InnovationLpf.hpp 2.89 KB
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/**
 * First order "alpha" IIR digital filter with input saturation
 */

#include <mathlib/mathlib.h>

class InnovationLpf final
{
public:
	InnovationLpf() = default;
	~InnovationLpf() = default;

	void reset(float val = 0.f) { _x = val; }

	/**
	 * Update the filter with a new value and returns the filtered state
	 * The new value is constained by the limit set in setSpikeLimit
	 * @param val new input
	 * @param alpha normalized weight of the new input
	 * @param spike_limit the amplitude of the saturation at the input of the filter
	 * @return filtered output
	 */
	float update(float val, float alpha, float spike_limit)
	{
		float val_constrained = math::constrain(val, -spike_limit, spike_limit);
		float beta = 1.f - alpha;

		_x = beta * _x + alpha * val_constrained;

		return _x;
	}

	/**
	 * Helper function to compute alpha from dt and the inverse of tau
	 * @param dt sampling time in seconds
	 * @param tau_inv inverse of the time constant of the filter
	 * @return alpha, the normalized weight of a new measurement
	 */
	static float computeAlphaFromDtAndTauInv(float dt, float tau_inv)
	{
		return math::constrain(dt * tau_inv, 0.f, 1.f);
	}

private:
	float _x{}; ///< current state of the filter
};