EKF: Improve in-flight mag error detection, recovery and isolation for fixed wing

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Paul Riseborough
2017-07-31 19:39:07 +10:00
parent c230663b68
commit ce806768b7
4 changed files with 57 additions and 51 deletions
+42 -48
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@@ -341,31 +341,42 @@ void Ekf::alignOutputFilter()
}
// Do a forced re-alignment of the yaw angle to align with the horizontal velocity vector from the GPS.
// It is used to align the yaw angle after launch or takeoff for fixed wing vehicle.
// It is used to align the yaw angle after launch or takeoff for fixed wing vehicle only.
bool Ekf::realignYawGPS()
{
// Need at least 5 m/s of GPS horizontal speed and ratio of velocity error to velocity < 0.15 for a reliable alignment
float gpsSpeed = sqrtf(sq(_gps_sample_delayed.vel(0)) + sq(_gps_sample_delayed.vel(1)));
if ((gpsSpeed > 5.0f) && (_gps_sample_delayed.sacc < (0.15f * gpsSpeed))) {
// check for excessive GPS velocity innovations
bool badVelInnov = ((_vel_pos_test_ratio[0] > 1.0f) || (_vel_pos_test_ratio[1] > 1.0f)) && _control_status.flags.gps;
// calculate GPS course over ground angle
float gpsCOG = atan2f(_gps_sample_delayed.vel(1),_gps_sample_delayed.vel(0));
// calculate course yaw angle
float velYaw = atan2f(_state.vel(1),_state.vel(0));
float ekfGOG = atan2f(_state.vel(1),_state.vel(0));
// calculate course yaw angle from GPS velocity
float gpsYaw = atan2f(_gps_sample_delayed.vel(1),_gps_sample_delayed.vel(0));
// Check the EKF and GPS course for consistency
float courseYawError = gpsYaw - velYaw;
courseYawError = wrap_pi(courseYawError);
// Check the EKF and GPS course over ground for consistency
float courseYawError = gpsCOG - ekfGOG;
// If the angles disagree and horizontal GPS velocity innovations are large or no previous yaw alignment, we declare the magnetic yaw as bad
bool badVelInnov = ((_vel_pos_test_ratio[0] > 1.0f) || (_vel_pos_test_ratio[1] > 1.0f)) && _control_status.flags.gps;
bool badYawErr = fabsf(courseYawError) > 0.5f;
bool badMagYaw = (badYawErr && badVelInnov) || !_control_status.flags.yaw_align;
bool badMagYaw = (badYawErr && badVelInnov);
// correct yaw angle using GPS ground course if compass yaw bad
if (badMagYaw) {
_num_bad_flight_yaw_events ++;
}
// correct yaw angle using GPS ground course if compass yaw bad or yaw is previously not aligned
if (badMagYaw || !_control_status.flags.yaw_align) {
ECL_WARN("EKF bad yaw corrected using GPS course");
// declare the magnetomer as failed if a bad yaw has occurred more than once
if (_flt_mag_align_complete && (_num_bad_flight_yaw_events >= 2)) {
ECL_WARN("EKF stopping magnetometer use");
_control_status.flags.mag_fault = true;
}
// save a copy of the quaternion state for later use in calculating the amount of reset change
Quatf quat_before_reset = _state.quat_nominal;
@@ -376,51 +387,33 @@ bool Ekf::realignYawGPS()
// update transformation matrix from body to world frame using the current state estimate
_R_to_earth = quat_to_invrotmat(_state.quat_nominal);
// Use the best conditioned of a 321 or 312 Euler sequence to avoid gimbal lock
if (fabsf(_R_to_earth(2, 0)) < fabsf(_R_to_earth(2, 1))) {
// get quaternion from existing filter states and calculate roll, pitch and yaw angles
Eulerf euler321(_state.quat_nominal);
// get quaternion from existing filter states and calculate roll, pitch and yaw angles
Eulerf euler321(_state.quat_nominal);
// calculate new filter quaternion states using previous Roll/Pitch and yaw angle corrected
// for ground course discrepancy
// apply yaw correction
if (!_flt_mag_align_complete) {
// This is our first flight aligment so we can assume that the recent change in velocity has occurred due to a
// forward direction takeoff or launch and therefore the inertial and GPS ground course discrepancy is due to yaw error
euler321(2) += courseYawError;
_state.quat_nominal = Quatf(euler321);
_flt_mag_align_complete = true;
// update transformation matrix from body to world frame using the current state estimate
_R_to_earth = quat_to_invrotmat(_state.quat_nominal);
} else if (_control_status.flags.wind) {
// we have previously aligned yaw in-flight and have wind estimates so set the yaw such that the vehicle nose is
// aligned with the wind relative GPS velocity vector
euler321(2) = atan2f((_gps_sample_delayed.vel(1) - _state.wind_vel(1)) , (_gps_sample_delayed.vel(0) - _state.wind_vel(0)));
} else {
// Calculate the 312 sequence euler angles that rotate from earth to body frame
// See http://www.atacolorado.com/eulersequences.doc
Vector3f euler312;
euler312(0) = atan2f(-_R_to_earth(0, 1), _R_to_earth(1, 1)); // first rotation (yaw)
euler312(1) = asinf(_R_to_earth(2, 1)); // second rotation (roll)
euler312(2) = atan2f(-_R_to_earth(2, 0), _R_to_earth(2, 2)); // third rotation (pitch)
// we don't have wind estimates, so align yaw to the GPS velocity vector
euler321(2) = atan2f(_gps_sample_delayed.vel(1) , _gps_sample_delayed.vel(0));
// correct yaw angle for ground course discrepancy
euler312(0) += courseYawError;
// Calculate the body to earth frame rotation matrix from the euler angles using a 312 rotation sequence
float c2 = cosf(euler312(2));
float s2 = sinf(euler312(2));
float s1 = sinf(euler312(1));
float c1 = cosf(euler312(1));
float s0 = sinf(euler312(0));
float c0 = cosf(euler312(0));
_R_to_earth(0, 0) = c0 * c2 - s0 * s1 * s2;
_R_to_earth(1, 1) = c0 * c1;
_R_to_earth(2, 2) = c2 * c1;
_R_to_earth(0, 1) = -c1 * s0;
_R_to_earth(0, 2) = s2 * c0 + c2 * s1 * s0;
_R_to_earth(1, 0) = c2 * s0 + s2 * s1 * c0;
_R_to_earth(1, 2) = s0 * s2 - s1 * c0 * c2;
_R_to_earth(2, 0) = -s2 * c1;
_R_to_earth(2, 1) = s1;
_state.quat_nominal = Quatf(_R_to_earth);
}
// calculate new filter quaternion states using corected yaw angle
_state.quat_nominal = Quatf(euler321);
// update transformation matrix from body to world frame using the current state estimate
_R_to_earth = quat_to_invrotmat(_state.quat_nominal);
// reset the velocity and posiiton states as they will be inaccurate due to bad yaw
resetVelocity();
resetPosition();
@@ -465,6 +458,7 @@ bool Ekf::realignYawGPS()
_state_reset_status.quat_counter++;
// the alignment using GPS has been successful
_control_status.flags.yaw_align = true;
return true;
} else {