Copter: integrate spline navigation

ArduCopter/commands_logic.pde

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ static void do_change_speed(const AP_Mission::Mission_Command& cmd);
 static void do_set_home(const AP_Mission::Mission_Command& cmd);
 static void do_roi(const AP_Mission::Mission_Command& cmd);
 static bool verify_nav_wp(const AP_Mission::Mission_Command& cmd);
+static void auto_spline_start(const Vector3f& destination, bool stopped_at_start, AC_WPNav::spline_segment_end_type seg_end_type, const Vector3f& next_spline_destination);
 
 // start_command - this function will be called when the ap_mission lib wishes to start a new command
 static bool start_command(const AP_Mission::Mission_Command& cmd)
@@ -264,21 +265,58 @@ static void do_takeoff(const AP_Mission::Mission_Command& cmd)
 static void do_nav_wp(const AP_Mission::Mission_Command& cmd)
 {
     Vector3f local_pos = pv_location_to_vector(cmd.content.location);
-    // Set wp navigation target
-    auto_wp_start(local_pos);
+
+    // this will be used to remember the time in millis after we reach or pass the WP.
+    loiter_time = 0;
+    // this is the delay, stored in seconds
+    loiter_time_max = abs(cmd.p1);
+
+    // decide if this is a straight or spline segment
+    if (!cmd.content.location.flags.spline) {
+        // Set wp navigation target
+        auto_wp_start(local_pos);
+    	// if no delay set the waypoint as "fast"
+    	if (loiter_time_max == 0 ) {
+    		wp_nav.set_fast_waypoint(true);
+    	}
+    }else{
+        // determine segment start and end type
+    	bool stopped_at_start = true;
+    	AC_WPNav::spline_segment_end_type seg_end_type = AC_WPNav::SEGMENT_END_STOP;
+    	AP_Mission::Mission_Command temp_cmd;
+    	Vector3f next_spline_destination;    // end of next segment if it is a spline segment
+
+        // if previous command was a wp_nav command with no delay set stopped_at_start to false
+        // To-Do: move processing of delay into wp-nav controller to allow it to determine the stopped_at_start value itself?
+        uint16_t prev_cmd_idx = mission.get_prev_nav_cmd_index();
+        if (prev_cmd_idx != AP_MISSION_CMD_INDEX_NONE) {
+            if (mission.read_cmd_from_storage(prev_cmd_idx, temp_cmd)) {
+                if (temp_cmd.id == MAV_CMD_NAV_WAYPOINT && temp_cmd.p1 == 0) {
+                    stopped_at_start = false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // if there is no delay at the end of this segment get next nav command
+        if (cmd.p1 == 0 && mission.get_next_nav_cmd(cmd.index, temp_cmd)) {
+            // if the next nav command is a waypoint set end type to spline or straight
+            if (temp_cmd.id == MAV_CMD_NAV_WAYPOINT) {
+                if (temp_cmd.content.location.flags.spline) {
+                    seg_end_type = AC_WPNav::SEGMENT_END_SPLINE;
+                    next_spline_destination = pv_location_to_vector(temp_cmd.content.location);
+                }else{
+                    seg_end_type = AC_WPNav::SEGMENT_END_STRAIGHT;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // set spline navigation target
+    	auto_spline_start(local_pos, stopped_at_start, seg_end_type, next_spline_destination);
+    }
 
     // initialise original_wp_bearing which is used to check if we have missed the waypoint
     wp_bearing = wp_nav.get_wp_bearing_to_destination();
     original_wp_bearing = wp_bearing;
-
-    // this will be used to remember the time in millis after we reach or pass the WP.
-    loiter_time     = 0;
-    // this is the delay, stored in seconds
-    loiter_time_max = cmd.p1;
-    // if no delay set the waypoint as "fast"
-    if (loiter_time_max == 0 ) {
-        wp_nav.set_fast_waypoint(true);
-    }
 }
 
 // do_land - initiate landing procedure
@@ -518,6 +556,7 @@ static void do_change_alt(const AP_Mission::Mission_Command& cmd)
             // To-Do: adjust waypoint target altitude to new provided altitude
             break;
         case Auto_WP:
+        case Auto_Spline:
             // To-Do; reset origin to current location + stopping distance at new altitude
             break;
         case Auto_Land:

ArduCopter/control_auto.pde

@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ static void auto_run()
     case Auto_Circle:
         auto_circle_run();
         break;
+
+    case Auto_Spline:
+        auto_spline_run();
+        break;
     }
 }
 
@@ -169,6 +173,62 @@ static void auto_wp_run()
     }
 }
 
+// auto_spline_start - initialises waypoint controller to implement flying to a particular destination using the spline controller
+static void auto_spline_start(const Vector3f& destination, bool stopped_at_start, AC_WPNav::spline_segment_end_type seg_end_type, const Vector3f& next_spline_destination)
+{
+    auto_mode = Auto_Spline;
+
+    // initialise wpnav
+    wp_nav.set_spline_destination(destination,stopped_at_start, seg_end_type, next_spline_destination);
+
+    // initialise yaw
+    // To-Do: reset the yaw only when the previous navigation command is not a WP.  this would allow removing the special check for ROI
+    if (auto_yaw_mode != AUTO_YAW_ROI) {
+        set_auto_yaw_mode(get_default_auto_yaw_mode(false));
+    }
+}
+
+// auto_spline_run - runs the auto spline controller
+//      called by auto_run at 100hz or more
+static void auto_spline_run()
+{
+    // if not auto armed set throttle to zero and exit immediately
+    if(!ap.auto_armed) {
+        // To-Do: reset waypoint origin to current location because copter is probably on the ground so we don't want it lurching left or right on take-off
+        //    (of course it would be better if people just used take-off)
+        attitude_control.init_targets();
+        attitude_control.set_throttle_out(0, false);
+        // tell motors to do a slow start
+        motors.slow_start(true);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // process pilot's yaw input
+    float target_yaw_rate = 0;
+    if (!failsafe.radio) {
+        // get pilot's desired yaw rate
+        target_yaw_rate = get_pilot_desired_yaw_rate(g.rc_4.control_in);
+        if (target_yaw_rate != 0) {
+            set_auto_yaw_mode(AUTO_YAW_HOLD);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // run waypoint controller
+    wp_nav.update_spline();
+
+    // call z-axis position controller (wpnav should have already updated it's alt target)
+    pos_control.update_z_controller();
+
+    // call attitude controller
+    if (auto_yaw_mode == AUTO_YAW_HOLD) {
+        // roll & pitch from waypoint controller, yaw rate from pilot
+        attitude_control.angle_ef_roll_pitch_rate_ef_yaw(wp_nav.get_roll(), wp_nav.get_pitch(), target_yaw_rate);
+    }else{
+        // roll, pitch from waypoint controller, yaw heading from auto_heading()
+        attitude_control.angle_ef_roll_pitch_yaw(wp_nav.get_roll(), wp_nav.get_pitch(), get_auto_heading(),true);
+    }
+}
+
 // auto_land_start - initialises controller to implement a landing
 static void auto_land_start()
 {

ArduCopter/defines.h

@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ enum AutoMode {
     Auto_WP,
     Auto_Land,
     Auto_RTL,
-    Auto_Circle
+    Auto_Circle,
+    Auto_Spline
 };
 
 // RTL states