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>
This commit is contained in:
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
+4
View File
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ private:
delete _dist_pubs[i];
}
px4_lockstep_unregister_component(_lockstep_component);
_instance = nullptr;
}
@@ -288,6 +290,8 @@ private:
px4::atomic<bool> _has_initialized {false};
#endif
int _lockstep_component{-1};
DEFINE_PARAMETERS(
(ParamInt<px4::params::MAV_TYPE>) _param_mav_type,
(ParamInt<px4::params::MAV_SYS_ID>) _param_mav_sys_id,
+9 -1
View File
@@ -368,6 +368,10 @@ void Simulator::handle_message_hil_gps(const mavlink_message_t *msg)
void Simulator::handle_message_hil_sensor(const mavlink_message_t *msg)
{
if (_lockstep_component == -1) {
_lockstep_component = px4_lockstep_register_component();
}
mavlink_hil_sensor_t imu;
mavlink_msg_hil_sensor_decode(msg, &imu);
@@ -399,6 +403,8 @@ void Simulator::handle_message_hil_sensor(const mavlink_message_t *msg)
}
#endif
px4_lockstep_progress(_lockstep_component);
}
void Simulator::handle_message_hil_state_quaternion(const mavlink_message_t *msg)
@@ -627,9 +633,11 @@ void Simulator::send()
parameters_update(false);
check_failure_injections();
_vehicle_status_sub.update(&_vehicle_status);
send_controls();
// Wait for other modules, such as logger or ekf2
px4_lockstep_wait_for_components();
send_controls();
}
}
}