- parameter updates can be quite expensive because they trigger nearly all modules to reload all of their parameters immediately
- limit modules from updating faster than once per second
This sets the throttle of the Multicopter actuators to the throttle stick position
while in Stabilized, Acro or Manual mode.
Signed-off-by: Silvan Fuhrer <silvan@auterion.com>
- main motors are the ones which are meant to be used as propulsion in fw mode
- alternate motors are the ones usually meant to be switched off in fw mode
Signed-off-by: RomanBapst <bapstroman@gmail.com>
- split out switches from manual_control_setpoint into new message manual_control_switches
- manual_control_switches published at minimal rate (~ 1 Hz) or immediately on change
- simple switch debounce in rc_update (2 consecutive identical decodes required)
- manual_control_switches logged at full rate rather than sampled at (5-10% of messages logged)
- manual_control_setpoint publish at minimal rate unless changing
- commander handle landing gear switch for manual modes
- processing of mode_slot and mode_switch is now split so we only do one or the other (not both)
- a future step will be to finally drop mode_switch and accompanying switches entirely
Co-authored-by: Matthias Grob <maetugr@gmail.com>
- this is to prevent vtol_att_control running at absurdly high rates (kilohertz) from every single actuator controls publication from both the multicopter and fixed wing controllers
- I don't really like this solution, but it works for now until there are larger VTOL architectural changes in place
- create common uORB::PublicationBase
- uORB::PublicationQueued types are now type aliases
- ORB_PRIO use enum type everywhere to avoid accidental misuse
- PX4Accelerometer/PX4Gyroscope/etc driver libs explicitly advertise on construction, unadvertise on destruction. This is a workaround for any potential issues that might appear when accel/gyro cdev and uORB indexing doesn't align.
* VTOL type: add new parameter VT_FWD_TRHUST_EN for customizing pusher/tilt assist
Depending on the setting of this param, the pusher assist is:
-completely disabled (default)
-enabled in pos, alt and auto mode (except LAND)
-enabled in pos, alt and auto mode if above MPC_LAND_ALT1
-enabled in pos, alt and auto mode if above MPC_LAND_ALT2
-enabled in pos, alt and auto mode
(before it was always disabled in LAND mode)
-change default of VT_FWD_THRUST_SC from 0 to 0.7
Signed-off-by: Silvan Fuhrer <silvan@auterion.com>
The device path is needed to apply PWM limits on the motors that are not
used for FW flight (switch them off). With this parameter the device path can be set
to either IO or FMU, depending on whether the motors are on the IO or FMU port.
Signed-off-by: Silvan Fuhrer <silvan@auterion.com>
As some tiltrotor systems need a certain tilt angle of their motors in oder to spin up freely,
this commit introduces an additional parameter VT_TILT_SPINUP and sets the motor tilt to
this value if disarmed or within 1s since arming.
The spinup consists of 2 phases:
1st phase fixed tilt (duration hardcoded to 1s)
2nd phase transition from spinup tilt to multicopter tilt (hardcoded to 0.5s)
Signed-off-by: Silvan Fuhrer <silvan@auterion.com>
This change is necessary to give the pilot the ability to switch VTOL state
even if for some reason no attitude sp are published anymore.
Signed-off-by: Silvan Fuhrer <silvan@auterion.com>
- remove gloabl variable and instead give back forward_thrust from function
- give back increased vertical thrust from fct thrust_compensation_for_tilt()
Signed-off-by: Silvan Fuhrer <silvan@auterion.com>
-move pusher assist functionality into vtol_type class and adapt it to also
work for tiltrotor VTOLs (pitch rotors down to accelerate forward)
-for tiltrotor: compensate for lost lift due to tilt by increasing the throttle
-enable pusher / tiltassist also in altitude mode
Signed-off-by: Silvan Fuhrer <silvan@auterion.com>
