Multi-EKF support (ekf2)

- ekf2 can now run in multi-instance mode (currently up to 9 instances)
    - in multi mode all estimates are published to alternate topics (eg estimator_attitude instead of vehicle_attitude)
 - new ekf2 selector runs in multi-instance mode to monitor and compare all instances, selecting a primary (eg N x estimator_attitude => vehicle_attitude)
 - sensors module accel & gyro inconsistency checks are now relative to the mean of all instances, rather than the current primary (when active ekf2 selector is responsible for choosing primary accel & gyro)
 - existing consumers of estimator_status must check estimator_selector_status to select current primary instance status
 - ekf2 single instance mode is still fully supported and the default

Co-authored-by: Paul Riseborough <gncsolns@gmail.com>
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Daniel Agar
2020-10-27 10:56:11 -04:00
committed by GitHub
co-authored by Paul Riseborough
parent d5245a22d3
commit 0f411d6820
56 changed files with 1747 additions and 295 deletions
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ using math::radians;
FixedwingAttitudeControl::FixedwingAttitudeControl(bool vtol) :
ModuleParams(nullptr),
WorkItem(MODULE_NAME, px4::wq_configurations::attitude_ctrl),
WorkItem(MODULE_NAME, px4::wq_configurations::nav_and_controllers),
_actuators_0_pub(vtol ? ORB_ID(actuator_controls_virtual_fw) : ORB_ID(actuator_controls_0)),
_attitude_sp_pub(vtol ? ORB_ID(fw_virtual_attitude_setpoint) : ORB_ID(vehicle_attitude_setpoint)),
_loop_perf(perf_alloc(PC_ELAPSED, MODULE_NAME": cycle"))