gps_blending.hpp 5.95 KB
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/**
 * @file gps_blending.hpp
 */

#pragma once

#include <drivers/drv_hrt.h>
#include <lib/matrix/matrix/math.hpp>
#include <px4_platform_common/defines.h>
#include <uORB/topics/sensor_gps.h>

#include <float.h>
#include <lib/ecl/geo/geo.h>
#include <lib/mathlib/mathlib.h>

using matrix::Vector2f;
using math::constrain;

using namespace time_literals;

class GpsBlending
{
public:
	// Set the GPS timeout to 2s, after which a receiver will be ignored
	static constexpr hrt_abstime GPS_TIMEOUT_US = 2_s;
	static constexpr float GPS_TIMEOUT_S = (GPS_TIMEOUT_US / 1e6f);


	GpsBlending() = default;
	~GpsBlending() = default;

	// define max number of GPS receivers supported for blending
	static constexpr int GPS_MAX_RECEIVERS_BLEND = 2;

	void setGpsData(const sensor_gps_s &gps_data, int instance)
	{
		if (instance < GPS_MAX_RECEIVERS_BLEND) {
			_gps_state[instance] = gps_data;
			_gps_updated[instance] = true;
		}
	}
	void setBlendingUseSpeedAccuracy(bool enabled) { _blend_use_spd_acc = enabled; }
	void setBlendingUseHPosAccuracy(bool enabled) { _blend_use_hpos_acc = enabled; }
	void setBlendingUseVPosAccuracy(bool enabled) { _blend_use_vpos_acc = enabled; }
	void setBlendingTimeConstant(float tau) { _blending_time_constant = tau; }
	void setPrimaryInstance(int primary) { _primary_instance = primary; }

	void update(uint64_t hrt_now_us);

	bool isNewOutputDataAvailable() const { return _is_new_output_data_available; }
	int getNumberOfGpsSuitableForBlending() const { return _np_gps_suitable_for_blending; }
	const sensor_gps_s &getOutputGpsData() const
	{
		if (_selected_gps < GPS_MAX_RECEIVERS_BLEND) {
			return _gps_state[_selected_gps];

		} else {
			return _gps_blended_state;
		}
	}
	int getSelectedGps() const { return _selected_gps; }

private:
	/*
	 * Update the internal state estimate for a blended GPS solution that is a weighted average of the phsyical
	 * receiver solutions. This internal state cannot be used directly by estimators because if physical receivers
	 * have significant position differences, variation in receiver estimated accuracy will cause undesirable
	 * variation in the position solution.
	*/
	bool blend_gps_data(uint64_t hrt_now_us);

	/*
	 * Calculate internal states used to blend GPS data from multiple receivers using weightings calculated
	 * by calc_blend_weights()
	 */
	sensor_gps_s gps_blend_states(float blend_weights[GPS_MAX_RECEIVERS_BLEND]) const;

	/*
	 * The location in gps_blended_state will move around as the relative accuracy changes.
	 * To mitigate this effect a low-pass filtered offset from each GPS location to the blended location is
	 * calculated.
	*/
	void update_gps_offsets(const sensor_gps_s &gps_blended_state);

	/*
	 Calculate GPS output that is a blend of the offset corrected physical receiver data
	*/
	void calc_gps_blend_output(sensor_gps_s &gps_blended_state, float blend_weights[GPS_MAX_RECEIVERS_BLEND]) const;

	sensor_gps_s _gps_state[GPS_MAX_RECEIVERS_BLEND] {}; ///< internal state data for the physical GPS
	sensor_gps_s _gps_blended_state {};
	bool _gps_updated[GPS_MAX_RECEIVERS_BLEND] {};
	int _selected_gps{0};
	int _np_gps_suitable_for_blending{0};
	int _primary_instance{0}; ///< if -1, there is no primary isntance and the best receiver is used // TODO: use device_id
	bool _fallback_allowed{false};

	bool _is_new_output_data_available{false};

	matrix::Vector2f _NE_pos_offset_m[GPS_MAX_RECEIVERS_BLEND] {}; ///< Filtered North,East position offset from GPS instance to blended solution in _output_state.location (m)
	float _hgt_offset_mm[GPS_MAX_RECEIVERS_BLEND] {};	///< Filtered height offset from GPS instance relative to blended solution in _output_state.location (mm)

	uint64_t _time_prev_us[GPS_MAX_RECEIVERS_BLEND] {};	///< the previous value of time_us for that GPS instance - used to detect new data.
	uint8_t _gps_time_ref_index{0};			///< index of the receiver that is used as the timing reference for the blending update
	uint8_t _gps_newest_index{0};			///< index of the physical receiver with the newest data
	uint8_t _gps_slowest_index{0};			///< index of the physical receiver with the slowest update rate
	float _gps_dt[GPS_MAX_RECEIVERS_BLEND] {};		///< average time step in seconds.

	bool _blend_use_spd_acc{false};
	bool _blend_use_hpos_acc{false};
	bool _blend_use_vpos_acc{false};

	float _blending_time_constant{0.f};
};