-- switches between AHRS/EKF sources based on the pilot's source selection switch or using an automatic source selection algorithm -- this script is intended to help vehicles automatically switch between ExternalNav and optical flow -- -- configure a downward facing lidar with a range of at least 5m -- setup RCx_OPTION = 90 (EKF Source Set) to select the source (low=external nav, middle=opticalflow, high=Not Used) -- setup RCx_OPTION = 300 (Scripting1). When this switch is pulled high, the source will be automatically selected -- SRC_ENABLE = 1 (enable scripting) -- setup EK3_SRCn_ parameters so that ExternalNav is the primary source, opticalflow is secondary -- EK3_SRC1_POSXY = 6 (ExternalNav) -- EK3_SRC1_VELXY = 6 (ExternalNav) -- EK3_SRC1_VELZ = 6 (ExternalNav) -- EK3_SRC1_POSZ = 6 (ExternalNav) or 1 (Baro) -- EK3_SRC1_YAW = 6 (ExternalNav) or 1 (Compass) -- EK3_SRC2_POSXY = 0 (None) -- EK3_SRC2_VELXY = 5 (OpticalFlow) -- EK3_SRC2_VELZ = 0 (None) -- EK3_SRC2_POSZ = 1 (Baro) -- EK3_SRC2_YAW = 1 (Compass) -- EK3_SRC_OPTIONS = 0 (Do not fuse all velocities) -- -- When the 2nd auxiliary switch (300/Scripting1) is pulled high automatic source selection is used based on the following criteria: -- ESRC_EXTN_THRESH holds the threshold for ExternalNav innovation threshold (around 0.3 is a good choice) -- ESRC_EXTN_QUAL holds the ExternalNav quality threshold (about 10 is a good choice) -- ESRC_FLOW_QUAL holds the optical flow quality threshold (about 50 is a good choice) -- ESRC_FLOW_THRESH holds the threshold for optical flow innovations (about 0.15 is a good choice) -- ESRC_RNGFND_MAX holds the threshold (in meters) for rangefinder altitude -- -- If ExternalNav's quality is above ESRC_EXTN_QUAL and innovations are below ESRC_EXTN_THRESH, ExternalNav is used -- Optical flow is used if the above is not true and: -- optical flow's quality is above ESRC_FLOW_QUAL -- innovations are below ESRC_FLOW_THRESH -- rangefinder distance is below ESRC_RNGFND_MAX local PARAM_TABLE_KEY = 81 PARAM_TABLE_PREFIX = "ESRC_" local MAV_SEVERITY = {EMERGENCY=0, ALERT=1, CRITICAL=2, ERROR=3, WARNING=4, NOTICE=5, INFO=6, DEBUG=7} -- bind a parameter to a variable function bind_param(name) local p = Parameter() assert(p:init(name), string.format('could not find %s parameter', name)) return p end -- add a parameter and bind it to a variable local 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 bind_param(PARAM_TABLE_PREFIX .. name) end -- add param table assert(param:add_table(PARAM_TABLE_KEY, PARAM_TABLE_PREFIX, 5), 'ahrs-source-extnav-optflow: could not add param table') --[[ // @Param: ESRC_EXTN_THRESH // @DisplayName: EKF Source ExternalNav Innovation Threshold // @Description: ExternalNav may be used if innovations are below this threshold // @Range: 0 1 // @User: Standard --]] local ESRC_EXTN_THRESH = bind_add_param('EXTN_THRESH', 1, 0.3) --[[ // @Param: ESRC_EXTN_QUAL // @DisplayName: EKF Source ExternalNav Quality Threshold // @Description: ExternalNav may be used if quality is above this threshold // @Range: 0 100 // @Units: % // @User: Standard --]] local ESRC_EXTN_QUAL = bind_add_param('EXTN_QUAL', 2, 10) --[[ // @Param: ESRC_FLOW_THRESH // @DisplayName: EKF Source OpticalFlow Innovation Threshold // @Description: OpticalFlow may be used if innovations are below this threshold // @Range: 0 1 // @User: Standard --]] local ESRC_FLOW_THRESH = bind_add_param('FLOW_THRESH', 3, 0.3) --[[ // @Param: ESRC_FLOW_QUAL // @DisplayName: EKF Source OpticalFlow Quality Threshold // @Description: OpticalFlow may be used if quality is above this threshold // @Range: 0 100 // @Units: % // @User: Standard --]] local ESRC_FLOW_QUAL = bind_add_param('FLOW_QUAL', 4, 50) --[[ // @Param: ESRC_RNGFND_MAX // @DisplayName: EKF Source Rangefinder Max // @Description: OpticalFlow may be used if rangefinder distance is below this threshold // @Range: 0 50 // @Units: m // @User: Standard --]] local ESRC_RNGFND_MAX = bind_add_param('RNGFND_MAX', 5, 7) local last_rc_ekfsrc_pos = 0 -- last known position of EKF source select switch local last_rc_autosrc_pos = 0 -- last known position of automatic source select switch local rangefinder_rotation = 25 -- check downward (25) facing lidar local auto_switch = false -- true when auto switching between sources is active local source_prev = 0 -- previous source, defaults to primary source (ExternalNav) local vote_counter_max = 20 -- when a vote counter reaches this number (i.e. 2sec) source may be switched local extnav_vs_opticalflow_vote = 0 -- vote counter for external nav vs optical (-20 = external nav, +20 = optical flow) assert(visual_odom, 'could not access optical flow') assert(optical_flow, 'could not access optical flow') -- play tune on buzzer to alert user to change in active source set function play_source_tune(source) if (source) then if (source == 0) then notify:play_tune("L8C") -- one long lower tone elseif (source == 1) then notify:play_tune("L12DD") -- two fast medium tones elseif (source == 2) then notify:play_tune("L16FFF") -- three very fast, high tones end end end -- convert a boolean to a number function bool_to_int(b) if b then return 1 end return 0 end -- the main update function function update() -- check for EKF Source Select switch position change local rc_ekfsrc_pos = rc:get_aux_cached(90) -- RCx_OPTION = 90 (EKF Source Set) if rc_ekfsrc_pos == nil then rc_ekfsrc_pos = 0 end local rc_ekfsrc_pos_changed = (rc_ekfsrc_pos ~= last_rc_ekfsrc_pos) last_rc_ekfsrc_pos = rc_ekfsrc_pos -- check for EKF automatic source select switch position change local rc_autosrc_pos = rc:get_aux_cached(300) -- RCx_OPTION = 300 (Scripting1) if rc_autosrc_pos == nil then rc_autosrc_pos = 0 end local rc_autosrc_pos_changed = (rc_autosrc_pos ~= last_rc_autosrc_pos) last_rc_autosrc_pos = rc_autosrc_pos -- check external nav quality and innovations local extnav_over_threshold = true local extnav_innov extnav_innov, _ = ahrs:get_vel_innovations_and_variances_for_source(6) if (extnav_innov) then local extnav_xyz_innov = extnav_innov:length() extnav_over_threshold = (extnav_xyz_innov == 0.0) or (extnav_xyz_innov > ESRC_EXTN_THRESH:get()) gcs:send_named_float("ExtNInnov", extnav_xyz_innov) end local extnav_usable = (not extnav_over_threshold) and visual_odom and visual_odom:healthy() and (visual_odom:quality() >= ESRC_EXTN_QUAL:get()) if visual_odom then gcs:send_named_float("ExtNQuality", visual_odom:quality()) end gcs:send_named_float("ExtNUsable", bool_to_int(extnav_usable)) -- check optical flow quality and innovations local opticalflow_quality_good = false if (optical_flow) then opticalflow_quality_good = (optical_flow:enabled() and optical_flow:healthy() and optical_flow:quality() >= ESRC_FLOW_QUAL:get()) end -- get opticalflow innovations from ahrs (only x and y values are valid) local opticalflow_over_threshold = true local opticalflow_innov opticalflow_innov, _ = ahrs:get_vel_innovations_and_variances_for_source(5) if (opticalflow_innov) then local opticalflow_xy_innov = math.sqrt(opticalflow_innov:x() * opticalflow_innov:x() + opticalflow_innov:y() * opticalflow_innov:y()) opticalflow_over_threshold = (opticalflow_xy_innov == 0.0) or (opticalflow_xy_innov > ESRC_FLOW_THRESH:get()) gcs:send_named_float("FlowInnov", opticalflow_xy_innov) end -- get rangefinder distance local rngfnd_distance_m = 0 if rangefinder:has_data_orient(rangefinder_rotation) then rngfnd_distance_m = rangefinder:distance_cm_orient(rangefinder_rotation) * 0.01 end local rngfnd_over_threshold = (rngfnd_distance_m == 0) or (rngfnd_distance_m > ESRC_RNGFND_MAX:get()) -- opticalflow is usable if quality and innovations are good and rangefinder is in range local opticalflow_usable = opticalflow_quality_good and (not opticalflow_over_threshold) and (not rngfnd_over_threshold) gcs:send_named_float("FlowUsable", bool_to_int(opticalflow_usable)) -- automatic selection logic -- -- ExtNav vs opticalflow vote. "-1" to move towards EXtNav, "+1" to move to opticalflow if (extnav_usable) then -- vote for external nav if usable and innovations are low extnav_vs_opticalflow_vote = math.max(extnav_vs_opticalflow_vote - 1, -vote_counter_max) elseif opticalflow_usable then -- vote for opticalflow if usable extnav_vs_opticalflow_vote = math.min(extnav_vs_opticalflow_vote + 1, vote_counter_max) end -- auto source vote collation local auto_source = -1 -- auto source undecided if -1 if extnav_vs_opticalflow_vote <= -vote_counter_max then auto_source = 0 -- external nav elseif extnav_vs_opticalflow_vote >= vote_counter_max then auto_source = 1 -- opticalflow end -- read source switch position from user if rc_ekfsrc_pos_changed then -- check for changes in source switch position auto_switch = false -- disable auto switching of source if source_prev ~= rc_ekfsrc_pos then -- check if switch position does not match source (there is a one-to-one mapping of switch position to source) source_prev = rc_ekfsrc_pos -- record what source should now be (changed by ArduPilot vehicle code) gcs:send_text(MAV_SEVERITY.INFO, "Pilot switched to Source " .. string.format("%d", source_prev+1)) else gcs:send_text(MAV_SEVERITY.INFO, "Pilot switched but already Source " .. string.format("%d", source_prev+1)) end play_source_tune(source_prev) -- alert user of source whether changed or not end -- if auto switch exists then read auto source switch position from RCx_FUNCTION = 300 (Scripting1) if rc_autosrc_pos_changed then -- check for changes in source auto switch position if rc_autosrc_pos == 0 then -- pilot has pulled switch low auto_switch = false -- disable auto switching of source if rc_ekfsrc_pos ~= source_prev then -- check if source will change source_prev = rc_ekfsrc_pos -- record pilot's selected source ahrs:set_posvelyaw_source_set(source_prev) -- switch to pilot's selected source gcs:send_text(MAV_SEVERITY.INFO, "Auto source disabled, switched to Source " .. string.format("%d", source_prev+1)) else gcs:send_text(MAV_SEVERITY.INFO, "Auto source disabled, already Source " .. string.format("%d", source_prev+1)) end elseif rc_autosrc_pos == 2 then -- pilot has pulled auto switch high auto_switch = true -- enable auto switching of source if auto_source < 0 then gcs:send_text(MAV_SEVERITY.INFO, "Auto source enabled, undecided, Source " .. string.format("%d", source_prev+1)) elseif auto_source ~= source_prev then -- check if source will change source_prev = auto_source -- record pilot's selected source ahrs:set_posvelyaw_source_set(source_prev) -- switch to pilot's selected source gcs:send_text(MAV_SEVERITY.INFO, "Auto source enabled, switched to Source " .. string.format("%d", source_prev+1)) else gcs:send_text(MAV_SEVERITY.INFO, "Auto source enabled, already Source " .. string.format("%d", source_prev+1)) end end play_source_tune(source_prev) end -- auto switching if auto_switch and (auto_source >= 0) and (auto_source ~= source_prev) then source_prev = auto_source -- record selected source ahrs:set_posvelyaw_source_set(source_prev) -- switch to pilot's selected source gcs:send_text(MAV_SEVERITY.INFO, "Auto switched to Source " .. string.format("%d", source_prev+1)) play_source_tune(source_prev) end return update, 100 end return update()