/* APM_DCM.cpp - DCM AHRS Library, fixed wing version, for Ardupilot Mega Code by Doug Weibel, Jordi Muñoz and Jose Julio. DIYDrones.com This library works with the ArduPilot Mega and "Oilpan" 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. Methods: update_DCM() : Updates the AHRS by integrating the rotation matrix over time using the IMU object data get_gyro() : Returns gyro vector corrected for bias get_accel() : Returns accelerometer vector get_dcm_matrix() : Returns dcm matrix */ #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 void AP_DCM::set_compass(Compass *compass) { _compass = compass; } // run a full DCM update round // the drift_correction_frequency is how many steps of the algorithm // to run before doing an accelerometer and yaw drift correction step void AP_DCM::update_DCM(uint8_t drift_correction_frequency) { float delta_t; Vector3f accel; // 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(); // accumulate some more accelerometer data accel = _imu->get_accel(); _accel_sum += accel; _drift_correction_time += delta_t; // Integrate the DCM matrix using gyro inputs matrix_update(delta_t); // add up the omega vector so we pass a value to the drift // correction averaged over the same time period as the // accelerometers _omega_sum += _omega_integ_corr; // Normalize the DCM matrix normalize(); // see if we will perform drift correction on this call _drift_correction_count++; if (_drift_correction_count >= drift_correction_frequency) { // calculate the average accelerometer vector over // since the last drift correction call float scale = 1.0 / _drift_correction_count; _accel_vector = _accel_sum * scale; _accel_sum.zero(); // calculate the average omega value over this time _omega_smoothed = _omega_sum * scale; _omega_sum.zero(); // Perform drift correction drift_correction(_drift_correction_time); _drift_correction_time = 0; _drift_correction_count = 0; } // 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_DCM::matrix_update(float _G_Dt) { // _omega_integ_corr is used for _centripetal correction // (theoretically better than _omega) _omega_integ_corr = _gyro_vector + _omega_I; // Equation 16, adding proportional and integral correction terms _omega = _omega_integ_corr + _omega_P + _omega_yaw_P; // this is an expansion of the DCM matrix multiply (equation // 17), with known zero elements removed and the matrix // operations inlined. This runs much faster than the original // version of this code, as the compiler was doing a terrible // job of realising that so many of the factors were in common // or zero. It also uses much less stack, as we no longer need // additional local matrices float tmpx = _G_Dt * _omega.x; float tmpy = _G_Dt * _omega.y; float tmpz = _G_Dt * _omega.z; _dcm_matrix.a.x += _dcm_matrix.a.y * tmpz - _dcm_matrix.a.z * tmpy; _dcm_matrix.a.y += _dcm_matrix.a.z * tmpx - _dcm_matrix.a.x * tmpz; _dcm_matrix.a.z += _dcm_matrix.a.x * tmpy - _dcm_matrix.a.y * tmpx; _dcm_matrix.b.x += _dcm_matrix.b.y * tmpz - _dcm_matrix.b.z * tmpy; _dcm_matrix.b.y += _dcm_matrix.b.z * tmpx - _dcm_matrix.b.x * tmpz; _dcm_matrix.b.z += _dcm_matrix.b.x * tmpy - _dcm_matrix.b.y * tmpx; _dcm_matrix.c.x += _dcm_matrix.c.y * tmpz - _dcm_matrix.c.z * tmpy; _dcm_matrix.c.y += _dcm_matrix.c.z * tmpx - _dcm_matrix.c.x * tmpz; _dcm_matrix.c.z += _dcm_matrix.c.x * tmpy - _dcm_matrix.c.y * tmpx; } // adjust an accelerometer vector for known acceleration forces void AP_DCM::accel_adjust(Vector3f &accel) { float veloc; // compensate for linear acceleration. This makes a // surprisingly large difference in the pitch estimate when // turning, plus on takeoff and landing float acceleration = _gps->acceleration(); accel.x -= acceleration; // compensate for centripetal acceleration veloc = _gps->ground_speed * 0.01; // We are working with a modified version of equation 26 as // our IMU object reports acceleration in the positive axis // direction as positive // Equation 26 broken up into separate pieces accel.y -= _omega_smoothed.z * veloc; accel.z += _omega_smoothed.y * veloc; } /* reset the DCM matrix and omega. Used on ground start, and on extreme errors in the matrix */ void AP_DCM::matrix_reset(bool recover_eulers) { if (_compass != NULL) { _compass->null_offsets_disable(); } // reset the integration terms _omega_I.zero(); _omega_P.zero(); _omega_yaw_P.zero(); _omega_integ_corr.zero(); _omega_smoothed.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); } if (_compass != NULL) { _compass->null_offsets_enable(); // This call is needed to restart the nulling // Otherwise the reset in the DCM matrix can mess up // the nulling } } /* check the DCM matrix for pathological values */ void AP_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++; matrix_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++; matrix_reset(true); } } } // renormalise one vector component of the DCM matrix // this will return false if renormalization fails bool AP_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_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 matrix_reset(true); } } // 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 function also updates _omega_yaw_P with a yaw correction term // from our yaw reference vector void AP_DCM::drift_correction(float deltat) { float error_course = 0; Vector3f accel; Vector3f error; float error_norm = 0; const float gravity_squared = (9.80665*9.80665); float yaw_deltat = 0; accel = _accel_vector; // if enabled, use the GPS to correct our accelerometer vector // for centripetal forces if(_centripetal && _gps != NULL && _gps->status() == GPS::GPS_OK) { accel_adjust(accel); } //*****Roll and Pitch*************** // calculate the z component of the accel vector assuming it // has a length of 9.8. This discards the z accelerometer // sensor reading completely. Logs show that the z accel is // the noisest, plus it has a disproportionate impact on the // drift correction result because of the geometry when we are // mostly flat. Dropping it completely seems to make the DCM // algorithm much more resilient to large amounts of // accelerometer noise. float zsquared = gravity_squared - ((accel.x * accel.x) + (accel.y * accel.y)); if (zsquared < 0) { _omega_P.zero(); } else { if (accel.z > 0) { accel.z = sqrt(zsquared); } else { accel.z = -sqrt(zsquared); } // calculate the error, in m/2^2, between the attitude // implied by the accelerometers and the attitude // in the current DCM matrix error = _dcm_matrix.c % accel; // error from the above is in m/s^2 units. // Limit max error to limit the effect of noisy values // on the algorithm. This limits the error to about 11 // degrees error_norm = error.length(); if (error_norm > 2) { error *= (2 / error_norm); } // 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 * _kp_roll_pitch; // the _omega_I is the long term accumulated gyro // error. This determines how much gyro drift we can // handle. Vector3f omega_I_delta = error * (_ki_roll_pitch * deltat); // limit the slope of omega_I on each axis to // the maximum drift rate float drift_limit = _gyro_drift_limit * deltat; omega_I_delta.x = constrain(omega_I_delta.x, -drift_limit, drift_limit); omega_I_delta.y = constrain(omega_I_delta.y, -drift_limit, drift_limit); omega_I_delta.z = constrain(omega_I_delta.z, -drift_limit, drift_limit); _omega_I += omega_I_delta; } // these sums support the reporting of the DCM state via MAVLink _error_rp_sum += error_norm; _error_rp_count++; // yaw drift correction // we only do yaw drift correction when we get a new yaw // reference vector. In between times we rely on the gyros for // yaw. Avoiding this calculation on every call to // update_DCM() saves a lot of time if (_compass && _compass->use_for_yaw()) { if (_compass->last_update != _compass_last_update) { yaw_deltat = 1.0e-6*(_compass->last_update - _compass_last_update); if (_have_initial_yaw && yaw_deltat < 2.0) { // Equation 23, Calculating YAW error // We make the gyro YAW drift correction based // on compass magnetic heading error_course = (_dcm_matrix.a.x * _compass->heading_y) - (_dcm_matrix.b.x * _compass->heading_x); _compass_last_update = _compass->last_update; } else { // this is our first estimate of the yaw, // or the compass has come back online after // no readings for 2 seconds. // // construct a DCM matrix based on the current // roll/pitch and the compass heading. // First ensure the compass heading has been // calculated _compass->calculate(_dcm_matrix); // now construct a new DCM matrix _compass->null_offsets_disable(); _dcm_matrix.from_euler(roll, pitch, _compass->heading); _compass->null_offsets_enable(); _have_initial_yaw = true; _compass_last_update = _compass->last_update; error_course = 0; } } } else if (_gps && _gps->status() == GPS::GPS_OK) { if (_gps->last_fix_time != _gps_last_update) { // Use GPS Ground course to correct yaw gyro drift if (_gps->ground_speed >= GPS_SPEED_MIN) { yaw_deltat = 1.0e-3*(_gps->last_fix_time - _gps_last_update); if (_have_initial_yaw && yaw_deltat < 2.0) { float course_over_ground_x = cos(ToRad(_gps->ground_course/100.0)); float course_over_ground_y = sin(ToRad(_gps->ground_course/100.0)); // Equation 23, Calculating YAW error error_course = (_dcm_matrix.a.x * course_over_ground_y) - (_dcm_matrix.b.x * course_over_ground_x); _gps_last_update = _gps->last_fix_time; } else { // when we first start moving, set the // DCM matrix to the current // roll/pitch values, but with yaw // from the GPS if (_compass) { _compass->null_offsets_disable(); } _dcm_matrix.from_euler(roll, pitch, ToRad(_gps->ground_course)); if (_compass) { _compass->null_offsets_enable(); } _have_initial_yaw = true; error_course = 0; _gps_last_update = _gps->last_fix_time; } } else if (_gps->ground_speed >= GPS_SPEED_RESET) { // we are not going fast enough to use GPS for // course correction, but we won't reset // _have_initial_yaw yet, instead we just let // the gyro handle yaw error_course = 0; } else { // we are moving very slowly. Reset // _have_initial_yaw and adjust our heading // rapidly next time we get a good GPS ground // speed error_course = 0; _have_initial_yaw = false; } } } // see if there is any error in our heading relative to the // yaw reference. This will be zero most of the time, as we // only calculate it when we get new data from the yaw // reference source if (yaw_deltat == 0 || error_course == 0) { // we don't have a new reference heading. Slowly // decay the _omega_yaw_P to ensure that if we have // lost the yaw reference sensor completely we don't // keep using a stale offset _omega_yaw_P *= 0.97; return; } // ensure the course error is scaled from -PI to PI if (error_course > PI) { error_course -= 2*PI; } else if (error_course < -PI) { error_course += 2*PI; } // Equation 24, Applys the yaw correction to the XYZ rotation of the aircraft // this gives us an error in radians error = _dcm_matrix.c * error_course; // Adding yaw correction to proportional correction vector. We // allow the yaw reference source to affect all 3 components // of _omega_yaw_P as we need to be able to correctly hold a // heading when roll and pitch are non-zero _omega_yaw_P = error * _kp_yaw; // add yaw correction to integrator correction vector, but // only for the z gyro. We rely on the accelerometers for x // and y gyro drift correction. Using the compass or GPS for // x/y drift correction is too inaccurate, and can lead to // incorrect builups in the x/y drift. We rely on the // accelerometers to get the x/y components right float omega_Iz_delta = error.z * (_ki_yaw * yaw_deltat); // limit the slope of omega_I.z to the maximum gyro drift rate float drift_limit = _gyro_drift_limit * yaw_deltat; omega_Iz_delta = constrain(omega_Iz_delta, -drift_limit, drift_limit); _omega_I.z += omega_Iz_delta; // we keep the sum of yaw error for reporting via MAVLink. _error_yaw_sum += error_course; _error_yaw_count++; } // calculate the euler angles which will be used for high level // navigation control void AP_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 accel_weight since last call float AP_DCM::get_accel_weight(void) { return 1.0; } // average renorm_val since last call float AP_DCM::get_renorm_val(void) { float ret; if (_renorm_val_count == 0) { return 0; } ret = _renorm_val_sum / _renorm_val_count; _renorm_val_sum = 0; _renorm_val_count = 0; return ret; } // average error_roll_pitch since last call float AP_DCM::get_error_rp(void) { float ret; if (_error_rp_count == 0) { return 0; } ret = _error_rp_sum / _error_rp_count; _error_rp_sum = 0; _error_rp_count = 0; return ret; } // average error_yaw since last call float AP_DCM::get_error_yaw(void) { float ret; if (_error_yaw_count == 0) { return 0; } ret = _error_yaw_sum / _error_yaw_count; _error_yaw_sum = 0; _error_yaw_count = 0; return ret; }