-- This script allows for best effort return for quadplanes -- on loss of forward motor -- When an engine failure is detected (RPM and Vibration values drop below a certain threshold), the aircraft will: -- Send a warning ground station -- Start prioritizing airspeed completely -- Glide back towards the home location or rally point, monitoring the distance away from the point as well as Altitude. -- If the aircraft drops below a predetermined minimum altitude, QLAND mode is engaged and the aircraft lands at its current position. -- If the aircraft arrives within Q_FW_LND_APR_RAD of the return point before dropping below the minimum altitude, it should loiter down to the minimum altitude before switching to QRTL and landing. -- setup param block for VTOL failsafe params local PARAM_TABLE_KEY = 77 local PARAM_TABLE_PREFIX = "VTFS_" assert(param:add_table(PARAM_TABLE_KEY, PARAM_TABLE_PREFIX, 4), 'could not add param table') -- add a parameter and bind it to a variable function bind_add_param(name, idx, default_value) assert(param:add_param(PARAM_TABLE_KEY, idx, name, default_value), string.format('could not add param %s', name)) return Parameter(PARAM_TABLE_PREFIX .. name) end -- consider engine stopped when vibe is low and RPM low for more than 4s ENGINE_STOPPED_MS = bind_add_param('ENG_STOP_MS', 1, 4000) -- RPM threshold below which engine may be stopped RPM_LOW_THRESH = bind_add_param('RPM_THRESH', 2, 500) -- vibration threshold below which engine may be stopped VIBE_LOW_THRESH = bind_add_param('VIBE_LOW', 3, 2) -- altitude threshold for QLAND LOW_ALT_THRESH = bind_add_param('LOW_ALT', 4, 70) -- time when engine stopped local engine_stop_ms = -1 local engine_stopped = false -- have we triggered failsafe? Only trigger once local triggered_failsafe = false -- flight mode numbers for plane local MODE_AUTO = 10 local MODE_RTL = 11 local MODE_QLAND = 20 local MODE_QRTL = 21 -- update engine running status function check_engine() if not arming:is_armed() then engine_stopped = false engine_stop_ms = -1 return true end local rpm = RPM:get_rpm(0) local vibe = ahrs:get_vibration():length() -- if either RPM is high or vibe is high then assume engine is running if (rpm and (rpm > RPM_LOW_THRESH:get())) or (vibe > VIBE_LOW_THRESH:get()) then -- engine is definately running engine_stop_ms = -1 if engine_stopped then -- notify user engine has started gcs:send_text(0, "Engine: STARTED") engine_stopped = false end return true end local now = millis() if engine_stop_ms == -1 then -- start timeout period engine_stop_ms = now return true end if now - engine_stop_ms < ENGINE_STOPPED_MS:get() then return false end -- engine has been stopped for ENGINE_STOPPED_MS milliseconds, notify user if not engine_stopped then engine_stopped = true gcs:send_text(0, "Engine: STOPPED") end return engine_stopped end -- trigger failsafe function function trigger_failsafe() if param:get('RTL_AUTOLAND') == 2 then -- we don't want to do the mission based autoland, so disable -- RTL_AUTOLAND param:set('RTL_AUTOLAND', 0) end if param:get('TECS_SPDWEIGHT') < 2 then -- force airspeed priority param:set('TECS_SPDWEIGHT', 2) end -- trigger an RTL to start bringing the vehicle home -- it will automatically go to the nearest rally point if set or go to home -- if no rally point available within the RALLY_LIMIT_KM vehicle:set_mode(MODE_RTL) end -- check if we should switch to QLAND function check_qland() local target = vehicle:get_target_location() local pos = ahrs:get_location() if not target or not pos then -- we can't estimate distance return end local dist = target:get_distance(pos) local terrain_height = terrain:height_above_terrain(true) local threshold = param:get('Q_FW_LND_APR_RAD') if dist < threshold and (terrain_height and (terrain_height < LOW_ALT_THRESH:get())) then gcs:send_text(0, "Failsafe: LANDING QRTL") vehicle:set_mode(MODE_QRTL) elseif terrain_height and terrain_height < LOW_ALT_THRESH:get() then gcs:send_text(0, "Failsafe: LANDING QLAND") vehicle:set_mode(MODE_QLAND) end end function update() -- check engine status check_engine() -- if armed and in AUTO mode then consider triggering failsafe if engine_stopped and vehicle:get_mode() == MODE_AUTO and arming:is_armed() and not triggered_failsafe then triggered_failsafe = true trigger_failsafe() gcs:send_text(0, "Failsafe: TRIGGERED") end if not engine_stopped and triggered_failsafe then triggered_failsafe = false gcs:send_text(0, "Failsafe: RECOVERED") end if triggered_failsafe and vehicle:get_mode() == MODE_RTL then check_qland() end -- run at 5Hz return update, 200 end -- start running update loop return update()