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ExternalNav / Optical flow source switching

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

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-- ESRC_EXTN_THRESH : ExternalNav innovation threshold -- ESRC_EXTN_QUAL : ExternalNav quality threshold -- ESRC_FLOW_THRESH : OpticalFlow innovation threshold -- ESRC_FLOW_QUAL : OpticalFlow quality threshold -- ESRC_RNGFND_MAX : Rangefinder altitude threshold (in meters)

How to use

Configure a downward facing lidar with a range of at least 5m Set RCx_OPTION = 90 (EKF Pos Source) to select the source (low=ExternalNav, middle=opticalflow, high=Not Used) Set RCx_OPTION = 300 (Scripting1). When this switch is pulled high, the source will be automatically selected Set SRC_ENABLE = 1 (enable scripting) Set 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:

    • Quality is above ESRC_FLOW_QUAL
    • Innovations are below ESRC_FLOW_THRESH
    • Rangefinder distance is below ESRC_RNGFND_MAX