ardupilot/libraries/AP_Soaring/Variometer.h

/* Variometer class by Samuel Tabor

Manages the estimation of aircraft total energy, drag and vertical air velocity.
*/
#pragma once

#include <AP_AHRS/AP_AHRS.h>
#include <AP_Param/AP_Param.h>
#include <AP_SpdHgtControl/AP_SpdHgtControl.h>
#include <Filter/AverageFilter.h>

class Variometer {

    const AP_Vehicle::FixedWing &_aparm;

    // store time of last update
    uint64_t _prev_update_time;

    float _raw_climb_rate;

    float _aspd_filt_constrained;

    float _expected_thermalling_sink;

    // declares a 5point average filter using floats
    AverageFilterFloat_Size5 _vdot_filter;

    AverageFilterFloat_Size5 _sp_filter;

    /*
     low pass filters for various purposes.
     */
    // Climb rate filter for monitoring progress in thermal.
    LowPassFilter<float> _climb_filter{1/60.0};

    // Fast filter for mavlink/audio vario output.
    LowPassFilter<float> _audio_filter{1/0.71};

    // Slower filter for deciding to enter THERMAL mode.
    LowPassFilter<float> _trigger_filter{1/4.06};

    // Longitudinal acceleration bias filter.
    LowPassFilter<float> _vdotbias_filter{1/60.0};

public:
    Variometer(const AP_Vehicle::FixedWing &parms);
    float alt;
    float reading;
    float tau;

    void update(const float thermal_bank, const float polar_K, const float polar_CD0, const float polar_B);
    float calculate_aircraft_sinkrate(float phi, const float polar_K, const float polar_CD0, const float polar_B) const;

    void reset_climb_filter(float value) { _climb_filter.reset(value);}

    void reset_trigger_filter(float value) { _trigger_filter.reset(value);}

    float get_airspeed(void) const {return _aspd_filt_constrained;};

    float get_displayed_value(void) const {return _audio_filter.get();};

    float get_filtered_climb(void) const {return _climb_filter.get();};

    float get_trigger_value(void) const {return _trigger_filter.get();};

    float get_exp_thermalling_sink(void) const {return _expected_thermalling_sink;};

    float calculate_circling_time_constant(const float thermal_bank);
};