Paparazzi UAS  v5.18.0_stable
Paparazzi is a free software Unmanned Aircraft System.
object_tracking module

Control a rotorcraft heading to track an object detected by a camera

Data are coming from FOLLOW_TARGET ABI message

Example for airframe file

Add to your firmware section:

<module name="object_tracking"/>

Module configuration options

Airframe file section

  • section name: OBJECT_TRACKING prefix: OBJECT_TRACKING_
    • name ID value: ABI_BROADCAST
      Description: ABI binding ID
    • name TIMEOUT value: 2.
      Description: timeout for entering search mode
    • name RATE value: 10.
      Description: turn rate during control mode
    • name SEARCH_RATE value: 20.
      Description: turn rate during search mode
    • name DEBUG value: FALSE/TRUE
      Description: send debug message over telemetry

Module functions

Init Functions

These initialization functions are called once on startup.

Files

Header Files

The following headers are automatically included in modules.h

Source Files

Raw object_tracking.xml file:

<!DOCTYPE module SYSTEM "module.dtd">
<module name="object_tracking" dir="ctrl">
<doc>
<description>
Control a rotorcraft heading to track an object detected by a camera
Data are coming from FOLLOW_TARGET ABI message
</description>
<section name="OBJECT_TRACKING" prefix="OBJECT_TRACKING_">
<define name="ID" value="ABI_BROADCAST" description="ABI binding ID"/>
<define name="TIMEOUT" value="2." description="timeout for entering search mode"/>
<define name="RATE" value="10." unit="deg/s" description="turn rate during control mode"/>
<define name="SEARCH_RATE" value="20." unit="deg/s" description="turn rate during search mode"/>
<define name="DEBUG" value="FALSE/TRUE" description="send debug message over telemetry"/>
</section>
</doc>
<settings>
<dl_settings>
<dl_settings NAME="object track">
<dl_setting MAX="90." MIN="0." STEP="0.1" VAR="object_tracking_search_rate" shortname="search rate" unit="rad/s" alt_unit="deg/s" module="modules/ctrl/object_tracking"/>
<dl_setting MAX="90." MIN="0." STEP="0.1" VAR="object_tracking_rate" shortname="tracking rate" unit="rad/s" alt_unit="deg/s" module="modules/ctrl/object_tracking"/>
</dl_settings>
</dl_settings>
</settings>
<header>
<file name="object_tracking.h"/>
</header>
<init fun="object_tracking_init()"/>
<makefile>
<file name="object_tracking.c"/>
</makefile>
</module>