orange_avoider.c

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/*
 * Copyright (C) Roland Meertens
 *
 * This file is part of paparazzi
 *
 */
#include "modules/orange_avoider/orange_avoider.h"
#include "firmwares/rotorcraft/navigation.h"
#include "generated/airframe.h"
#include "state.h"
#include "modules/core/abi.h"
#include <time.h>
#include <stdio.h>
 
#include "generated/flight_plan.h"
 
#define ORANGE_AVOIDER_VERBOSE TRUE
 
#define PRINT(string,...) fprintf(stderr, "[orange_avoider->%s()] " string,__FUNCTION__ , ##__VA_ARGS__)
#if ORANGE_AVOIDER_VERBOSE
#define VERBOSE_PRINT PRINT
#else
#define VERBOSE_PRINT(...)
#endif
 
static uint8_t moveWaypointForward(uint8_t waypoint, float distanceMeters);
static uint8_t calculateForwards(struct EnuCoor_i *new_coor, float distanceMeters);
static uint8_t moveWaypoint(uint8_t waypoint, struct EnuCoor_i *new_coor);
static uint8_t increase_nav_heading(float incrementDegrees);
static uint8_t chooseRandomIncrementAvoidance(void);
 
enum navigation_state_t {
  SAFE,
  OBSTACLE_FOUND,
  SEARCH_FOR_SAFE_HEADING,
  OUT_OF_BOUNDS
};
enum navigation_state_t {…};
 
// define settings
float oa_color_count_frac = 0.18f;
 
// define and initialise global variables
enum navigation_state_t navigation_state = SEARCH_FOR_SAFE_HEADING;
int32_t color_count = 0;                // orange color count from color filter for obstacle detection
int16_t obstacle_free_confidence = 0;   // a measure of how certain we are that the way ahead is safe.
float heading_increment = 5.f;          // heading angle increment [deg]
float maxDistance = 2.25;               // max waypoint displacement [m]
 
const int16_t max_trajectory_confidence = 5; // number of consecutive negative object detections to be sure we are obstacle free
 
/*
 * This next section defines an ABI messaging event (http://wiki.paparazziuav.org/wiki/ABI), necessary
 * any time data calculated in another module needs to be accessed. Including the file where this external
 * data is defined is not enough, since modules are executed parallel to each other, at different frequencies,
 * in different threads. The ABI event is triggered every time new data is sent out, and as such the function
 * defined in this file does not need to be explicitly called, only bound in the init function
 */
#ifndef ORANGE_AVOIDER_VISUAL_DETECTION_ID
#define ORANGE_AVOIDER_VISUAL_DETECTION_ID ABI_BROADCAST
#endif
static abi_event color_detection_ev;
static void color_detection_cb(uint8_t __attribute__((unused)) sender_id,
                               int16_t __attribute__((unused)) pixel_x, int16_t __attribute__((unused)) pixel_y,
                               int16_t __attribute__((unused)) pixel_width, int16_t __attribute__((unused)) pixel_height,
                               int32_t quality, int16_t __attribute__((unused)) extra)
{
  color_count = quality;
}
static void color_detection_cb(uint8_t __attribute__((unused)) sender_id, {…}
 
/*
 * Initialisation function, setting the colour filter, random seed and heading_increment
 */
void orange_avoider_init(void)
{
  // Initialise random values
  srand(time(NULL));
  chooseRandomIncrementAvoidance();
 
  // bind our colorfilter callbacks to receive the color filter outputs
  AbiBindMsgVISUAL_DETECTION(ORANGE_AVOIDER_VISUAL_DETECTION_ID, &color_detection_ev, color_detection_cb);
}
void orange_avoider_init(void) {…}
 
/*
 * Function that checks it is safe to move forwards, and then moves a waypoint forward or changes the heading
 */
void orange_avoider_periodic(void)
{
  // only evaluate our state machine if we are flying
  if(!autopilot_in_flight()){
    return;
  }
 
  // compute current color thresholds
  int32_t color_count_threshold = oa_color_count_frac * front_camera.output_size.w * front_camera.output_size.h;
 
  VERBOSE_PRINT("Color_count: %d  threshold: %d state: %d \n", color_count, color_count_threshold, navigation_state);
 
  // update our safe confidence using color threshold
  if(color_count < color_count_threshold){
    obstacle_free_confidence++;
  } else {
    obstacle_free_confidence -= 2;  // be more cautious with positive obstacle detections
  }
 
  // bound obstacle_free_confidence
  Bound(obstacle_free_confidence, 0, max_trajectory_confidence);
 
  float moveDistance = fminf(maxDistance, 0.2f * obstacle_free_confidence);
 
  switch (navigation_state){
    case SAFE:
      // Move waypoint forward
      moveWaypointForward(WP_TRAJECTORY, 1.5f * moveDistance);
      if (!InsideObstacleZone(WaypointX(WP_TRAJECTORY),WaypointY(WP_TRAJECTORY))){
        navigation_state = OUT_OF_BOUNDS;
      } else if (obstacle_free_confidence == 0){
        navigation_state = OBSTACLE_FOUND;
      } else {
        moveWaypointForward(WP_GOAL, moveDistance);
      }
 
      break;
    case OBSTACLE_FOUND:
      // stop
      waypoint_move_here_2d(WP_GOAL);
      waypoint_move_here_2d(WP_TRAJECTORY);
 
      // randomly select new search direction
      chooseRandomIncrementAvoidance();
 
      navigation_state = SEARCH_FOR_SAFE_HEADING;
 
      break;
    case SEARCH_FOR_SAFE_HEADING:
      increase_nav_heading(heading_increment);
 
      // make sure we have a couple of good readings before declaring the way safe
      if (obstacle_free_confidence >= 2){
        navigation_state = SAFE;
      }
      break;
    case OUT_OF_BOUNDS:
      increase_nav_heading(heading_increment);
      moveWaypointForward(WP_TRAJECTORY, 1.5f);
 
      if (InsideObstacleZone(WaypointX(WP_TRAJECTORY),WaypointY(WP_TRAJECTORY))){
        // add offset to head back into arena
        increase_nav_heading(heading_increment);
 
        // reset safe counter
        obstacle_free_confidence = 0;
 
        // ensure direction is safe before continuing
        navigation_state = SEARCH_FOR_SAFE_HEADING;
      }
      break;
    default:
      break;
  }
  return;
}
void orange_avoider_periodic(void) {…}
 
/*
 * Increases the NAV heading. Assumes heading is an INT32_ANGLE. It is bound in this function.
 */
uint8_t increase_nav_heading(float incrementDegrees)
{
  float new_heading = stateGetNedToBodyEulers_f()->psi + RadOfDeg(incrementDegrees);
 
  // normalize heading to [-pi, pi]
  FLOAT_ANGLE_NORMALIZE(new_heading);
 
  // set heading, declared in firmwares/rotorcraft/navigation.h
  nav.heading = new_heading;
 
  VERBOSE_PRINT("Increasing heading to %f\n", DegOfRad(new_heading));
  return false;
}
uint8_t increase_nav_heading(float incrementDegrees) {…}
 
/*
 * Calculates coordinates of distance forward and sets waypoint 'waypoint' to those coordinates
 */
uint8_t moveWaypointForward(uint8_t waypoint, float distanceMeters)
{
  struct EnuCoor_i new_coor;
  calculateForwards(&new_coor, distanceMeters);
  moveWaypoint(waypoint, &new_coor);
  return false;
}
uint8_t moveWaypointForward(uint8_t waypoint, float distanceMeters) {…}
 
/*
 * Calculates coordinates of a distance of 'distanceMeters' forward w.r.t. current position and heading
 */
uint8_t calculateForwards(struct EnuCoor_i *new_coor, float distanceMeters)
{
  float heading  = stateGetNedToBodyEulers_f()->psi;
 
  // Now determine where to place the waypoint you want to go to
  new_coor->x = stateGetPositionEnu_i()->x + POS_BFP_OF_REAL(sinf(heading) * (distanceMeters));
  new_coor->y = stateGetPositionEnu_i()->y + POS_BFP_OF_REAL(cosf(heading) * (distanceMeters));
  VERBOSE_PRINT("Calculated %f m forward position. x: %f  y: %f based on pos(%f, %f) and heading(%f)\n", distanceMeters,  
                POS_FLOAT_OF_BFP(new_coor->x), POS_FLOAT_OF_BFP(new_coor->y),
                stateGetPositionEnu_f()->x, stateGetPositionEnu_f()->y, DegOfRad(heading));
  return false;
}
uint8_t calculateForwards(struct EnuCoor_i *new_coor, float distanceMeters) {…}
 
/*
 * Sets waypoint 'waypoint' to the coordinates of 'new_coor'
 */
uint8_t moveWaypoint(uint8_t waypoint, struct EnuCoor_i *new_coor)
{
  VERBOSE_PRINT("Moving waypoint %d to x:%f y:%f\n", waypoint, POS_FLOAT_OF_BFP(new_coor->x),
                POS_FLOAT_OF_BFP(new_coor->y));
  waypoint_move_xy_i(waypoint, new_coor->x, new_coor->y);
  return false;
}
uint8_t moveWaypoint(uint8_t waypoint, struct EnuCoor_i *new_coor) {…}
 
/*
 * Sets the variable 'heading_increment' randomly positive/negative
 */
uint8_t chooseRandomIncrementAvoidance(void)
{
  // Randomly choose CW or CCW avoiding direction
  if (rand() % 2 == 0) {
    heading_increment = 5.f;
    VERBOSE_PRINT("Set avoidance increment to: %f\n", heading_increment);
  } else {
    heading_increment = -5.f;
    VERBOSE_PRINT("Set avoidance increment to: %f\n", heading_increment);
  }
  return false;
}
uint8_t chooseRandomIncrementAvoidance(void) {…}