Firstly build.All was failing as the submodules had not been updated
so the 'git submodule update' in this commit resovles that.
Secondly, now that the dependant projects like PX4Firmware etc are git
submodules of ardupilot we no longer need to check them out separately
and update them so I have removed all those.
I left MAVProxy as it isn't a submodule of ardupilot.
Two things are fixed with this patch:
1. We sort dictionaries' keys if they aren't OrderedDict instances. Since
dict objects don't guarantee order, environment variables may have contents
in wrong order, causing unnecessary rebuilds.
2. We only use prepend_value() if there's already a value set for the key
and that value is list. Before this change, boards couldn't set
non-iterable values.
The is commit adds a new flight mode called 'Throw' to Copter that enables the copter to be thrown into the air to start motors. This mode can only be netered when the copters EKF has a valid position estimate and goes through the following states
Throw_Disarmed - The copter is disarmed and motors are off.
Throw_Detecting - The copter is armed, but motors will not spin unless THROW_MOT_START has been set to 1. The copter is waiting to detect the throw. A throw with an upwards velocity of at least 50cm/s is required to trigger the detector.
Throw_Uprighting - The throw has been detected and the copter is being uprighted with 50% throttle to maximise control authority. This state transitions when the copter is within 30 degrees of level.
Throw_HgtStabilise - The copter is kept level and height is stabilised about the target height which is 3m above the height at which the throw release was detected. This state transitions when the height is no more than 0.5m below the demanded height.
Throw_PosHold - The horizontal motion is arrested and the copter is kept at a constant position and height.
// @Description: This is the damping gain for the pitch demand loop. Increase to add damping to correct for oscillations in speed and height. If set to 0 then TECS_PTCH_DAMP will be used instead.
+ // @Description: This is the damping gain for the throttle demand loop during and auto-landing. Same as TECS_THR_DAMP but only in effect during an auto-land. Increase to add damping to correct for oscillations in speed and height. When set to 0 landing throttle damp is controlled by TECS_THR_DAMP.
Description: If battery wattage (voltage * current) exceeds this value then the system will reduce max throttle (THR_MAX and TKOFF_THR_MAX) to satisfy this limit. This helps limit high current to low C rated batteries regardless of battery voltage. The max throttle will slowly grow back to THR_MAX (or TKOFF_THR_MAX) if demanding the current max and under the watt max.
Gustavo Jose de Sousa
Andrew Tridgell
XingZhangWu
Grant Morphett
Don Gagne
Lucas De Marchi
Holger Steinhaus
Randy Mackay
Tom Pittenger
Paul Riseborough
Alexey Bulatov