velocity, Vector3f &target) const;
+
     ///
     /// waypoint controller
     ///
@@ -144,9 +147,6 @@ protected:
         uint8_t fast_waypoint           : 1;    // true if we should ignore the waypoint radius and consider the waypoint complete once the intermediate target has reached the waypoint
     } _flags;
 
-    /// project_stopping_point - returns vector to stopping point based on a horizontal position and velocity
-    void project_stopping_point(const Vector3f& position, const Vector3f& velocity, Vector3f &target);
-
     /// translate_loiter_target_movements - consumes adjustments created by move_loiter_target
     void translate_loiter_target_movements(float nav_dt);