// Determine if learning of wind and magnetic field will be enabled and set corresponding indexing limits to
// avoid unnecessary operations
void NavEKF2_core::setWindMagStateLearningMode()
{
// If we are on ground, or in constant position mode, or don't have the right vehicle and sensing to estimate wind, inhibit wind states
inhibitWindStates = ((!useAirspeed() && !assume_zero_sideslip()) || onGround || (PV_AidingMode == AID_NONE));
// determine if the vehicle is manoevring
if (accNavMagHoriz > 0.5f) {
manoeuvring = true;
} else {
manoeuvring = false;
}
// Determine if learning of magnetic field states has been requested by the user
bool magCalRequested = ((frontend._magCal == 0) && !onGround) || ((frontend._magCal == 1) && manoeuvring) || (frontend._magCal == 3);
// Deny mag calibration request if we aren't using the compass, are in the pre-arm constant position mode or it has been inhibited by the user
bool magCalDenied = !use_compass() || (PV_AidingMode == AID_NONE) || (frontend._magCal == 2);
// Inhibit the magnetic field calibration if not requested or denied
inhibitMagStates = (!magCalRequested || magCalDenied);
// Adjust the indexing limits used to address the covariance, states and other EKF arrays to avoid unnecessary operations
// if we are not using those states
if (inhibitMagStates && inhibitWindStates) {
stateIndexLim = 15;
} else if (inhibitWindStates) {
stateIndexLim = 21;
} else {
stateIndexLim = 23;
}
}
// Determine if learning of wind and magnetic field will be enabled and set corresponding indexing limits to
// avoid unnecessary operations
void NavEKF2_core::setWindMagStateLearningMode()
{
// If we are on ground, or in constant position mode, or don't have the right vehicle and sensing to estimate wind, inhibit wind states
inhibitWindStates = ((!useAirspeed() && !assume_zero_sideslip()) || onGround || (PV_AidingMode == AID_NONE));
// determine if the vehicle is manoevring
if (accNavMagHoriz > 0.5f) {
manoeuvring = true;
} else {
manoeuvring = false;
}
// Determine if learning of magnetic field states has been requested by the user
bool magCalRequested =
((frontend->_magCal == 0) && inFlight) || // when flying
((frontend->_magCal == 1) && manoeuvring) || // when manoeuvring
((frontend->_magCal == 3) && firstMagYawInit) || // when initial in-air yaw and field reset has completed
(frontend->_magCal == 4); // all the time
// Deny mag calibration request if we aren't using the compass, it has been inhibited by the user,
// we do not have an absolute position reference or are on the ground (unless explicitly requested by the user)
bool magCalDenied = !use_compass() || (frontend->_magCal == 2) ||(onGround && frontend->_magCal != 4);
// Inhibit the magnetic field calibration if not requested or denied
inhibitMagStates = (!magCalRequested || magCalDenied);
// If on ground we clear the flag indicating that the magnetic field in-flight initialisation has been completed
// because we want it re-done for each takeoff
if (onGround) {
firstMagYawInit = false;
}
// Adjust the indexing limits used to address the covariance, states and other EKF arrays to avoid unnecessary operations
// if we are not using those states
if (inhibitMagStates && inhibitWindStates) {
stateIndexLim = 15;
} else if (inhibitWindStates) {
stateIndexLim = 21;
} else {
stateIndexLim = 23;
}
}
// Determine if learning of wind and magnetic field will be enabled and set corresponding indexing limits to
// avoid unnecessary operations
void NavEKF2_core::setWindMagStateLearningMode()
{
// If we are on ground, or in constant position mode, or don't have the right vehicle and sensing to estimate wind, inhibit wind states
bool setWindInhibit = (!useAirspeed() && !assume_zero_sideslip()) || onGround || (PV_AidingMode == AID_NONE);
if (!inhibitWindStates && setWindInhibit) {
inhibitWindStates = true;
} else if (inhibitWindStates && !setWindInhibit) {
inhibitWindStates = false;
// set states and variances
if (yawAlignComplete && useAirspeed()) {
// if we have airspeed and a valid heading, set the wind states to the reciprocal of the vehicle heading
// which assumes the vehicle has launched into the wind
Vector3f tempEuler;
stateStruct.quat.to_euler(tempEuler.x, tempEuler.y, tempEuler.z);
float windSpeed = sqrtf(sq(stateStruct.velocity.x) + sq(stateStruct.velocity.y)) - tasDataDelayed.tas;
stateStruct.wind_vel.x = windSpeed * cosf(tempEuler.z);
stateStruct.wind_vel.y = windSpeed * sinf(tempEuler.z);
// set the wind sate variances to the measurement uncertainty
for (uint8_t index=22; index<=23; index++) {
P[index][index] = sq(constrain_float(frontend->_easNoise, 0.5f, 5.0f) * constrain_float(_ahrs->get_EAS2TAS(), 0.9f, 10.0f));
}
} else {
// set the variances using a typical wind speed
for (uint8_t index=22; index<=23; index++) {
P[index][index] = sq(5.0f);
}
}
}
// determine if the vehicle is manoevring
if (accNavMagHoriz > 0.5f) {
manoeuvring = true;
} else {
manoeuvring = false;
}
// Determine if learning of magnetic field states has been requested by the user
uint8_t magCal = effective_magCal();
bool magCalRequested =
((magCal == 0) && inFlight) || // when flying
((magCal == 1) && manoeuvring) || // when manoeuvring
((magCal == 3) && finalInflightYawInit && finalInflightMagInit) || // when initial in-air yaw and mag field reset is complete
(magCal == 4); // all the time
// Deny mag calibration request if we aren't using the compass, it has been inhibited by the user,
// we do not have an absolute position reference or are on the ground (unless explicitly requested by the user)
bool magCalDenied = !use_compass() || (magCal == 2) || (onGround && magCal != 4);
// Inhibit the magnetic field calibration if not requested or denied
bool setMagInhibit = !magCalRequested || magCalDenied;
if (!inhibitMagStates && setMagInhibit) {
inhibitMagStates = true;
} else if (inhibitMagStates && !setMagInhibit) {
inhibitMagStates = false;
if (magFieldLearned) {
// if we have already learned the field states, then retain the learned variances
P[16][16] = earthMagFieldVar.x;
P[17][17] = earthMagFieldVar.y;
P[18][18] = earthMagFieldVar.z;
P[19][19] = bodyMagFieldVar.x;
P[20][20] = bodyMagFieldVar.y;
P[21][21] = bodyMagFieldVar.z;
} else {
// set the variances equal to the observation variances
for (uint8_t index=18; index<=21; index++) {
P[index][index] = sq(frontend->_magNoise);
}
// set the NE earth magnetic field states using the published declination
// and set the corresponding variances and covariances
alignMagStateDeclination();
}
// request a reset of the yaw and magnetic field states if not done before
if (!magStateInitComplete || (!finalInflightMagInit && inFlight)) {
magYawResetRequest = true;
}
}
// If on ground we clear the flag indicating that the magnetic field in-flight initialisation has been completed
// because we want it re-done for each takeoff
if (onGround) {
finalInflightYawInit = false;
finalInflightMagInit = false;
}
// Adjust the indexing limits used to address the covariance, states and other EKF arrays to avoid unnecessary operations
// if we are not using those states
if (inhibitMagStates && inhibitWindStates) {
stateIndexLim = 15;
} else if (inhibitWindStates) {
stateIndexLim = 21;
} else {
stateIndexLim = 23;
}
}
// fuse selected position, velocity and height measurements
void NavEKF2_core::FuseVelPosNED()
{
// start performance timer
hal.util->perf_begin(_perf_FuseVelPosNED);
// health is set bad until test passed
velHealth = false;
posHealth = false;
hgtHealth = false;
// declare variables used to check measurement errors
Vector3f velInnov;
// declare variables used to control access to arrays
bool fuseData[6] = {false,false,false,false,false,false};
uint8_t stateIndex;
uint8_t obsIndex;
// declare variables used by state and covariance update calculations
float posErr;
Vector6 R_OBS; // Measurement variances used for fusion
Vector6 R_OBS_DATA_CHECKS; // Measurement variances used for data checks only
Vector6 observation;
float SK;
// perform sequential fusion of GPS measurements. This assumes that the
// errors in the different velocity and position components are
// uncorrelated which is not true, however in the absence of covariance
// data from the GPS receiver it is the only assumption we can make
// so we might as well take advantage of the computational efficiencies
// associated with sequential fusion
if (fuseVelData || fusePosData || fuseHgtData) {
// set the GPS data timeout depending on whether airspeed data is present
uint32_t gpsRetryTime;
if (useAirspeed()) gpsRetryTime = frontend->gpsRetryTimeUseTAS_ms;
else gpsRetryTime = frontend->gpsRetryTimeNoTAS_ms;
// form the observation vector
observation[0] = gpsDataDelayed.vel.x;
observation[1] = gpsDataDelayed.vel.y;
observation[2] = gpsDataDelayed.vel.z;
observation[3] = gpsDataDelayed.pos.x;
observation[4] = gpsDataDelayed.pos.y;
observation[5] = -hgtMea;
// calculate additional error in GPS position caused by manoeuvring
posErr = frontend->gpsPosVarAccScale * accNavMag;
// estimate the GPS Velocity, GPS horiz position and height measurement variances.
// if the GPS is able to report a speed error, we use it to adjust the observation noise for GPS velocity
// otherwise we scale it using manoeuvre acceleration
// Use different errors if flying without GPS using synthetic position and velocity data
if (PV_AidingMode == AID_NONE && inFlight) {
// Assume the vehicle will be flown with velocity changes less than 10 m/s in this mode (realistic for indoor use)
// This is a compromise between corrections for gyro errors and reducing angular errors due to maneouvres
R_OBS[0] = sq(10.0f);
R_OBS[1] = R_OBS[0];
R_OBS[2] = R_OBS[0];
// Assume a large position uncertainty so as to contrain position states in this mode but minimise angular errors due to manoeuvres
R_OBS[3] = sq(25.0f);
R_OBS[4] = R_OBS[3];
} else {
if (gpsSpdAccuracy > 0.0f) {
// use GPS receivers reported speed accuracy if available and floor at value set by gps noise parameter
R_OBS[0] = sq(constrain_float(gpsSpdAccuracy, frontend->_gpsHorizVelNoise, 50.0f));
R_OBS[2] = sq(constrain_float(gpsSpdAccuracy, frontend->_gpsVertVelNoise, 50.0f));
} else {
// calculate additional error in GPS velocity caused by manoeuvring
R_OBS[0] = sq(constrain_float(frontend->_gpsHorizVelNoise, 0.05f, 5.0f)) + sq(frontend->gpsNEVelVarAccScale * accNavMag);
R_OBS[2] = sq(constrain_float(frontend->_gpsVertVelNoise, 0.05f, 5.0f)) + sq(frontend->gpsDVelVarAccScale * accNavMag);
}
R_OBS[1] = R_OBS[0];
R_OBS[3] = sq(constrain_float(frontend->_gpsHorizPosNoise, 0.1f, 10.0f)) + sq(posErr);
R_OBS[4] = R_OBS[3];
}
R_OBS[5] = posDownObsNoise;
// For data integrity checks we use the same measurement variances as used to calculate the Kalman gains for all measurements except GPS horizontal velocity
// For horizontal GPs velocity we don't want the acceptance radius to increase with reported GPS accuracy so we use a value based on best GPs perfomrance
// plus a margin for manoeuvres. It is better to reject GPS horizontal velocity errors early
for (uint8_t i=0; i<=1; i++) R_OBS_DATA_CHECKS[i] = sq(constrain_float(frontend->_gpsHorizVelNoise, 0.05f, 5.0f)) + sq(frontend->gpsNEVelVarAccScale * accNavMag);
for (uint8_t i=2; i<=5; i++) R_OBS_DATA_CHECKS[i] = R_OBS[i];
// if vertical GPS velocity data and an independant height source is being used, check to see if the GPS vertical velocity and altimeter
// innovations have the same sign and are outside limits. If so, then it is likely aliasing is affecting
// the accelerometers and we should disable the GPS and barometer innovation consistency checks.
if (useGpsVertVel && fuseVelData && (frontend->_altSource != 2)) {
// calculate innovations for height and vertical GPS vel measurements
float hgtErr = stateStruct.position.z - observation[5];
float velDErr = stateStruct.velocity.z - observation[2];
// check if they are the same sign and both more than 3-sigma out of bounds
if ((hgtErr*velDErr > 0.0f) && (sq(hgtErr) > 9.0f * (P[8][8] + R_OBS_DATA_CHECKS[5])) && (sq(velDErr) > 9.0f * (P[5][5] + R_OBS_DATA_CHECKS[2]))) {
badIMUdata = true;
} else {
badIMUdata = false;
}
}
// calculate innovations and check GPS data validity using an innovation consistency check
// test position measurements
if (fusePosData) {
// test horizontal position measurements
innovVelPos[3] = stateStruct.position.x - observation[3];
innovVelPos[4] = stateStruct.position.y - observation[4];
varInnovVelPos[3] = P[6][6] + R_OBS_DATA_CHECKS[3];
varInnovVelPos[4] = P[7][7] + R_OBS_DATA_CHECKS[4];
// apply an innovation consistency threshold test, but don't fail if bad IMU data
float maxPosInnov2 = sq(max(0.01f * (float)frontend->_gpsPosInnovGate, 1.0f))*(varInnovVelPos[3] + varInnovVelPos[4]);
posTestRatio = (sq(innovVelPos[3]) + sq(innovVelPos[4])) / maxPosInnov2;
posHealth = ((posTestRatio < 1.0f) || badIMUdata);
// declare a timeout condition if we have been too long without data or not aiding
posTimeout = (((imuSampleTime_ms - lastPosPassTime_ms) > gpsRetryTime) || PV_AidingMode == AID_NONE);
// use position data if healthy, timed out, or in constant position mode
if (posHealth || posTimeout || (PV_AidingMode == AID_NONE)) {
posHealth = true;
// only reset the failed time and do glitch timeout checks if we are doing full aiding
if (PV_AidingMode == AID_ABSOLUTE) {
lastPosPassTime_ms = imuSampleTime_ms;
// if timed out or outside the specified uncertainty radius, reset to the GPS
if (posTimeout || ((P[6][6] + P[7][7]) > sq(float(frontend->_gpsGlitchRadiusMax)))) {
// reset the position to the current GPS position
ResetPosition();
// reset the velocity to the GPS velocity
ResetVelocity();
// don't fuse GPS data on this time step
fusePosData = false;
fuseVelData = false;
// Reset the position variances and corresponding covariances to a value that will pass the checks
zeroRows(P,6,7);
zeroCols(P,6,7);
P[6][6] = sq(float(0.5f*frontend->_gpsGlitchRadiusMax));
P[7][7] = P[6][6];
// Reset the normalised innovation to avoid failing the bad fusion tests
posTestRatio = 0.0f;
velTestRatio = 0.0f;
}
}
} else {
posHealth = false;
}
}
// test velocity measurements
if (fuseVelData) {
// test velocity measurements
uint8_t imax = 2;
// Don't fuse vertical velocity observations if inhibited by the user or if we are using synthetic data
if (frontend->_fusionModeGPS >= 1 || PV_AidingMode != AID_ABSOLUTE) {
imax = 1;
}
float innovVelSumSq = 0; // sum of squares of velocity innovations
float varVelSum = 0; // sum of velocity innovation variances
for (uint8_t i = 0; i<=imax; i++) {
// velocity states start at index 3
stateIndex = i + 3;
// calculate innovations using blended and single IMU predicted states
velInnov[i] = stateStruct.velocity[i] - observation[i]; // blended
// calculate innovation variance
varInnovVelPos[i] = P[stateIndex][stateIndex] + R_OBS_DATA_CHECKS[i];
// sum the innovation and innovation variances
innovVelSumSq += sq(velInnov[i]);
varVelSum += varInnovVelPos[i];
}
// apply an innovation consistency threshold test, but don't fail if bad IMU data
// calculate the test ratio
velTestRatio = innovVelSumSq / (varVelSum * sq(max(0.01f * (float)frontend->_gpsVelInnovGate, 1.0f)));
// fail if the ratio is greater than 1
velHealth = ((velTestRatio < 1.0f) || badIMUdata);
// declare a timeout if we have not fused velocity data for too long or not aiding
velTimeout = (((imuSampleTime_ms - lastVelPassTime_ms) > gpsRetryTime) || PV_AidingMode == AID_NONE);
// use velocity data if healthy, timed out, or in constant position mode
if (velHealth || velTimeout) {
velHealth = true;
// restart the timeout count
lastVelPassTime_ms = imuSampleTime_ms;
// If we are doing full aiding and velocity fusion times out, reset to the GPS velocity
if (PV_AidingMode == AID_ABSOLUTE && velTimeout) {
// reset the velocity to the GPS velocity
ResetVelocity();
// don't fuse GPS velocity data on this time step
fuseVelData = false;
// Reset the normalised innovation to avoid failing the bad fusion tests
velTestRatio = 0.0f;
}
} else {
velHealth = false;
}
}
// test height measurements
if (fuseHgtData) {
// calculate height innovations
innovVelPos[5] = stateStruct.position.z - observation[5];
varInnovVelPos[5] = P[8][8] + R_OBS_DATA_CHECKS[5];
// calculate the innovation consistency test ratio
hgtTestRatio = sq(innovVelPos[5]) / (sq(max(0.01f * (float)frontend->_hgtInnovGate, 1.0f)) * varInnovVelPos[5]);
// fail if the ratio is > 1, but don't fail if bad IMU data
hgtHealth = ((hgtTestRatio < 1.0f) || badIMUdata);
// Fuse height data if healthy or timed out or in constant position mode
if (hgtHealth || hgtTimeout || (PV_AidingMode == AID_NONE && onGround)) {
// Calculate a filtered value to be used by pre-flight health checks
// We need to filter because wind gusts can generate significant baro noise and we want to be able to detect bias errors in the inertial solution
if (onGround) {
float dtBaro = (imuSampleTime_ms - lastHgtPassTime_ms)*1.0e-3f;
const float hgtInnovFiltTC = 2.0f;
float alpha = constrain_float(dtBaro/(dtBaro+hgtInnovFiltTC),0.0f,1.0f);
hgtInnovFiltState += (innovVelPos[5]-hgtInnovFiltState)*alpha;
} else {
hgtInnovFiltState = 0.0f;
}
// if timed out, reset the height
if (hgtTimeout) {
ResetHeight();
hgtTimeout = false;
}
// If we have got this far then declare the height data as healthy and reset the timeout counter
hgtHealth = true;
lastHgtPassTime_ms = imuSampleTime_ms;
}
}
// set range for sequential fusion of velocity and position measurements depending on which data is available and its health
if (fuseVelData && velHealth) {
fuseData[0] = true;
fuseData[1] = true;
if (useGpsVertVel) {
fuseData[2] = true;
}
tiltErrVec.zero();
}
if (fusePosData && posHealth) {
fuseData[3] = true;
fuseData[4] = true;
tiltErrVec.zero();
}
if (fuseHgtData && hgtHealth) {
fuseData[5] = true;
}
// fuse measurements sequentially
for (obsIndex=0; obsIndex<=5; obsIndex++) {
if (fuseData[obsIndex]) {
stateIndex = 3 + obsIndex;
// calculate the measurement innovation, using states from a different time coordinate if fusing height data
// adjust scaling on GPS measurement noise variances if not enough satellites
if (obsIndex <= 2)
{
innovVelPos[obsIndex] = stateStruct.velocity[obsIndex] - observation[obsIndex];
R_OBS[obsIndex] *= sq(gpsNoiseScaler);
}
else if (obsIndex == 3 || obsIndex == 4) {
innovVelPos[obsIndex] = stateStruct.position[obsIndex-3] - observation[obsIndex];
R_OBS[obsIndex] *= sq(gpsNoiseScaler);
} else if (obsIndex == 5) {
innovVelPos[obsIndex] = stateStruct.position[obsIndex-3] - observation[obsIndex];
const float gndMaxBaroErr = 4.0f;
const float gndBaroInnovFloor = -0.5f;
if(getTouchdownExpected()) {
// when a touchdown is expected, floor the barometer innovation at gndBaroInnovFloor
// constrain the correction between 0 and gndBaroInnovFloor+gndMaxBaroErr
// this function looks like this:
// |/
//---------|---------
// ____/|
// / |
// / |
innovVelPos[5] += constrain_float(-innovVelPos[5]+gndBaroInnovFloor, 0.0f, gndBaroInnovFloor+gndMaxBaroErr);
}
}
// calculate the Kalman gain and calculate innovation variances
varInnovVelPos[obsIndex] = P[stateIndex][stateIndex] + R_OBS[obsIndex];
SK = 1.0f/varInnovVelPos[obsIndex];
for (uint8_t i= 0; i<=15; i++) {
Kfusion[i] = P[i][stateIndex]*SK;
}
// inhibit magnetic field state estimation by setting Kalman gains to zero
if (!inhibitMagStates) {
for (uint8_t i = 16; i<=21; i++) {
Kfusion[i] = P[i][stateIndex]*SK;
}
} else {
for (uint8_t i = 16; i<=21; i++) {
Kfusion[i] = 0.0f;
}
}
// inhibit wind state estimation by setting Kalman gains to zero
if (!inhibitWindStates) {
Kfusion[22] = P[22][stateIndex]*SK;
Kfusion[23] = P[23][stateIndex]*SK;
} else {
Kfusion[22] = 0.0f;
Kfusion[23] = 0.0f;
}
// zero the attitude error state - by definition it is assumed to be zero before each observaton fusion
stateStruct.angErr.zero();
// calculate state corrections and re-normalise the quaternions for states predicted using the blended IMU data
for (uint8_t i = 0; i<=stateIndexLim; i++) {
statesArray[i] = statesArray[i] - Kfusion[i] * innovVelPos[obsIndex];
}
// the first 3 states represent the angular misalignment vector. This is
// is used to correct the estimated quaternion
stateStruct.quat.rotate(stateStruct.angErr);
// sum the attitude error from velocity and position fusion only
// used as a metric for convergence monitoring
if (obsIndex != 5) {
tiltErrVec += stateStruct.angErr;
}
// update the covariance - take advantage of direct observation of a single state at index = stateIndex to reduce computations
// this is a numerically optimised implementation of standard equation P = (I - K*H)*P;
for (uint8_t i= 0; i<=stateIndexLim; i++) {
for (uint8_t j= 0; j<=stateIndexLim; j++)
{
KHP[i][j] = Kfusion[i] * P[stateIndex][j];
}
}
for (uint8_t i= 0; i<=stateIndexLim; i++) {
for (uint8_t j= 0; j<=stateIndexLim; j++) {
P[i][j] = P[i][j] - KHP[i][j];
}
}
}
}
}
// force the covariance matrix to be symmetrical and limit the variances to prevent ill-condiioning.
ForceSymmetry();
ConstrainVariances();
// stop performance timer
hal.util->perf_end(_perf_FuseVelPosNED);
}
// check for new valid GPS data and update stored measurement if available
void NavEKF2_core::readGpsData()
{
// check for new GPS data
// do not accept data at a faster rate than 14Hz to avoid overflowing the FIFO buffer
if (_ahrs->get_gps().last_message_time_ms() - lastTimeGpsReceived_ms > 70) {
if (_ahrs->get_gps().status() >= AP_GPS::GPS_OK_FIX_3D) {
// report GPS fix status
gpsCheckStatus.bad_fix = false;
// store fix time from previous read
secondLastGpsTime_ms = lastTimeGpsReceived_ms;
// get current fix time
lastTimeGpsReceived_ms = _ahrs->get_gps().last_message_time_ms();
// estimate when the GPS fix was valid, allowing for GPS processing and other delays
// ideally we should be using a timing signal from the GPS receiver to set this time
gpsDataNew.time_ms = lastTimeGpsReceived_ms - frontend->_gpsDelay_ms;
// Correct for the average intersampling delay due to the filter updaterate
gpsDataNew.time_ms -= localFilterTimeStep_ms/2;
// Prevent time delay exceeding age of oldest IMU data in the buffer
gpsDataNew.time_ms = MAX(gpsDataNew.time_ms,imuDataDelayed.time_ms);
// read the NED velocity from the GPS
gpsDataNew.vel = _ahrs->get_gps().velocity();
// Use the speed accuracy from the GPS if available, otherwise set it to zero.
// Apply a decaying envelope filter with a 5 second time constant to the raw speed accuracy data
float alpha = constrain_float(0.0002f * (lastTimeGpsReceived_ms - secondLastGpsTime_ms),0.0f,1.0f);
gpsSpdAccuracy *= (1.0f - alpha);
float gpsSpdAccRaw;
if (!_ahrs->get_gps().speed_accuracy(gpsSpdAccRaw)) {
gpsSpdAccuracy = 0.0f;
} else {
gpsSpdAccuracy = MAX(gpsSpdAccuracy,gpsSpdAccRaw);
}
// check if we have enough GPS satellites and increase the gps noise scaler if we don't
if (_ahrs->get_gps().num_sats() >= 6 && (PV_AidingMode == AID_ABSOLUTE)) {
gpsNoiseScaler = 1.0f;
} else if (_ahrs->get_gps().num_sats() == 5 && (PV_AidingMode == AID_ABSOLUTE)) {
gpsNoiseScaler = 1.4f;
} else { // <= 4 satellites or in constant position mode
gpsNoiseScaler = 2.0f;
}
// Check if GPS can output vertical velocity and set GPS fusion mode accordingly
if (_ahrs->get_gps().have_vertical_velocity() && frontend->_fusionModeGPS == 0) {
useGpsVertVel = true;
} else {
useGpsVertVel = false;
}
// Monitor quality of the GPS velocity data before and after alignment using separate checks
if (PV_AidingMode != AID_ABSOLUTE) {
// Pre-alignment checks
gpsGoodToAlign = calcGpsGoodToAlign();
} else {
// Post-alignment checks
calcGpsGoodForFlight();
}
// Read the GPS locaton in WGS-84 lat,long,height coordinates
const struct Location &gpsloc = _ahrs->get_gps().location();
// Set the EKF origin and magnetic field declination if not previously set and GPS checks have passed
if (gpsGoodToAlign && !validOrigin) {
setOrigin();
// Now we know the location we have an estimate for the magnetic field declination and adjust the earth field accordingly
alignMagStateDeclination();
// Set the height of the NED origin to ‘height of baro height datum relative to GPS height datum'
EKF_origin.alt = gpsloc.alt - baroDataNew.hgt;
}
// convert GPS measurements to local NED and save to buffer to be fused later if we have a valid origin
if (validOrigin) {
gpsDataNew.pos = location_diff(EKF_origin, gpsloc);
gpsDataNew.hgt = 0.01f * (gpsloc.alt - EKF_origin.alt);
storedGPS.push(gpsDataNew);
// declare GPS available for use
gpsNotAvailable = false;
}
// Commence GPS aiding when able to
if (readyToUseGPS() && PV_AidingMode != AID_ABSOLUTE) {
PV_AidingMode = AID_ABSOLUTE;
// Initialise EKF position and velocity states to last GPS measurement
ResetPosition();
ResetVelocity();
}
} else {
// report GPS fix status
gpsCheckStatus.bad_fix = true;
}
}
// We need to handle the case where GPS is lost for a period of time that is too long to dead-reckon
// If that happens we need to put the filter into a constant position mode, reset the velocity states to zero
// and use the last estimated position as a synthetic GPS position
// check if we can use opticalflow as a backup
bool optFlowBackupAvailable = (flowDataValid && !hgtTimeout);
// Set GPS time-out threshold depending on whether we have an airspeed sensor to constrain drift
uint16_t gpsRetryTimeout_ms = useAirspeed() ? frontend->gpsRetryTimeUseTAS_ms : frontend->gpsRetryTimeNoTAS_ms;
// Set the time that copters will fly without a GPS lock before failing the GPS and switching to a non GPS mode
uint16_t gpsFailTimeout_ms = optFlowBackupAvailable ? frontend->gpsFailTimeWithFlow_ms : gpsRetryTimeout_ms;
// If we haven't received GPS data for a while and we are using it for aiding, then declare the position and velocity data as being timed out
if (imuSampleTime_ms - lastTimeGpsReceived_ms > gpsFailTimeout_ms) {
// Let other processes know that GPS is not available and that a timeout has occurred
posTimeout = true;
velTimeout = true;
gpsNotAvailable = true;
// If we are totally reliant on GPS for navigation, then we need to switch to a non-GPS mode of operation
// If we don't have airspeed or sideslip assumption or optical flow to constrain drift, then go into constant position mode.
// If we can do optical flow nav (valid flow data and height above ground estimate), then go into flow nav mode.
if (PV_AidingMode == AID_ABSOLUTE && !useAirspeed() && !assume_zero_sideslip()) {
if (optFlowBackupAvailable) {
// we can do optical flow only nav
frontend->_fusionModeGPS = 3;
PV_AidingMode = AID_RELATIVE;
} else {
// store the current position
lastKnownPositionNE.x = stateStruct.position.x;
lastKnownPositionNE.y = stateStruct.position.y;
// put the filter into constant position mode
PV_AidingMode = AID_NONE;
// Reset the velocity and position states
ResetVelocity();
ResetPosition();
// Reset the normalised innovation to avoid false failing bad fusion tests
velTestRatio = 0.0f;
posTestRatio = 0.0f;
}
}
}
}
// Set inertial navigation aiding mode
void NavEKF2_core::setAidingMode()
{
// Save the previous status so we can detect when it has changed
PV_AidingModePrev = PV_AidingMode;
// Determine if we should change aiding mode
if (PV_AidingMode == AID_NONE) {
// Don't allow filter to start position or velocity aiding until the tilt and yaw alignment is complete
// and IMU gyro bias estimates have stabilised
bool filterIsStable = tiltAlignComplete && yawAlignComplete && checkGyroCalStatus();
// If GPS usage has been prohiited then we use flow aiding provided optical flow data is present
// GPS aiding is the perferred option unless excluded by the user
if((frontend->_fusionModeGPS) != 3 && readyToUseGPS() && filterIsStable && !gpsInhibit) {
PV_AidingMode = AID_ABSOLUTE;
} else if (optFlowDataPresent() && filterIsStable) {
PV_AidingMode = AID_RELATIVE;
}
} else if (PV_AidingMode == AID_RELATIVE) {
// Check if the optical flow sensor has timed out
bool flowSensorTimeout = ((imuSampleTime_ms - flowValidMeaTime_ms) > 5000);
// Check if the fusion has timed out (flow measurements have been rejected for too long)
bool flowFusionTimeout = ((imuSampleTime_ms - prevFlowFuseTime_ms) > 5000);
// Enable switch to absolute position mode if GPS is available
// If GPS is not available and flow fusion has timed out, then fall-back to no-aiding
if((frontend->_fusionModeGPS) != 3 && readyToUseGPS() && !gpsInhibit) {
PV_AidingMode = AID_ABSOLUTE;
} else if (flowSensorTimeout || flowFusionTimeout) {
PV_AidingMode = AID_NONE;
}
} else if (PV_AidingMode == AID_ABSOLUTE) {
// check if we can use opticalflow as a backup
bool optFlowBackupAvailable = (flowDataValid && !hgtTimeout);
// Set GPS time-out threshold depending on whether we have an airspeed sensor to constrain drift
uint16_t gpsRetryTimeout_ms = useAirspeed() ? frontend->gpsRetryTimeUseTAS_ms : frontend->gpsRetryTimeNoTAS_ms;
// Set the time that copters will fly without a GPS lock before failing the GPS and switching to a non GPS mode
uint16_t gpsFailTimeout_ms = optFlowBackupAvailable ? frontend->gpsFailTimeWithFlow_ms : gpsRetryTimeout_ms;
// If we haven't received GPS data for a while and we are using it for aiding, then declare the position and velocity data as being timed out
if (imuSampleTime_ms - lastTimeGpsReceived_ms > gpsFailTimeout_ms) {
// Let other processes know that GPS is not available and that a timeout has occurred
posTimeout = true;
velTimeout = true;
gpsNotAvailable = true;
// If we are totally reliant on GPS for navigation, then we need to switch to a non-GPS mode of operation
// If we don't have airspeed or sideslip assumption or optical flow to constrain drift, then go into constant position mode.
// If we can do optical flow nav (valid flow data and height above ground estimate), then go into flow nav mode.
if (!useAirspeed() && !assume_zero_sideslip()) {
if (optFlowBackupAvailable) {
// attempt optical flow navigation
PV_AidingMode = AID_RELATIVE;
} else {
// put the filter into constant position mode
PV_AidingMode = AID_NONE;
}
}
} else if (gpsInhibit) {
// put the filter into constant position mode in response to an exernal request
PV_AidingMode = AID_NONE;
}
}
// check to see if we are starting or stopping aiding and set states and modes as required
if (PV_AidingMode != PV_AidingModePrev) {
// set various usage modes based on the condition when we start aiding. These are then held until aiding is stopped.
if (PV_AidingMode == AID_NONE) {
// We have ceased aiding
GCS_MAVLINK::send_statustext_all(MAV_SEVERITY_WARNING, "EKF2 IMU%u has stopped aiding",(unsigned)imu_index);
// When not aiding, estimate orientation & height fusing synthetic constant position and zero velocity measurement to constrain tilt errors
posTimeout = true;
velTimeout = true;
// Reset the normalised innovation to avoid false failing bad fusion tests
velTestRatio = 0.0f;
posTestRatio = 0.0f;
// store the current position to be used to keep reporting the last known position
lastKnownPositionNE.x = stateStruct.position.x;
lastKnownPositionNE.y = stateStruct.position.y;
// initialise filtered altitude used to provide a takeoff reference to current baro on disarm
// this reduces the time required for the baro noise filter to settle before the filtered baro data can be used
meaHgtAtTakeOff = baroDataDelayed.hgt;
// reset the vertical position state to faster recover from baro errors experienced during touchdown
stateStruct.position.z = -meaHgtAtTakeOff;
} else if (PV_AidingMode == AID_RELATIVE) {
// We have commenced aiding, but GPS usage has been prohibited so use optical flow only
GCS_MAVLINK::send_statustext_all(MAV_SEVERITY_INFO, "EKF2 IMU%u is using optical flow",(unsigned)imu_index);
posTimeout = true;
velTimeout = true;
// Reset the last valid flow measurement time
flowValidMeaTime_ms = imuSampleTime_ms;
// Reset the last valid flow fusion time
prevFlowFuseTime_ms = imuSampleTime_ms;
} else if (PV_AidingMode == AID_ABSOLUTE) {
// We have commenced aiding and GPS usage is allowed
GCS_MAVLINK::send_statustext_all(MAV_SEVERITY_INFO, "EKF2 IMU%u is using GPS",(unsigned)imu_index);
posTimeout = false;
velTimeout = false;
// we need to reset the GPS timers to prevent GPS timeout logic being invoked on entry into GPS aiding
// this is because the EKF can be interrupted for an arbitrary amount of time during vehicle arming checks
lastTimeGpsReceived_ms = imuSampleTime_ms;
secondLastGpsTime_ms = imuSampleTime_ms;
// reset the last valid position fix time to prevent unwanted activation of GPS glitch logic
lastPosPassTime_ms = imuSampleTime_ms;
}
// Always reset the position and velocity when changing mode
ResetVelocity();
ResetPosition();
}
}
// check for new valid GPS data and update stored measurement if available
void NavEKF2_core::readGpsData()
{
// check for new GPS data
if (_ahrs->get_gps().last_message_time_ms() != lastTimeGpsReceived_ms) {
if (_ahrs->get_gps().status() >= AP_GPS::GPS_OK_FIX_3D) {
// report GPS fix status
gpsCheckStatus.bad_fix = false;
// store fix time from previous read
secondLastGpsTime_ms = lastTimeGpsReceived_ms;
// get current fix time
lastTimeGpsReceived_ms = _ahrs->get_gps().last_message_time_ms();
// estimate when the GPS fix was valid, allowing for GPS processing and other delays
// ideally we should be using a timing signal from the GPS receiver to set this time
gpsDataNew.time_ms = lastTimeGpsReceived_ms - frontend._gpsDelay_ms;
// Assign measurement to nearest fusion interval so that multiple measurements can be fused on the same frame
// This allows us to perform the covariance prediction over longer time steps which reduces numerical precision errors
gpsDataNew.time_ms = roundToNearest(gpsDataNew.time_ms, frontend.fusionTimeStep_ms);
// Prevent time delay exceeding age of oldest IMU data in the buffer
gpsDataNew.time_ms = max(gpsDataNew.time_ms,imuDataDelayed.time_ms);
// read the NED velocity from the GPS
gpsDataNew.vel = _ahrs->get_gps().velocity();
// Use the speed accuracy from the GPS if available, otherwise set it to zero.
// Apply a decaying envelope filter with a 5 second time constant to the raw speed accuracy data
float alpha = constrain_float(0.0002f * (lastTimeGpsReceived_ms - secondLastGpsTime_ms),0.0f,1.0f);
gpsSpdAccuracy *= (1.0f - alpha);
float gpsSpdAccRaw;
if (!_ahrs->get_gps().speed_accuracy(gpsSpdAccRaw)) {
gpsSpdAccuracy = 0.0f;
} else {
gpsSpdAccuracy = max(gpsSpdAccuracy,gpsSpdAccRaw);
}
// check if we have enough GPS satellites and increase the gps noise scaler if we don't
if (_ahrs->get_gps().num_sats() >= 6 && (PV_AidingMode == AID_ABSOLUTE)) {
gpsNoiseScaler = 1.0f;
} else if (_ahrs->get_gps().num_sats() == 5 && (PV_AidingMode == AID_ABSOLUTE)) {
gpsNoiseScaler = 1.4f;
} else { // <= 4 satellites or in constant position mode
gpsNoiseScaler = 2.0f;
}
// Check if GPS can output vertical velocity and set GPS fusion mode accordingly
if (_ahrs->get_gps().have_vertical_velocity() && frontend._fusionModeGPS == 0) {
useGpsVertVel = true;
} else {
useGpsVertVel = false;
}
// Monitor quality of the GPS velocity data before and after alignment using separate checks
if (PV_AidingMode != AID_ABSOLUTE) {
// Pre-alignment checks
gpsQualGood = calcGpsGoodToAlign();
} else {
// Post-alignment checks
calcGpsGoodForFlight();
}
// read latitutde and longitude from GPS and convert to local NE position relative to the stored origin
// If we don't have an origin, then set it to the current GPS coordinates
const struct Location &gpsloc = _ahrs->get_gps().location();
if (validOrigin) {
gpsDataNew.pos = location_diff(EKF_origin, gpsloc);
} else if (gpsQualGood) {
// Set the NE origin to the current GPS position
setOrigin();
// Now we know the location we have an estimate for the magnetic field declination and adjust the earth field accordingly
alignMagStateDeclination();
// Set the height of the NED origin to ‘height of baro height datum relative to GPS height datum'
EKF_origin.alt = gpsloc.alt - baroDataNew.hgt;
// We are by definition at the origin at the instant of alignment so set NE position to zero
gpsDataNew.pos.zero();
// If GPS useage isn't explicitly prohibited, we switch to absolute position mode
if (isAiding && frontend._fusionModeGPS != 3) {
PV_AidingMode = AID_ABSOLUTE;
// Initialise EKF position and velocity states
ResetPosition();
ResetVelocity();
}
}
// calculate a position offset which is applied to NE position and velocity wherever it is used throughout code to allow GPS position jumps to be accommodated gradually
decayGpsOffset();
// save measurement to buffer to be fused later
StoreGPS();
// declare GPS available for use
gpsNotAvailable = false;
} else {
// report GPS fix status
gpsCheckStatus.bad_fix = true;
}
}
// We need to handle the case where GPS is lost for a period of time that is too long to dead-reckon
// If that happens we need to put the filter into a constant position mode, reset the velocity states to zero
// and use the last estimated position as a synthetic GPS position
// check if we can use opticalflow as a backup
bool optFlowBackupAvailable = (flowDataValid && !hgtTimeout);
// Set GPS time-out threshold depending on whether we have an airspeed sensor to constrain drift
uint16_t gpsRetryTimeout_ms = useAirspeed() ? frontend.gpsRetryTimeUseTAS_ms : frontend.gpsRetryTimeNoTAS_ms;
// Set the time that copters will fly without a GPS lock before failing the GPS and switching to a non GPS mode
uint16_t gpsFailTimeout_ms = optFlowBackupAvailable ? frontend.gpsFailTimeWithFlow_ms : gpsRetryTimeout_ms;
// If we haven't received GPS data for a while and we are using it for aiding, then declare the position and velocity data as being timed out
if (imuSampleTime_ms - lastTimeGpsReceived_ms > gpsFailTimeout_ms) {
// Let other processes know that GPS i snota vailable and that a timeout has occurred
posTimeout = true;
velTimeout = true;
gpsNotAvailable = true;
// If we are currently reliying on GPS for navigation, then we need to switch to a non-GPS mode of operation
if (PV_AidingMode == AID_ABSOLUTE) {
// If we don't have airspeed or sideslip assumption or optical flow to constrain drift, then go into constant position mode.
// If we can do optical flow nav (valid flow data and height above ground estimate), then go into flow nav mode.
if (!useAirspeed() && !assume_zero_sideslip()) {
if (optFlowBackupAvailable) {
// we can do optical flow only nav
frontend._fusionModeGPS = 3;
PV_AidingMode = AID_RELATIVE;
} else {
// store the current position
lastKnownPositionNE.x = stateStruct.position.x;
lastKnownPositionNE.y = stateStruct.position.y;
// put the filter into constant position mode
PV_AidingMode = AID_NONE;
// reset all glitch states
gpsPosGlitchOffsetNE.zero();
gpsVelGlitchOffset.zero();
// Reset the velocity and position states
ResetVelocity();
ResetPosition();
// Reset the normalised innovation to avoid false failing the bad position fusion test
velTestRatio = 0.0f;
posTestRatio = 0.0f;
}
}
}
}
// If not aiding we synthesise the GPS measurements at the last known position
if (PV_AidingMode == AID_NONE) {
if (imuSampleTime_ms - gpsDataNew.time_ms > 200) {
gpsDataNew.pos.x = lastKnownPositionNE.x;
gpsDataNew.pos.y = lastKnownPositionNE.y;
gpsDataNew.time_ms = imuSampleTime_ms-frontend._gpsDelay_ms;
// Assign measurement to nearest fusion interval so that multiple measurements can be fused on the same frame
// This allows us to perform the covariance prediction over longer time steps which reduces numerical precision errors
gpsDataNew.time_ms = roundToNearest(gpsDataNew.time_ms, frontend.fusionTimeStep_ms);
// Prevent time delay exceeding age of oldest IMU data in the buffer
gpsDataNew.time_ms = max(gpsDataNew.time_ms,imuDataDelayed.time_ms);
// save measurement to buffer to be fused later
StoreGPS();
}
}
}
