/// -*- tab-width: 4; Mode: C++; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- #ifndef __AP_INERTIALNAV_H__ #define __AP_INERTIALNAV_H__ #include #include // ArduPilot Mega IMU Library #include // ArduPilot Mega Barometer Library #include // FIFO buffer library #include "../AP_NavEKF/AP_Nav_Common.h" // definitions shared by inertial and ekf nav filters /* * AP_InertialNav blends accelerometer data with gps and barometer data to improve altitude and position hold. * * Most of the functions have to be called at 100Hz. (see defines above) * * The accelerometer values are integrated over time to approximate velocity and position. * The inaccurcy of these estimates grows over time due to noisy sensor data. * To improve the accuracy, baro and gps readings are used: * An error value is calculated as the difference between the sensor's measurement and the last position estimation. * This value is weighted with a gain factor and incorporated into the new estimation * * Special thanks to Tony Lambregts (FAA) for advice which contributed to the development of this filter. * */ class AP_InertialNav { public: // Constructor AP_InertialNav() {} /** * update - updates velocity and position estimates using latest info from accelerometers * augmented with gps and baro readings * * @param dt : time since last update in seconds */ virtual void update(float dt) = 0; /** * get_filter_status : returns filter status as a series of flags */ virtual nav_filter_status get_filter_status() const = 0; /** * get_origin - returns the inertial navigation origin in lat/lon/alt * * @return origin Location */ virtual struct Location get_origin() const = 0; // // XY Axis specific methods // /** * get_position - returns the current position relative to the home location in cm. * * @return */ virtual const Vector3f& get_position() const = 0; /** * get_latitude - returns the latitude of the current position estimation in 100 nano degrees (i.e. degree value multiplied by 10,000,000) * @return */ virtual int32_t get_latitude() const = 0; /** * get_longitude - returns the longitude of the current position estimation in 100 nano degrees (i.e. degree value multiplied by 10,000,000) * @return */ virtual int32_t get_longitude() const = 0; /** * get_velocity - returns the current velocity in cm/s * * @return velocity vector: * .x : latitude velocity in cm/s * .y : longitude velocity in cm/s * .z : vertical velocity in cm/s */ virtual const Vector3f& get_velocity() const = 0; /** * get_velocity_xy - returns the current horizontal velocity in cm/s * * @returns the current horizontal velocity in cm/s */ virtual float get_velocity_xy() const = 0; // // Z Axis methods // /** * get_altitude - get latest altitude estimate in cm above the * reference position * @return */ virtual float get_altitude() const = 0; /** * get_velocity_z - returns the current climbrate. * * @see get_velocity().z * * @return climbrate in cm/s (positive up) */ virtual float get_velocity_z() const = 0; }; #if AP_AHRS_NAVEKF_AVAILABLE #include "AP_InertialNav_NavEKF.h" #endif #endif // __AP_INERTIALNAV_H__