PX4-Autopilot/src/lib/mixer/mixer_multirotor.cpp
Beat Küng beaba44e5b mc mixer: prioritize roll/pitch over yaw for full airmode
Improves roll/pitch tracking in situations of large yaw demands.
2019-06-17 13:17:18 +02:00

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/**
* @file mixer_multirotor.cpp
*
* Multi-rotor mixers.
*/
#include "mixer.h"
#include <float.h>
#include <cstring>
#include <cstdio>
#include <mathlib/mathlib.h>
#ifdef MIXER_MULTIROTOR_USE_MOCK_GEOMETRY
enum class MultirotorGeometry : MultirotorGeometryUnderlyingType {
QUAD_X,
MAX_GEOMETRY
};
namespace
{
const MultirotorMixer::Rotor _config_quad_x[] = {
{ -0.707107, 0.707107, 1.000000, 1.000000 },
{ 0.707107, -0.707107, 1.000000, 1.000000 },
{ 0.707107, 0.707107, -1.000000, 1.000000 },
{ -0.707107, -0.707107, -1.000000, 1.000000 },
};
const MultirotorMixer::Rotor *_config_index[] = {
&_config_quad_x[0]
};
const unsigned _config_rotor_count[] = {4};
const char *_config_key[] = {"4x"};
}
#else
// This file is generated by the px_generate_mixers.py script which is invoked during the build process
// #include "mixer_multirotor.generated.h"
#include "mixer_multirotor_normalized.generated.h"
#endif /* MIXER_MULTIROTOR_USE_MOCK_GEOMETRY */
#define debug(fmt, args...) do { } while(0)
//#define debug(fmt, args...) do { printf("[mixer] " fmt "\n", ##args); } while(0)
//#include <debug.h>
//#define debug(fmt, args...) syslog(fmt "\n", ##args)
MultirotorMixer::MultirotorMixer(ControlCallback control_cb,
uintptr_t cb_handle,
MultirotorGeometry geometry,
float roll_scale,
float pitch_scale,
float yaw_scale,
float idle_speed) :
Mixer(control_cb, cb_handle),
_roll_scale(roll_scale),
_pitch_scale(pitch_scale),
_yaw_scale(yaw_scale),
_idle_speed(-1.0f + idle_speed * 2.0f), /* shift to output range here to avoid runtime calculation */
_delta_out_max(0.0f),
_thrust_factor(0.0f),
_airmode(Airmode::disabled),
_rotor_count(_config_rotor_count[(MultirotorGeometryUnderlyingType)geometry]),
_rotors(_config_index[(MultirotorGeometryUnderlyingType)geometry]),
_outputs_prev(new float[_rotor_count]),
_tmp_array(new float[_rotor_count])
{
for (unsigned i = 0; i < _rotor_count; ++i) {
_outputs_prev[i] = _idle_speed;
}
}
MultirotorMixer::MultirotorMixer(ControlCallback control_cb,
uintptr_t cb_handle,
Rotor *rotors,
unsigned rotor_count) :
Mixer(control_cb, cb_handle),
_roll_scale(1.f),
_pitch_scale(1.f),
_yaw_scale(1.f),
_idle_speed(0.f),
_delta_out_max(0.0f),
_thrust_factor(0.0f),
_airmode(Airmode::disabled),
_rotor_count(rotor_count),
_rotors(rotors),
_outputs_prev(new float[_rotor_count]),
_tmp_array(new float[_rotor_count])
{
for (unsigned i = 0; i < _rotor_count; ++i) {
_outputs_prev[i] = _idle_speed;
}
}
MultirotorMixer::~MultirotorMixer()
{
delete[] _outputs_prev;
delete[] _tmp_array;
}
MultirotorMixer *
MultirotorMixer::from_text(Mixer::ControlCallback control_cb, uintptr_t cb_handle, const char *buf, unsigned &buflen)
{
MultirotorGeometry geometry = MultirotorGeometry::MAX_GEOMETRY;
char geomname[8];
int s[4];
int used;
/* enforce that the mixer ends with a new line */
if (!string_well_formed(buf, buflen)) {
return nullptr;
}
if (sscanf(buf, "R: %7s %d %d %d %d%n", geomname, &s[0], &s[1], &s[2], &s[3], &used) != 5) {
debug("multirotor parse failed on '%s'", buf);
return nullptr;
}
if (used > (int)buflen) {
debug("OVERFLOW: multirotor spec used %d of %u", used, buflen);
return nullptr;
}
buf = skipline(buf, buflen);
if (buf == nullptr) {
debug("no line ending, line is incomplete");
return nullptr;
}
debug("remaining in buf: %d, first char: %c", buflen, buf[0]);
for (MultirotorGeometryUnderlyingType i = 0; i < (MultirotorGeometryUnderlyingType)MultirotorGeometry::MAX_GEOMETRY;
i++) {
if (!strcmp(geomname, _config_key[i])) {
geometry = (MultirotorGeometry)i;
break;
}
}
if (geometry == MultirotorGeometry::MAX_GEOMETRY) {
debug("unrecognised geometry '%s'", geomname);
return nullptr;
}
debug("adding multirotor mixer '%s'", geomname);
return new MultirotorMixer(
control_cb,
cb_handle,
geometry,
s[0] / 10000.0f,
s[1] / 10000.0f,
s[2] / 10000.0f,
s[3] / 10000.0f);
}
float MultirotorMixer::compute_desaturation_gain(const float *desaturation_vector, const float *outputs,
saturation_status &sat_status, float min_output, float max_output) const
{
float k_min = 0.f;
float k_max = 0.f;
for (unsigned i = 0; i < _rotor_count; i++) {
// Avoid division by zero. If desaturation_vector[i] is zero, there's nothing we can do to unsaturate anyway
if (fabsf(desaturation_vector[i]) < FLT_EPSILON) {
continue;
}
if (outputs[i] < min_output) {
float k = (min_output - outputs[i]) / desaturation_vector[i];
if (k < k_min) { k_min = k; }
if (k > k_max) { k_max = k; }
sat_status.flags.motor_neg = true;
}
if (outputs[i] > max_output) {
float k = (max_output - outputs[i]) / desaturation_vector[i];
if (k < k_min) { k_min = k; }
if (k > k_max) { k_max = k; }
sat_status.flags.motor_pos = true;
}
}
// Reduce the saturation as much as possible
return k_min + k_max;
}
void MultirotorMixer::minimize_saturation(const float *desaturation_vector, float *outputs,
saturation_status &sat_status,
float min_output, float max_output, bool reduce_only) const
{
float k1 = compute_desaturation_gain(desaturation_vector, outputs, sat_status, min_output, max_output);
if (reduce_only && k1 > 0.f) {
return;
}
for (unsigned i = 0; i < _rotor_count; i++) {
outputs[i] += k1 * desaturation_vector[i];
}
// Compute the desaturation gain again based on the updated outputs.
// In most cases it will be zero. It won't be if max(outputs) - min(outputs) > max_output - min_output.
// In that case adding 0.5 of the gain will equilibrate saturations.
float k2 = 0.5f * compute_desaturation_gain(desaturation_vector, outputs, sat_status, min_output, max_output);
for (unsigned i = 0; i < _rotor_count; i++) {
outputs[i] += k2 * desaturation_vector[i];
}
}
void MultirotorMixer::mix_airmode_rp(float roll, float pitch, float yaw, float thrust, float *outputs)
{
// Airmode for roll and pitch, but not yaw
// Mix without yaw
for (unsigned i = 0; i < _rotor_count; i++) {
outputs[i] = roll * _rotors[i].roll_scale +
pitch * _rotors[i].pitch_scale +
thrust * _rotors[i].thrust_scale;
// Thrust will be used to unsaturate if needed
_tmp_array[i] = _rotors[i].thrust_scale;
}
minimize_saturation(_tmp_array, outputs, _saturation_status);
// Mix yaw independently
mix_yaw(yaw, outputs);
}
void MultirotorMixer::mix_airmode_rpy(float roll, float pitch, float yaw, float thrust, float *outputs)
{
// Airmode for roll, pitch and yaw
// Do full mixing
for (unsigned i = 0; i < _rotor_count; i++) {
outputs[i] = roll * _rotors[i].roll_scale +
pitch * _rotors[i].pitch_scale +
yaw * _rotors[i].yaw_scale +
thrust * _rotors[i].thrust_scale;
// Thrust will be used to unsaturate if needed
_tmp_array[i] = _rotors[i].thrust_scale;
}
minimize_saturation(_tmp_array, outputs, _saturation_status);
// Unsaturate yaw (in case upper and lower bounds are exceeded)
// to prioritize roll/pitch over yaw.
for (unsigned i = 0; i < _rotor_count; i++) {
_tmp_array[i] = _rotors[i].yaw_scale;
}
minimize_saturation(_tmp_array, outputs, _saturation_status);
}
void MultirotorMixer::mix_airmode_disabled(float roll, float pitch, float yaw, float thrust, float *outputs)
{
// Airmode disabled: never allow to increase the thrust to unsaturate a motor
// Mix without yaw
for (unsigned i = 0; i < _rotor_count; i++) {
outputs[i] = roll * _rotors[i].roll_scale +
pitch * _rotors[i].pitch_scale +
thrust * _rotors[i].thrust_scale;
// Thrust will be used to unsaturate if needed
_tmp_array[i] = _rotors[i].thrust_scale;
}
// only reduce thrust
minimize_saturation(_tmp_array, outputs, _saturation_status, 0.f, 1.f, true);
// Reduce roll/pitch acceleration if needed to unsaturate
for (unsigned i = 0; i < _rotor_count; i++) {
_tmp_array[i] = _rotors[i].roll_scale;
}
minimize_saturation(_tmp_array, outputs, _saturation_status);
for (unsigned i = 0; i < _rotor_count; i++) {
_tmp_array[i] = _rotors[i].pitch_scale;
}
minimize_saturation(_tmp_array, outputs, _saturation_status);
// Mix yaw independently
mix_yaw(yaw, outputs);
}
void MultirotorMixer::mix_yaw(float yaw, float *outputs)
{
// Add yaw to outputs
for (unsigned i = 0; i < _rotor_count; i++) {
outputs[i] += yaw * _rotors[i].yaw_scale;
// Yaw will be used to unsaturate if needed
_tmp_array[i] = _rotors[i].yaw_scale;
}
// Change yaw acceleration to unsaturate the outputs if needed (do not change roll/pitch),
// and allow some yaw response at maximum thrust
minimize_saturation(_tmp_array, outputs, _saturation_status, 0.f, 1.15f);
for (unsigned i = 0; i < _rotor_count; i++) {
_tmp_array[i] = _rotors[i].thrust_scale;
}
// reduce thrust only
minimize_saturation(_tmp_array, outputs, _saturation_status, 0.f, 1.f, true);
}
unsigned
MultirotorMixer::mix(float *outputs, unsigned space)
{
float roll = math::constrain(get_control(0, 0) * _roll_scale, -1.0f, 1.0f);
float pitch = math::constrain(get_control(0, 1) * _pitch_scale, -1.0f, 1.0f);
float yaw = math::constrain(get_control(0, 2) * _yaw_scale, -1.0f, 1.0f);
float thrust = math::constrain(get_control(0, 3), 0.0f, 1.0f);
// clean out class variable used to capture saturation
_saturation_status.value = 0;
// Do the mixing using the strategy given by the current Airmode configuration
switch (_airmode) {
case Airmode::roll_pitch:
mix_airmode_rp(roll, pitch, yaw, thrust, outputs);
break;
case Airmode::roll_pitch_yaw:
mix_airmode_rpy(roll, pitch, yaw, thrust, outputs);
break;
case Airmode::disabled:
default: // just in case: default to disabled
mix_airmode_disabled(roll, pitch, yaw, thrust, outputs);
break;
}
// Apply thrust model and scale outputs to range [idle_speed, 1].
// At this point the outputs are expected to be in [0, 1], but they can be outside, for example
// if a roll command exceeds the motor band limit.
for (unsigned i = 0; i < _rotor_count; i++) {
// Implement simple model for static relationship between applied motor pwm and motor thrust
// model: thrust = (1 - _thrust_factor) * PWM + _thrust_factor * PWM^2
if (_thrust_factor > 0.0f) {
outputs[i] = -(1.0f - _thrust_factor) / (2.0f * _thrust_factor) + sqrtf((1.0f - _thrust_factor) *
(1.0f - _thrust_factor) / (4.0f * _thrust_factor * _thrust_factor) + (outputs[i] < 0.0f ? 0.0f : outputs[i] /
_thrust_factor));
}
outputs[i] = math::constrain(_idle_speed + (outputs[i] * (1.0f - _idle_speed)), _idle_speed, 1.0f);
}
// Slew rate limiting and saturation checking
for (unsigned i = 0; i < _rotor_count; i++) {
bool clipping_high = false;
bool clipping_low_roll_pitch = false;
bool clipping_low_yaw = false;
// Check for saturation against static limits.
// We only check for low clipping if airmode is disabled (or yaw
// clipping if airmode==roll/pitch), since in all other cases thrust will
// be reduced or boosted and we can keep the integrators enabled, which
// leads to better tracking performance.
if (outputs[i] < _idle_speed + 0.01f) {
if (_airmode == Airmode::disabled) {
clipping_low_roll_pitch = true;
clipping_low_yaw = true;
} else if (_airmode == Airmode::roll_pitch) {
clipping_low_yaw = true;
}
}
// check for saturation against slew rate limits
if (_delta_out_max > 0.0f) {
float delta_out = outputs[i] - _outputs_prev[i];
if (delta_out > _delta_out_max) {
outputs[i] = _outputs_prev[i] + _delta_out_max;
clipping_high = true;
} else if (delta_out < -_delta_out_max) {
outputs[i] = _outputs_prev[i] - _delta_out_max;
clipping_low_roll_pitch = true;
clipping_low_yaw = true;
}
}
_outputs_prev[i] = outputs[i];
// update the saturation status report
update_saturation_status(i, clipping_high, clipping_low_roll_pitch, clipping_low_yaw);
}
// this will force the caller of the mixer to always supply new slew rate values, otherwise no slew rate limiting will happen
_delta_out_max = 0.0f;
return _rotor_count;
}
/*
* This function update the control saturation status report using the following inputs:
*
* index: 0 based index identifying the motor that is saturating
* clipping_high: true if the motor demand is being limited in the positive direction
* clipping_low_roll_pitch: true if the motor demand is being limited in the negative direction (roll/pitch)
* clipping_low_yaw: true if the motor demand is being limited in the negative direction (yaw)
*/
void
MultirotorMixer::update_saturation_status(unsigned index, bool clipping_high, bool clipping_low_roll_pitch,
bool clipping_low_yaw)
{
// The motor is saturated at the upper limit
// check which control axes and which directions are contributing
if (clipping_high) {
if (_rotors[index].roll_scale > 0.0f) {
// A positive change in roll will increase saturation
_saturation_status.flags.roll_pos = true;
} else if (_rotors[index].roll_scale < 0.0f) {
// A negative change in roll will increase saturation
_saturation_status.flags.roll_neg = true;
}
// check if the pitch input is saturating
if (_rotors[index].pitch_scale > 0.0f) {
// A positive change in pitch will increase saturation
_saturation_status.flags.pitch_pos = true;
} else if (_rotors[index].pitch_scale < 0.0f) {
// A negative change in pitch will increase saturation
_saturation_status.flags.pitch_neg = true;
}
// check if the yaw input is saturating
if (_rotors[index].yaw_scale > 0.0f) {
// A positive change in yaw will increase saturation
_saturation_status.flags.yaw_pos = true;
} else if (_rotors[index].yaw_scale < 0.0f) {
// A negative change in yaw will increase saturation
_saturation_status.flags.yaw_neg = true;
}
// A positive change in thrust will increase saturation
_saturation_status.flags.thrust_pos = true;
}
// The motor is saturated at the lower limit
// check which control axes and which directions are contributing
if (clipping_low_roll_pitch) {
// check if the roll input is saturating
if (_rotors[index].roll_scale > 0.0f) {
// A negative change in roll will increase saturation
_saturation_status.flags.roll_neg = true;
} else if (_rotors[index].roll_scale < 0.0f) {
// A positive change in roll will increase saturation
_saturation_status.flags.roll_pos = true;
}
// check if the pitch input is saturating
if (_rotors[index].pitch_scale > 0.0f) {
// A negative change in pitch will increase saturation
_saturation_status.flags.pitch_neg = true;
} else if (_rotors[index].pitch_scale < 0.0f) {
// A positive change in pitch will increase saturation
_saturation_status.flags.pitch_pos = true;
}
// A negative change in thrust will increase saturation
_saturation_status.flags.thrust_neg = true;
}
if (clipping_low_yaw) {
// check if the yaw input is saturating
if (_rotors[index].yaw_scale > 0.0f) {
// A negative change in yaw will increase saturation
_saturation_status.flags.yaw_neg = true;
} else if (_rotors[index].yaw_scale < 0.0f) {
// A positive change in yaw will increase saturation
_saturation_status.flags.yaw_pos = true;
}
}
_saturation_status.flags.valid = true;
}
void
MultirotorMixer::set_airmode(Airmode airmode)
{
_airmode = airmode;
}
void
MultirotorMixer::groups_required(uint32_t &groups)
{
/* XXX for now, hardcoded to indexes 0-3 in control group zero */
groups |= (1 << 0);
}
uint16_t MultirotorMixer::get_saturation_status()
{
return _saturation_status.value;
}