// -*- tab-width: 4; Mode: C++; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: t -*- /// @file IMU.h /// @brief Abstract class defining the interface to a real or virtual /// Inertial Measurement Unit. #ifndef IMU_h #define IMU_h #include #include class IMU { public: /// Constructor IMU() {} enum Start_style { COLD_START = 0, WARM_START }; /// Perform startup initialisation. /// /// Called to initialise the state of the IMU. /// /// For COLD_START, implementations using real sensors can assume /// that the airframe is stationary and nominally oriented. /// /// For WARM_START, no assumptions should be made about the /// orientation or motion of the airframe. Calibration should be /// as for the previous COLD_START call. /// /// @param style The initialisation startup style. /// virtual void init(Start_style style) = 0; /// Perform cold startup initialisation for just the accelerometers. /// /// @note This should not be called unless ::init has previously /// been called, as ::init may perform other work. /// virtual void init_accel() = 0; /// Perform cold-start initialisation for just the gyros. /// /// @note This should not be called unless ::init has previously /// been called, as ::init may perform other work /// virtual void init_gyro() = 0; /// Give the IMU some cycles to perform/fetch an update from its /// sensors. /// /// @returns True if some state was updated. /// virtual bool update(void) = 0; /// Fetch the current gyro values /// /// @returns vector of rotational rates in radians/sec /// Vector3f get_gyro(void) { return _gyro; } /// Fetch the current accelerometer values /// /// @returns vector of current accelerations in m/s/s /// Vector3f get_accel(void) { return _accel; } /// A count of bad sensor readings /// /// @todo This should be renamed, as there's no guarantee that sensors /// are using ADCs, etc. /// uint8_t adc_constraints; protected: /// Most recent accelerometer reading obtained by ::update Vector3f _accel; /// Most recent gyro reading obtained by ::update Vector3f _gyro; }; #endif