Commit Graph

187 Commits

Author SHA1 Message Date
Andrew Tridgell 328e900364 Plane: changed TKOFF_THR_DELAY default to 2
this makes it safer for hand launch with pusher props
2013-09-19 21:42:21 +10:00
Paul Riseborough 43cf0736a3 Plane: Auto Takeoff Check updates
Adds additional launch angle protection and protection against early
exit from auto causing unexpected motor start on re-entry
2013-09-19 21:37:31 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 43ffe91546 Plane: added FS_ACTION of 2 for glide
this allows people without specified settings in their receiver for
failsafe to choose FBWA zero throttle glide on throttle failsafe. That
can be a better choice when flying at a R/C club field
2013-09-15 15:05:39 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell cc6acac1dd Plane: added AUTO_FBW_STEER option
this is an unusual option that gives FBWA flight control in AUTO
mode. It is being added to support use of APM in an aerial robotics
competition where students need to pilot the plane, but they still
need waypoint triggering of payloads
2013-09-13 14:38:09 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell f6688582a6 Plane: added FENCE_ACTION=3 behaviour
this makes it safer to enable the geofence as a receiver failsafe
mode. It retains manual throttle control, so if it triggers on the
ground due to the receiver losing signal from the transmitter then the
throttle can be kept low, preventing an unexpected takeoff.
2013-09-08 07:31:10 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell accfd46633 Plane: update for new APM_Control API 2013-08-14 14:57:41 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 890b77447a Plane: allow integrator in stabilize mode when no stick input
fixes issue #472
2013-08-02 21:55:34 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 233b033e8c Plane: removed old speed/altitude control algorithms
Use TECS only. This makes the code a lot simpler and easier to
properly document
2013-07-22 13:28:11 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 29c854e676 Plane: remove unused function 2013-07-22 12:50:02 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 51b9cf3e76 Plane: move failsafe variables into a structure
this makes the logic a bit easier to follow
2013-07-22 12:50:00 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 608345415b Plane: pass aircraft parameters to attitude controllers
also cope with rename of airspeed min/max variables

Pair-Programmed-With: Paul Riseborough <p_riseborough@live.com.au>
2013-07-18 14:53:37 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell dbd47b2a30 Plane: make TECS the default speed/height controller 2013-07-15 11:12:24 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell dc024d425a Plane: re-do roll hanging in ACRO mode
this avoids the euler angle zeros of the previous method by using a
gyro integrator on the roll axis

Pair-Programmed-With: Paul Riseborough <p_riseborough@live.com.au>
2013-07-13 21:45:58 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell b37f79d307 Plane: update for new APM_Control API 2013-07-13 21:45:58 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 113bc20f8a Plane: added a new CRUISE flight mode
See
http://diydrones.com/group/apmusergroup/forum/topics/feature-request-hold-heading-mode

this fixes issue #438
2013-07-13 21:45:58 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell cc57bfcf12 Plane: fixed handling of deadzone in ACRO mode
RC_Channel norm_input() does not take account of the dead zone
2013-07-12 17:54:51 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell fc67f51901 Plane: added ACRO_ROLL_RATE and ACRO_PITCH_RATE parameters
default to 180 degrees/second, which seems reasonable
2013-07-11 09:10:41 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 608007361b Plane: added initial implementation of ACRO mode
rate based control with attitude locking
2013-07-11 09:10:41 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 3c97fad2ec Plane: changes for GPS field changes 2013-07-10 14:04:22 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 7aa360b176 Plane: added relative_altitude helper functions
prevents some code duplication
2013-07-10 14:04:22 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 1355b6d89d Plane: break-up scheduling into smaller pieces
ensure mavlink sends don't push us over a scheduling boundary
2013-07-05 18:05:27 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell d30dd7c3f1 Plane: only run TECS when in an auto-throttle mode
this prevents integrator buildup in user controlled modes
2013-07-05 14:55:22 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell a5bda3ffef Plane: changed to using a "aircraft parameters" structure
this structure can be passed to libraries to give them easy access to
critical user parameters
2013-07-04 16:56:57 +10:00
Paul Riseborough d62636d309 Plane: added new TECS altitude controller
Includes improvements to takeoff/launch detect logic to support hand
launching for X-8 flight
2013-07-04 16:56:57 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 75ef7c26e1 Plane: update takeoff course when conditions met
This allows for change of heading before the final takeoff conditions
are met

thanks to Greg Fletcher for suggesting this
2013-07-01 17:05:13 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 570ecea6c6 Plane: added secondary rudder support 2013-06-29 17:31:03 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 056e0ca40d Plane: APM2 doesn't have channel 9 PWM output 2013-06-24 13:06:54 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell a1f64d606a Plane: fixed remaining places where primary channel ordering was assumed
should now use rcmap for all inputs
2013-06-03 16:23:48 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell fb9bf21522 Plane: allow channel mapping of first 4 channels
this makes it easier to support DSM and SBUS radios
2013-06-03 16:23:48 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell bb3171ab5f Plane: zero attitude integrators on the ground 2013-06-01 22:29:38 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell cd55ed45e2 Plane: removed the old roll/pitch/yaw PID controllers
use the new controllers, with auto parameter conversion
2013-05-31 14:06:56 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell eba7d6da9a Plane: removed the old crash_timer code
This code is less relevent with the new L1 navigation, and could cause
issues with the pilot not having control after a long dive.

Thanks to Soren for pointing out the issues

See issue #305
2013-05-28 11:19:28 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 767d9d0eb5 Plane: fixed stick mixing in AUTO modes
the mixing was asymmetric. Many thanks to Soren Kuula for noticing this!
2013-05-27 08:24:35 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell c81421e275 Plane: added MIXING_GAIN parameter
this allows for the full range of output on both channels, but can
saturate
2013-05-25 18:28:13 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 6251d0510a Plane: obey pitch trim and throttle pitch feed forward in new controllers
Pair-Programmed-With: Paul Riseborough <p_riseborough@live.com.au>
2013-05-05 21:51:09 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 11ad9d5a2d Plane: auto-invert pitch control when upside down
this helps to recover when flying inverted, for example when in manual
and hitting the lower altitude geofence
2013-05-05 21:51:09 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 4e2b88f6e6 Plane: added ATT_CONTROLLER option to select attitude controller
set to 1 for the new APM_Control library
2013-05-05 21:51:09 +10:00
Paul Riseborough 8c5b603848 Plane: use new APM_Control API 2013-05-05 21:51:08 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 9584aa89d9 Plane: replaced constrain() with constrain_float() 2013-05-02 10:27:10 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 3d7a4d0e6e Plane: added ELEVON_OUTPUT option
this is like the vtail mixer, but for elevons
2013-04-29 12:13:59 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 0b8c2da4df Plane: support 12 output channels on PX4 2013-04-25 20:10:53 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 4f225eff57 Plane: if airspeed enabled, require 5m/s to unsuppress throttle 2013-04-25 20:10:53 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 8f091e70c8 Plane: move elevon variables into a structure 2013-04-15 14:53:56 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 11eb0cfce1 Plane: update for new AP_Navigation controller class
this switches ArduPlane over to use the L1 navigation controller, via
a generic nav_controller object pointer.

Note that the nav_controller controls all types of navigation now,
including level flight and heading hold. This provides a cleaner
abstraction than the old method of special case navigation handling

Pair-Programmed-With: Paul Riseborough <p_riseborough@live.com.au>
2013-04-12 12:48:09 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell e58f49aeaf Plane: copy rudder out in TRAINING mode
we were doing rudder mixing in training mode, which shouldn't be done
2013-04-05 19:38:43 +11:00
Andrew Tridgell bd2b9fbe9d Plane: simplify the VTail mixer to be more like a hardware mixer
this should make it easier to trim the vtail
2013-04-05 15:47:51 +11:00
Andrew Tridgell 406921faf1 Plane: added VTAIL_OUTPUT option
this allows for software vtail mixing
2013-04-05 15:22:11 +11:00
Andrew Tridgell 683a2919d1 Plane: prevent stick mixing when throttle is below failsafe threshold
this fixes issue #40
2013-04-02 10:42:56 +11:00
Andrew Tridgell 2506c216dd Plane: added a second type of stick mixing
this changes STICK_MIXING from a boolean to a tri-state. With
STICK_MIXING=1 it now uses FBW style mixing. With STICK_MIXING=2 it
uses the old style of direct stick mixing.
2013-04-02 08:52:56 +11:00
Andrew Tridgell e390726bdd Plane: prevent overflow on large PID gains
this uses get_pid_4500() to prevent overflow of servo_out on large PID gains
2013-04-01 22:17:04 +11:00
Andrew Tridgell dfb14d760b Plane: added HIL_SERVOS option
this allows for real servo output in HIL
2013-03-30 14:38:43 +11:00
Randy Mackay c2055557f5 Plane: add support for GPS fix type 2D 2013-03-27 11:41:51 +09:00
Andrew Tridgell 1d983b3f2e Plane: fixed X accel triggering of auto 2013-03-22 11:53:45 +11:00
Andrew Tridgell 0a385cc0ff Plane: added TKOFF_THR_MINACC option
this is used for triggering auto takeoff with a hand launched plane
2013-03-09 14:41:04 +11:00
Michael Warren 9697ff5d6d Plane: Added extra parameter to specify at what speed in auto-takeoff throttle should engage
This adds TKOFF_THR_MINSPD in m/s
2013-03-09 14:19:48 +11:00
Andrew Tridgell e93888dee9 Plane: make a throttle_cruise of 0 mean always zero throttle
this can be used for parachute landing missions

Thanks to Chris Miser for the suggestion
2013-03-09 13:48:39 +11:00
Michael b9a5be6c8b Plane: added secondary elevator support 2013-02-05 08:57:58 +11:00
Andrew Tridgell 9058949558 Plane: fixed some warnings 2013-01-16 14:19:25 +11:00
James Bielman 5631f865b2 Update floating point calculations to use floats instead of doubles.
- Allows use of hardware floating point on the Cortex-M4.
- Added "f" suffix to floating point literals.
- Call floating point versions of stdlib math functions.
2013-01-16 13:52:01 +11:00
Andrew Tridgell 4cdb3cd390 Plane: use GRAVITY_MSS 2013-01-02 14:45:08 +11:00
Andrew Tridgell feca411943 Plane: added new TRAINING mode
this mode gives manual control when the roll or pitch is within the
set limits (the same limits as FBW mode), and prevents the pilot from
flying beyond those limits, essentially a "attitude limited manual"
mode
2012-12-20 22:41:58 +11:00
Andrew Tridgell cf18534163 Plane: use new functions 2012-12-20 14:53:22 +11:00
Pat Hickey f8dec9ae4a ArduPlane: fixes to use CONFIG_HAL_BOARD instead of CONFIG_APM_HARDWARE 2012-12-20 14:51:37 +11:00
Pat Hickey 92b0c302f2 ArduPlane: Ported to AP_HAL 2012-12-20 14:51:36 +11:00
Andrew Tridgell f5abc2c25e Plane: switch to an enum for flight modes 2012-12-01 08:08:54 +11:00
Andrew Tridgell 0260559147 Plane: fixed throttle slew limit code
starting at 1000 is a very bad idea - a petrol engine could cut out
2012-11-28 12:13:09 +11:00
Andrew Tridgell 697c386075 Plane: use correct throttle range in slewrate 2012-11-28 11:42:05 +11:00
Andrew Tridgell 92cd631ce5 Plane: added THR_PASS_STAB parameter
this allows direct passthru of throttle in STABILIZE and FBWA, which
is useful for nitro planes wher you have a throttle cut switch that
drops the throttle below normal minimum.
2012-11-26 23:33:05 +11:00
Andrew Tridgell 61f2e18e2e APM: allow ailerons to move fully during servo demo 2012-11-21 13:34:27 +11:00
Andrew Tridgell fcbd3a823b APM: added a new type of auxilary aileron, with rc input
a AileronWithInput assumes you have setup your RC transmitter to give
the right trim and input on the secondary aileron
2012-11-21 13:34:26 +11:00
rmackay9 ef727bbb3c ArduPlane: move to use new INS library instead of IMU library 2012-11-07 19:21:03 +09:00
Andrew Tridgell c7b47a0e47 APM: allow for arbitrary ranges and reversal on 2nd aileron
this ensures you can setup a 2nd aileron with different reversal from
main aileron
2012-11-05 23:37:58 +11:00
Andrew Tridgell 81d507d39e APM: fixed differential spoilers in manual mode
make them follow the elevons
2012-10-31 12:43:53 +11:00
Andrew Tridgell 8c0296b27a APM: fixed additional aileron channels in manual mode 2012-10-31 12:43:53 +11:00
Xichen Shi 8c46fced16 APM: Added functionality to use differential spoilers in elevon mode
spoiler 1 and 2 are connected to 2 auxiliary channels, functions are
set to 16 on left wing and 17 om right wing respectively. Worked in
FBW + mode (auto etc.). No manual mode supported yet (need more
channels in my case).
2012-10-31 12:43:42 +11:00
Andrew Tridgell d5c35fcc8b APM: fixed stick mixing for STABILISE mode
this is embarrassing
2012-09-24 07:14:30 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 56c354eb4f APM: fixed stick mixing in CIRCLE mode on throttle failsafe
Many thanks to Andke for finding this bug!
2012-09-23 19:27:42 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 6bae5ecd51 APM: added THR_SUPP_MAN option
this allows for manual throttle control during auto throttle
suppression. This is useful for keeping a petrol engine idling before
takeoff
2012-09-22 20:17:06 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 12dc2e79cf APM: save 100 bytes of memory
remove flight_mode_strings array
2012-09-18 13:58:49 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell bad73b0686 APM: fixed elevon mixing
this was broken in 2.61
2012-09-13 12:01:40 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell c9a299665c APM: added speed scaling to wheeled steering
this allows for a larger amount of steering control at low speeds
without causing osciallation after takeoff
2012-09-11 13:37:34 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 49468953a3 APM: updated for new RC_Channel_aux API 2012-09-08 15:14:41 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell dec12c7370 APM: use ahrs.airspeed_estimate() in two more places
this applies the wind constraint
2012-09-08 11:37:11 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell e2b8817a89 APM: added the ability to forcibly crash the plane on OBC failsafe breach
this allows a user to setup the OBC failsafe system to forcibly crash
the plane (surfaces at limits, zero throttle) when the failsafe system
triggers. This is to allow APM to be used in the Outback Challenge. In
the OBC an external failsafe board also does this using the heartbeat
control pin, so this is an extra safety mechanism.

To prevent users accidentially triggering a crash, this code only
activates if FS_TERM_ACTION is set to to the magic value 42.
2012-08-28 20:18:24 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell fce01464b1 APM: added ALT_CTRL_ALG parameter
this allows you to select different altitude control algorithms. The
current choices are for the default (automatic based on if airspeed is
available), or to force a non-airspeed algorithm

The idea is to make it possible to use airspeed for some things (like
wind speed, speed scaling) but not for alt control
2012-08-28 20:18:24 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell d13d117e61 APM: removed reset_I() and instead auto-reset integrator in PID library
this prevents us resetting key integrators on waypoint change, while
still preventing old integrators being used when a PID starts to be
used again
2012-08-28 20:18:23 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell dcbd0fbd44 APM: cleanup throttle suppression code and don't use airspeed to unsupress
this removes the throttle suppression when any of the conditions are
met once, as otherwise flying slow below 10m could zero the throttle.

It also removes the use of airspeed for disabling throttle
supression. Otherwise a strong gust of wind can cause ArduPlane to
try to takeoff!
2012-08-28 20:18:23 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 3c7d7ba228 APM: use airspeed estimate for speed scaling if available 2012-08-25 17:49:26 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell c35530c362 APM: fixed wheeled takeoff with Jons new controllers 2012-08-22 17:34:01 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell d445482ace APM: added optional use of new APM_Control library
thanks to Jon Challinger for the new controllers!
2012-08-22 12:45:14 +10:00
uncrustify d5767ef817 uncrustify ArduPlane/Attitude.pde 2012-08-21 19:19:50 -07:00
Andrew Tridgell c5b77f3909 APM: reset steering PID integrator in reset_I() 2012-08-21 15:01:01 +10:00
rmackay9 6d489947cf ArduPlane: replaced many "int" with "int16_t", "long" with "int32_t" 2012-08-18 18:26:13 +09:00
Andrew Tridgell 6300fa7399 math: more abs() fixes
abs() is 16 bit
2012-08-16 15:17:42 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 1252ddfe0c APM: rename RDRSTEER to WHEELSTEER
thanks to Jon for the suggestion
2012-08-15 16:28:59 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell e26e8b3b67 APM: added RDRSTEER_ PID for steering on ground
this allows for rolling takeoff with steering, and use of rudder in
landing
2012-08-15 12:39:35 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell e2c8ec2c9e APM: removed THROTTLE_REVERSE option
Better to use RC3_REV
2012-08-09 10:04:44 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell e133900c68 APM: Added STICK_MIXING option
this replaces the compile time option. Disabling during long distance
flights when the transmitter may be out of range is useful.
2012-08-09 08:53:29 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 2114acddf1 APM: fixed default flap speed
the default of 255 translates to -1 as a AP_Int8, so use zero to mean
no flaps
2012-08-08 13:04:21 +10:00
Andrew Tridgell 5bfd1200d6 APM: change variables to use _cm, _cd and _ms suffix for units
this makes it less likely that we mix up units
2012-08-08 12:12:30 +10:00