- the target_sink_rate param could possibly constrain the maximum commanded sink rate to something less than that of the landing glide slope, which would make it impossible to track. this commit allows opening up the desired max sink rate up to the performance limits of the aircraft, if necessary, for the landing case
- landing slope/curve library removed
- flare curve removed (the position setpoints will not be tracked during a flare, and were being ignored by open-loop maneuvers anyway)
- flare curve replaced by simply commanding a constant glide slope to the ground from the approach entrance, and commanding a sink rate once below flaring alt
- flare is now time-to-touchdown -based to account for differing descent rates (e.g. due to wind)
- flare pitch limits and height rate commands are ramped in from the previous iteration's values at flare onset to avoid jumpy commands
- TECS controls all aspects of the auto landing airspeed and altitude/height rate, and is only constrained by pitch and throttle limits (lessening unintuitive open loop manuever overrides)
- throttle is killed on flare
- flare is the singular point of no return during landing
- lateral manual nudging of the touchdown point is configurable via parameter, allowing the operator to nudge (via remote) either the touchdown point itself (adjusting approach vector) or shifting the entire approach path to the left or right. this helps when GCS map or GNSS uncertainties set the aircraft on a slightly offset approach"
- post takeoff, the aircraft follows the infinite line sourced from the launch point in the direction of the takeoff waypoint
- takeoff waypoint altitude is used as a clearance altitude, set such that once above, the aircraft has cleared all ground occlusions and may proceed with the mission
- runway takeoff state machine simplified to throttle ramp, clamped to runway, climbout, and fly
- throttle ramp must complete before switching to next state to avoid a jump in throttle setpoint just after takeoff if the takeoff airspeed is reached before the ramp is complete
- roll constraints near ground post takeoff removed from runway takeoff class (handled externally now)
- minimum airspeed in TECS is reduced to takeoff speed (if necessary) to lower the underspeed detection bound
- lateral-directional guidance uses a different period parameter during ground roll
- apply constraint only for takeoff and landing modes
- add two params, wing span and wing height, to calculate a reasonable height at which roll limits can be opened
- takeoff situational knowledge removed from all other modes except manual (or actual takeoff mode)
- manual takeoff is marked complete if at a controllable airspeed
- minimum pitch bounds TECS until manual takeoff complete
- remove individual roll constraints during manual takeoff (ground proximity constraints coming in subsequent commit)
- create integral and trajectory generator reset methods
- always run TECS unless in rotary-wing mode (or in transition)
- constantly reset TECS integrals and trajectory generators when landed
- simplify takeoff reset method
- removes _last_manual variable in favor of _skipping_takeoff_detection, which is handled in the control mode setter
- takeoff detection (both launch and runway) is skipped if entering takeoff mode from any other mode while having already been in the air
- added method to runway takeoff class for force setting the fly state when we want to skip the takeoff detection
- trim throttle is handled entirely by the position controller
- navigator should use speed setpoints
- added flag gliding_enabled in position setpoint to stills support gliding
Signed-off-by: RomanBapst <bapstroman@gmail.com>
- allow compensation based on vehicle weight (parameterized)
- use density for calculating trim throttle compensation instead of pressure
- removed parameter FW_THR_ALT_SCL
Signed-off-by: RomanBapst <bapstroman@gmail.com>
- documentation of units, params, returns, and descriptions for variables and methods
- rename ambiguous or erroneous state variables
- remove unused or unecessary input arguments to functions
- remove ugly header white space
- remove separate flaperon controls input to mixer instead enable spoiler support
- add slew rate limiting on both flap and spoiler controls
- add spoiler configuration for Landing and Descend
- add trimming from spoiler deflection
- FW Attitude control: remove FW_FLAPS_SCL param -->
The flap settings for takeoff and landing are now specified relative to full range.
Signed-off-by: Silvan Fuhrer <silvan@auterion.com>
For fixedwings, the orbit status was publishing zero radius when a goto waypoint was being passed.
This commit corrects this by passing the default loiter radius as the guidance logic was using
