px4-firmware/apps/systemlib/airspeed.c

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/**
* @file airspeed.c
* Airspeed estimation
*
* @author Lorenz Meier <lm@inf.ethz.ch>
*
*/
#include "math.h"
float calc_indicated_airspeed(float pressure_front, float pressure_ambient, float temperature)
{
return sqrtf((2.0f*(pressure_front - pressure_ambient)) / air_density_sea_level);
}
/**
* Calculate true airspeed from indicated airspeed.
*
* Note that the true airspeed is NOT the groundspeed, because of the effects of wind
*
* @param speed current indicated airspeed
* @param pressure_ambient pressure at the side of the tube/airplane
* @param temperature air temperature in degrees celcius
* @return true airspeed in m/s
*/
float calc_true_airspeed_from_indicated(float speed, float pressure_ambient, float temperature)
{
return speed * sqrtf(air_density_sea_level / get_air_density(pressure_ambient, temperature));
}
/**
* Directly calculate true airspeed
*
* Note that the true airspeed is NOT the groundspeed, because of the effects of wind
*
* @param pressure_front pressure inside the pitot/prandl tube
* @param pressure_ambient pressure at the side of the tube/airplane
* @param temperature air temperature in degrees celcius
* @return true airspeed in m/s
*/
float calc_true_airspeed(float pressure_front, float pressure_ambient, float temperature)
{
return sqrtf((2.0f*(pressure_front - pressure_ambient)) / get_air_density(pressure_ambient, temperature));
}