/* APM_AHRS_DCM.cpp AHRS system using DCM matrices Based on DCM code by Doug Weibel, Jordi Muñoz and Jose Julio. DIYDrones.com Adapted for the general ArduPilot AHRS interface by Andrew Tridgell This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. */ #include #include // this is the speed in cm/s above which we first get a yaw lock with // the GPS #define GPS_SPEED_MIN 300 // this is the speed in cm/s at which we stop using drift correction // from the GPS and wait for the ground speed to get above GPS_SPEED_MIN #define GPS_SPEED_RESET 100 // the limit (in degrees/second) beyond which we stop integrating // omega_I. At larger spin rates the DCM PI controller can get 'dizzy' // which results in false gyro drift. See // http://gentlenav.googlecode.com/files/fastRotations.pdf #define SPIN_RATE_LIMIT 20 // table of user settable parameters const AP_Param::GroupInfo AP_AHRS::var_info[] PROGMEM = { // @Param: AHRS_YAW_P // @DisplayName: Yaw P // @Description: This controls the weight the compass has on the overall heading // @Range: 0 .4 // @Increment: .01 AP_GROUPINFO("YAW_P", 0, AP_AHRS_DCM, _kp_yaw), // @Param: AHRS_RP_P // @DisplayName: AHRS RP_P // @Description: This controls how fast the accelerometers correct the attitude // @Range: 0 .4 // @Increment: .01 AP_GROUPINFO("RP_P", 1, AP_AHRS_DCM, _kp), // @Param: AHRS_GPS_GAIN // @DisplayName: AHRS GPS gain // @Description: This controls how how much to use the GPS to correct the attitude // @Range: 0.0 1.0 // @Increment: .01 AP_GROUPINFO("GPS_GAIN", 2, AP_AHRS_DCM, gps_gain), AP_GROUPEND }; // run a full DCM update round void AP_AHRS_DCM::update(void) { float delta_t; // tell the IMU to grab some data _imu->update(); // ask the IMU how much time this sensor reading represents delta_t = _imu->get_delta_time(); // Get current values for gyros _gyro_vector = _imu->get_gyro(); _accel_vector = _imu->get_accel(); // Integrate the DCM matrix using gyro inputs matrix_update(delta_t); // Normalize the DCM matrix normalize(); // Perform drift correction drift_correction(delta_t); // paranoid check for bad values in the DCM matrix check_matrix(); // Calculate pitch, roll, yaw for stabilization and navigation euler_angles(); } // update the DCM matrix using only the gyros void AP_AHRS_DCM::matrix_update(float _G_Dt) { // note that we do not include the P terms in _omega. This is // because the spin_rate is calculated from _omega.length(), // and including the P terms would give positive feedback into // the _P_gain() calculation, which can lead to a very large P // value _omega = _gyro_vector + _omega_I; _dcm_matrix.rotate((_omega + _omega_P + _omega_yaw_P) * _G_Dt); } /* reset the DCM matrix and omega. Used on ground start, and on extreme errors in the matrix */ void AP_AHRS_DCM::reset(bool recover_eulers) { // reset the integration terms _omega_I.zero(); _omega_P.zero(); _omega_yaw_P.zero(); _omega.zero(); // if the caller wants us to try to recover to the current // attitude then calculate the dcm matrix from the current // roll/pitch/yaw values if (recover_eulers && !isnan(roll) && !isnan(pitch) && !isnan(yaw)) { _dcm_matrix.from_euler(roll, pitch, yaw); } else { // otherwise make it flat _dcm_matrix.from_euler(0, 0, 0); } } /* check the DCM matrix for pathological values */ void AP_AHRS_DCM::check_matrix(void) { if (_dcm_matrix.is_nan()) { //Serial.printf("ERROR: DCM matrix NAN\n"); SITL_debug("ERROR: DCM matrix NAN\n"); renorm_blowup_count++; reset(true); return; } // some DCM matrix values can lead to an out of range error in // the pitch calculation via asin(). These NaN values can // feed back into the rest of the DCM matrix via the // error_course value. if (!(_dcm_matrix.c.x < 1.0 && _dcm_matrix.c.x > -1.0)) { // We have an invalid matrix. Force a normalisation. renorm_range_count++; normalize(); if (_dcm_matrix.is_nan() || fabs(_dcm_matrix.c.x) > 10) { // normalisation didn't fix the problem! We're // in real trouble. All we can do is reset //Serial.printf("ERROR: DCM matrix error. _dcm_matrix.c.x=%f\n", // _dcm_matrix.c.x); SITL_debug("ERROR: DCM matrix error. _dcm_matrix.c.x=%f\n", _dcm_matrix.c.x); renorm_blowup_count++; reset(true); } } } // renormalise one vector component of the DCM matrix // this will return false if renormalization fails bool AP_AHRS_DCM::renorm(Vector3f const &a, Vector3f &result) { float renorm_val; // numerical errors will slowly build up over time in DCM, // causing inaccuracies. We can keep ahead of those errors // using the renormalization technique from the DCM IMU paper // (see equations 18 to 21). // For APM we don't bother with the taylor expansion // optimisation from the paper as on our 2560 CPU the cost of // the sqrt() is 44 microseconds, and the small time saving of // the taylor expansion is not worth the potential of // additional error buildup. // Note that we can get significant renormalisation values // when we have a larger delta_t due to a glitch eleswhere in // APM, such as a I2c timeout or a set of EEPROM writes. While // we would like to avoid these if possible, if it does happen // we don't want to compound the error by making DCM less // accurate. renorm_val = 1.0 / a.length(); // keep the average for reporting _renorm_val_sum += renorm_val; _renorm_val_count++; if (!(renorm_val < 2.0 && renorm_val > 0.5)) { // this is larger than it should get - log it as a warning renorm_range_count++; if (!(renorm_val < 1.0e6 && renorm_val > 1.0e-6)) { // we are getting values which are way out of // range, we will reset the matrix and hope we // can recover our attitude using drift // correction before we hit the ground! //Serial.printf("ERROR: DCM renormalisation error. renorm_val=%f\n", // renorm_val); SITL_debug("ERROR: DCM renormalisation error. renorm_val=%f\n", renorm_val); renorm_blowup_count++; return false; } } result = a * renorm_val; return true; } /************************************************* Direction Cosine Matrix IMU: Theory William Premerlani and Paul Bizard Numerical errors will gradually reduce the orthogonality conditions expressed by equation 5 to approximations rather than identities. In effect, the axes in the two frames of reference no longer describe a rigid body. Fortunately, numerical error accumulates very slowly, so it is a simple matter to stay ahead of it. We call the process of enforcing the orthogonality conditions ÒrenormalizationÓ. */ void AP_AHRS_DCM::normalize(void) { float error; Vector3f t0, t1, t2; error = _dcm_matrix.a * _dcm_matrix.b; // eq.18 t0 = _dcm_matrix.a - (_dcm_matrix.b * (0.5f * error)); // eq.19 t1 = _dcm_matrix.b - (_dcm_matrix.a * (0.5f * error)); // eq.19 t2 = t0 % t1; // c= a x b // eq.20 if (!renorm(t0, _dcm_matrix.a) || !renorm(t1, _dcm_matrix.b) || !renorm(t2, _dcm_matrix.c)) { // Our solution is blowing up and we will force back // to last euler angles reset(true); } } // produce a yaw error value. The returned value is proportional // to sin() of the current heading error in earth frame float AP_AHRS_DCM::yaw_error_compass(void) { Vector3f mag = Vector3f(_compass->mag_x, _compass->mag_y, _compass->mag_z); // get the mag vector in the earth frame Vector3f rb = _dcm_matrix * mag; rb.normalize(); if (rb.is_inf()) { // not a valid vector return 0.0; } // get the earths magnetic field (only X and Y components needed) Vector3f mag_earth = Vector3f(cos(_compass->get_declination()), sin(_compass->get_declination()), 0); // calculate the error term in earth frame Vector3f error = rb % mag_earth; return error.z; } // produce a yaw error value using the GPS. The returned value is proportional // to sin() of the current heading error in earth frame float AP_AHRS_DCM::yaw_error_gps(void) { return sin(ToRad(_gps->ground_course * 0.01) - yaw); } // the _P_gain raises the gain of the PI controller // when we are spinning fast. See the fastRotations // paper from Bill. float AP_AHRS_DCM::_P_gain(float spin_rate) { if (spin_rate < ToDeg(50)) { return 1.0; } if (spin_rate > ToDeg(500)) { return 10.0; } return spin_rate/ToDeg(50); } // yaw drift correction using the compass or GPS // this function prodoces the _omega_yaw_P vector, and also // contributes to the _omega_I.z long term yaw drift estimate void AP_AHRS_DCM::drift_correction_yaw(void) { bool new_value = false; float yaw_error; float yaw_deltat; if (_compass && _compass->use_for_yaw()) { if (_compass->last_update != _compass_last_update) { yaw_deltat = (_compass->last_update - _compass_last_update) * 1.0e-6; _compass_last_update = _compass->last_update; if (!_have_initial_yaw) { float heading = _compass->calculate_heading(_dcm_matrix); _dcm_matrix.from_euler(roll, pitch, heading); _omega_yaw_P.zero(); _have_initial_yaw = true; } new_value = true; yaw_error = yaw_error_compass(); } } else if (_fly_forward && _gps && _gps->status() == GPS::GPS_OK) { if (_gps->last_fix_time != _gps_last_update && _gps->ground_speed >= GPS_SPEED_MIN) { yaw_deltat = (_gps->last_fix_time - _gps_last_update) * 1.0e-3; _gps_last_update = _gps->last_fix_time; if (!_have_initial_yaw) { _dcm_matrix.from_euler(roll, pitch, ToRad(_gps->ground_course*0.01)); _omega_yaw_P.zero(); _have_initial_yaw = true; } new_value = true; yaw_error = yaw_error_gps(); } } if (!new_value) { // we don't have any new yaw information // slowly decay _omega_yaw_P to cope with loss // of our yaw source _omega_yaw_P *= 0.97; return; } // the yaw error is a vector in earth frame Vector3f error = Vector3f(0,0, yaw_error); // convert the error vector to body frame error = _dcm_matrix.mul_transpose(error); // the spin rate changes the P gain, and disables the // integration at higher rates float spin_rate = _omega.length(); // update the proportional control to drag the // yaw back to the right value. We use a gain // that depends on the spin rate. See the fastRotations.pdf // paper from Bill Premerlani _omega_yaw_P.z = error.z * _P_gain(spin_rate) * _kp_yaw.get(); // don't update the drift term if we lost the yaw reference // for more than 2 seconds if (yaw_deltat < 2.0 && spin_rate < ToRad(SPIN_RATE_LIMIT)) { // also add to the I term _omega_I_sum.z += error.z * _ki_yaw * yaw_deltat; } _error_yaw_sum += fabs(yaw_error); _error_yaw_count++; } // perform drift correction. This function aims to update _omega_P and // _omega_I with our best estimate of the short term and long term // gyro error. The _omega_P value is what pulls our attitude solution // back towards the reference vector quickly. The _omega_I term is an // attempt to learn the long term drift rate of the gyros. // // This drift correction implementation is based on a paper // by Bill Premerlani from here: // http://gentlenav.googlecode.com/files/RollPitchDriftCompensation.pdf void AP_AHRS_DCM::drift_correction(float deltat) { Vector3f velocity; uint32_t last_correction_time; // perform yaw drift correction if we have a new yaw reference // vector drift_correction_yaw(); // integrate the accel vector in the earth frame between GPS readings _ra_sum += _dcm_matrix * (_accel_vector * deltat); // keep a sum of the deltat values, so we know how much time // we have integrated over _ra_deltat += deltat; if (_gps == NULL || _gps->status() != GPS::GPS_OK) { // no GPS, or no lock. We assume zero velocity. This at // least means we can cope with gyro drift while sitting // on a bench with no GPS lock if (_ra_deltat < 0.1) { // not enough time has accumulated return; } velocity.zero(); _last_velocity.zero(); last_correction_time = millis(); _have_gps_lock = false; } else { if (_gps->last_fix_time == _ra_sum_start) { // we don't have a new GPS fix - nothing more to do return; } velocity = Vector3f(_gps->velocity_north(), _gps->velocity_east(), 0); last_correction_time = _gps->last_fix_time; if (_have_gps_lock == false) { // if we didn't have GPS lock in the last drift // correction interval then set the velocities equal _last_velocity = velocity; } _have_gps_lock = true; } #define USE_BAROMETER_FOR_VERTICAL_VELOCITY 1 #if USE_BAROMETER_FOR_VERTICAL_VELOCITY /* The barometer for vertical velocity is only enabled if we got at least 5 pressure samples for the reading. This ensures we don't use very noisy climb rate data */ if (_barometer != NULL && _barometer->get_pressure_samples() >= 5) { // Z velocity is down velocity.z = - _barometer->get_climb_rate(); } #endif // see if this is our first time through - in which case we // just setup the start times and return if (_ra_sum_start == 0) { _ra_sum_start = last_correction_time; _last_velocity = velocity; return; } // equation 9: get the corrected acceleration vector in earth frame. Units // are m/s/s Vector3f GA_e; float v_scale = 1.0/(_ra_deltat*_gravity); v_scale *= gps_gain; GA_e = Vector3f(0, 0, -1.0) + ((velocity - _last_velocity) * v_scale); GA_e.normalize(); if (GA_e.is_inf()) { // wait for some non-zero acceleration information return; } // calculate the error term in earth frame. Vector3f GA_b = _ra_sum / _ra_deltat; GA_b.normalize(); if (GA_b.is_inf()) { // wait for some non-zero acceleration information return; } Vector3f error = GA_b % GA_e; #define YAW_INDEPENDENT_DRIFT_CORRECTION 0 #if YAW_INDEPENDENT_DRIFT_CORRECTION // step 2 calculate earth_error_Z float earth_error_Z = error.z; // equation 10 float tilt = sqrt(sq(GA_e.x) + sq(GA_e.y)); // equation 11 float theta = atan2(GA_b.y, GA_b.x); // equation 12 Vector3f GA_e2 = Vector3f(cos(theta)*tilt, sin(theta)*tilt, GA_e.z); // step 6 error = GA_b % GA_e2; error.z = earth_error_Z; #endif // YAW_INDEPENDENT_DRIFT_CORRECTION // only use the gps/accelerometers for earth frame yaw correction // if we are not using a compass. Otherwise we have two competing // controllers for yaw correction if (_compass && _compass->use_for_yaw()) { error.z = 0; } // convert the error term to body frame error = _dcm_matrix.mul_transpose(error); _error_rp_sum += error.length(); _error_rp_count++; // base the P gain on the spin rate float spin_rate = _omega.length(); // we now want to calculate _omega_P and _omega_I. The // _omega_P value is what drags us quickly to the // accelerometer reading. _omega_P = error * _P_gain(spin_rate) * _kp; // accumulate some integrator error if (spin_rate < ToRad(SPIN_RATE_LIMIT)) { _omega_I_sum += error * _ki * _ra_deltat; _omega_I_sum_time += _ra_deltat; } if (_omega_I_sum_time >= 5) { // limit the rate of change of omega_I to the hardware // reported maximum gyro drift rate. This ensures that // short term errors don't cause a buildup of omega_I // beyond the physical limits of the device float change_limit = _gyro_drift_limit * _omega_I_sum_time; _omega_I_sum.x = constrain(_omega_I_sum.x, -change_limit, change_limit); _omega_I_sum.y = constrain(_omega_I_sum.y, -change_limit, change_limit); _omega_I_sum.z = constrain(_omega_I_sum.z, -change_limit, change_limit); _omega_I += _omega_I_sum; _omega_I_sum.zero(); _omega_I_sum_time = 0; } // zero our accumulator ready for the next GPS step _ra_sum.zero(); _ra_deltat = 0; _ra_sum_start = last_correction_time; // remember the velocity for next time _last_velocity = velocity; } // calculate the euler angles which will be used for high level // navigation control void AP_AHRS_DCM::euler_angles(void) { _dcm_matrix.to_euler(&roll, &pitch, &yaw); roll_sensor = degrees(roll) * 100; pitch_sensor = degrees(pitch) * 100; yaw_sensor = degrees(yaw) * 100; if (yaw_sensor < 0) yaw_sensor += 36000; } /* reporting of DCM state for MAVLink */ // average error_roll_pitch since last call float AP_AHRS_DCM::get_error_rp(void) { if (_error_rp_count == 0) { // this happens when telemetry is setup on two // serial ports return _error_rp_last; } _error_rp_last = _error_rp_sum / _error_rp_count; _error_rp_sum = 0; _error_rp_count = 0; return _error_rp_last; } // average error_yaw since last call float AP_AHRS_DCM::get_error_yaw(void) { if (_error_yaw_count == 0) { // this happens when telemetry is setup on two // serial ports return _error_yaw_last; } _error_yaw_last = _error_yaw_sum / _error_yaw_count; _error_yaw_sum = 0; _error_yaw_count = 0; return _error_yaw_last; }