AP_Scripting: Bindings for crosstrack in Lua

libraries/AP_Scripting/docs/docs.lua

@@ -2506,6 +2506,12 @@ function vehicle:is_taking_off() end
 ---@return boolean
 function vehicle:is_landing() end
 
+-- Set the previous target location for crosstrack and crosstrack if available in the current mode
+-- It's up to the Lua code to ensure the new_start_location makes sense
+---@param new_start_location Location_ud
+---@return boolean -- true on success
+function vehicle:set_crosstrack_start(new_start_location) end
+
 -- desc
 onvif = {}
 

libraries/AP_Scripting/examples/crosstrack_restore.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+--[[
+
+   example script to show interrupting a mission and then 
+   reseting the crosstracking to the correct line when
+   returning to the mission after the interruption
+
+   this functionality is only available in Plane
+--]]
+
+SCRIPT_NAME = "Crosstrack Restore"
+SCRIPT_NAME_SHORT = "XTrack"
+SCRIPT_VERSION = "4.6.0-001"
+
+
+MAV_SEVERITY = {EMERGENCY=0, ALERT=1, CRITICAL=2, ERROR=3, WARNING=4, NOTICE=5, INFO=6, DEBUG=7}
+FLIGHT_MODE = {AUTO=10, RTL=11, LOITER=12, GUIDED=15, QHOVER=18, QLOITER=19, QRTL=21}
+
+local last_sw = -1
+local AUX_FN = 300
+
+-- Attempts to duplicate the code that updates the prev_WP_loc variable in the c++ code
+local function LocationTracker()
+
+   local self = {}
+
+   -- to get this to work, need to keep 2 prior generations of "target_location"
+   local previous_target_location            -- the target prior to the current one
+   local previous_previous_target_location   -- the target prior to that - this is the one we want
+
+   function self.same_loc_as(A, B)
+      if A == nil or B == nil then
+         return false
+      end
+      if (A:lat() ~= B:lat()) or (A:lng() ~= B:lng()) then
+         return false
+      end
+      return (A:alt() == B:alt()) and (A:get_alt_frame() == B:get_alt_frame())
+   end
+
+   function self.save_previous_target_location()
+      local target_location = vehicle:get_target_location()
+      if target_location ~= nil then
+         if not self.same_loc_as(previous_target_location, target_location) then
+            -- maintain three generations of location
+            previous_previous_target_location = previous_target_location
+            previous_target_location = target_location
+         end
+      else
+         previous_target_location = ahrs:get_location()
+         previous_previous_target_location = previous_target_location
+      end
+   end
+
+   function self.get_saved_location()
+      return previous_previous_target_location
+   end
+
+   return self
+end
+
+local location_tracker = LocationTracker()
+
+local function update()
+
+   -- save the previous target location only if in auto mode, if restoring it in AUTO mode
+   if vehicle:get_mode() == FLIGHT_MODE.AUTO and location_tracker ~= nil then
+      location_tracker.save_previous_target_location()
+   end
+
+   local sw_current = rc:get_aux_cached(AUX_FN)
+   if not sw_current then
+      sw_current = 0
+   end
+   if sw_current ~= last_sw then
+      last_sw = sw_current
+      if sw_current == 0 then
+        vehicle:set_mode(FLIGHT_MODE.AUTO)
+        if location_tracker ~= nil then
+            local previous_location = location_tracker.get_saved_location()
+            if previous_location ~= nil then
+               vehicle:set_crosstrack_start(previous_location)
+            end
+         end
+         gcs:send_text(MAV_SEVERITY.INFO, string.format("%s: Switched to AUTO", SCRIPT_NAME_SHORT))
+      else
+         vehicle:set_mode(FLIGHT_MODE.LOITER)
+         gcs:send_text(MAV_SEVERITY.INFO, string.format("%s: Switched to LOITER", SCRIPT_NAME_SHORT))
+      end
+   end
+
+   return update,100
+end
+
+if FWVersion:type() == 3 then
+   gcs:send_text(MAV_SEVERITY.NOTICE, string.format("%s %s script loaded", SCRIPT_NAME, SCRIPT_VERSION) )
+   return update()
+else
+   gcs:send_text(MAV_SEVERITY.NOTICE,string.format("%s: Must run on Plane", SCRIPT_NAME_SHORT))
+end

libraries/AP_Scripting/generator/description/bindings.desc

@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ singleton AP_Vehicle method has_ekf_failsafed boolean
 singleton AP_Vehicle method reboot void boolean
 singleton AP_Vehicle method is_landing boolean
 singleton AP_Vehicle method is_taking_off boolean
+singleton AP_Vehicle method set_crosstrack_start boolean Location
 
 include AP_SerialLED/AP_SerialLED.h
 singleton AP_SerialLED rename serialLED