def reset(self):
''' Set desired_position to be current position, set
filtered_desired_velocity to be zero, and reset both the PositionPID
and VelocityPID
'''
# reset position control variables
self.position_error = Error(0, 0, 0)
self.desired_position = Position(self.current_position.x,
self.current_position.y, 0.3)
# reset velocity control_variables
self.velocity_error = Error(0, 0, 0)
self.desired_velocity = Velocity(0, 0, 0)
# reset the pids
self.pid.reset()
self.lr_pid.reset()
self.fb_pid.reset()
def reset(self):
''' Set desired_position to zero, set
filtered_desired_velocity to be zero, and reset both the PositionPID
and VelocityPID
'''
# reset position control variables
self.position_error = Error(0,0,0)
self.desired_position = Position(0,0,0.3)
# reset velocity control_variables
self.velocity_error = Error(0,0,0)
self.desired_velocity = Velocity(0,0,0)
# reset the pids
self.pid.reset()
self.lr_pid.reset()
self.fb_pid.reset()
print "Self reset called, desired position: ",self.desired_position
def __init__(self):
# Initialize the current and desired modes
self.current_mode = Mode('DISARMED')
self.desired_mode = Mode('DISARMED')
# Initialize in velocity control
self.position_control = False
# Initialize the current and desired positions
self.current_position = Position()
self.desired_position = Position(z=0.3)
self.last_desired_position = Position(z=0.3)
# Initialize the position error
self.position_error = Error()
# Initialize the current and desired velocities
self.current_velocity = Velocity()
self.desired_velocity = Velocity()
# Initialize the velocity error
self.velocity_error = Error()
# Set the distance that a velocity command will move the drone (m)
self.desired_velocity_travel_distance = 0.1
# Set a static duration that a velocity command will be held
self.desired_velocity_travel_time = 0.1
# Set a static duration that a yaw velocity command will be held
self.desired_yaw_velocity_travel_time = 0.25
# Store the start time of the desired velocities
self.desired_velocity_start_time = None
self.desired_yaw_velocity_start_time = None
# Initialize the primary PID
self.pid = PID()
# Initialize the error used for the PID which is vx, vy, z where vx and
# vy are velocities, and z is the error in the altitude of the drone
self.pid_error = Error()
# Initialize the 'position error to velocity error' PIDs:
# left/right (roll) pid
self.lr_pid = PIDaxis(kp=10.0,
ki=0.5,
kd=5.0,
midpoint=0,
control_range=(-10.0, 10.0))
# front/back (pitch) pid
self.fb_pid = PIDaxis(kp=10.0,
ki=0.5,
kd=5.0,
midpoint=0,
control_range=(-10.0, 10.0))
# Initialize the pose callback time
self.last_pose_time = None
# Initialize the desired yaw velocity
self.desired_yaw_velocity = 0
# Initialize the current and previous roll, pitch, yaw values
self.current_rpy = RPY()
self.previous_rpy = RPY()
# initialize the current and previous states
self.current_state = State()
self.previous_state = State()
# Store the command publisher
self.cmdpub = None
# a variable used to determine if the drone is moving between disired
# positions
self.moving = False
# a variable that determines the maximum magnitude of the position error
# Any greater position error will overide the drone into velocity
# control
self.safety_threshold = 1.5
# determines if the position of the drone is known
self.lost = False
# determines if the desired poses are aboslute or relative to the drone
self.absolute_desired_position = False
# determines whether to use open loop velocity path planning which is
# accomplished by calculate_travel_time
self.path_planning = True
class PIDController(object):
''' Controls the flight of the drone by running a PID controller on the
error calculated by the desired and current velocity and position of the drone
'''
def __init__(self):
# Initialize the current and desired modes
self.current_mode = Mode('DISARMED')
self.desired_mode = Mode('DISARMED')
# Initialize in velocity control
self.position_control = False
# Initialize the current and desired positions
self.current_position = Position()
self.desired_position = Position(z=0.3)
self.last_desired_position = Position(z=0.3)
# Initialize the position error
self.position_error = Error()
# Initialize the current and desired velocities
self.current_velocity = Velocity()
self.desired_velocity = Velocity()
# Initialize the velocity error
self.velocity_error = Error()
# Set the distance that a velocity command will move the drone (m)
self.desired_velocity_travel_distance = 0.1
# Set a static duration that a velocity command will be held
self.desired_velocity_travel_time = 0.1
# Set a static duration that a yaw velocity command will be held
self.desired_yaw_velocity_travel_time = 0.25
# Store the start time of the desired velocities
self.desired_velocity_start_time = None
self.desired_yaw_velocity_start_time = None
# Initialize the primary PID
self.pid = PID()
# Initialize the error used for the PID which is vx, vy, z where vx and
# vy are velocities, and z is the error in the altitude of the drone
self.pid_error = Error()
# Initialize the 'position error to velocity error' PIDs:
# left/right (roll) pid
self.lr_pid = PIDaxis(kp=10.0,
ki=0.5,
kd=5.0,
midpoint=0,
control_range=(-10.0, 10.0))
# front/back (pitch) pid
self.fb_pid = PIDaxis(kp=10.0,
ki=0.5,
kd=5.0,
midpoint=0,
control_range=(-10.0, 10.0))
# Initialize the pose callback time
self.last_pose_time = None
# Initialize the desired yaw velocity
self.desired_yaw_velocity = 0
# Initialize the current and previous roll, pitch, yaw values
self.current_rpy = RPY()
self.previous_rpy = RPY()
# initialize the current and previous states
self.current_state = State()
self.previous_state = State()
# Store the command publisher
self.cmdpub = None
# a variable used to determine if the drone is moving between disired
# positions
self.moving = False
# a variable that determines the maximum magnitude of the position error
# Any greater position error will overide the drone into velocity
# control
self.safety_threshold = 1.5
# determines if the position of the drone is known
self.lost = False
# determines if the desired poses are aboslute or relative to the drone
self.absolute_desired_position = False
# determines whether to use open loop velocity path planning which is
# accomplished by calculate_travel_time
self.path_planning = True
# ROS SUBSCRIBER CALLBACK METHODS
#################################
def current_state_callback(self, state):
""" Store the drone's current state for calculations """
self.previous_state = self.current_state
self.current_state = state
self.state_to_three_dim_vec_structs()
def desired_pose_callback(self, msg):
""" Update the desired pose """
# store the previous desired position
self.last_desired_position = self.desired_position
# set the desired positions equal to the desired pose message
if self.absolute_desired_position:
self.desired_position.x = msg.position.x
self.desired_position.y = msg.position.y
# the desired z must be above z and below the range of the ir sensor (.55meters)
self.desired_position.z = msg.position.z if 0 <= desired_z <= 0.5 else self.last_desired_position.z
# set the desired positions relative to the current position (except for z to make it more responsive)
else:
self.desired_position.x = self.current_position.x + msg.position.x
self.desired_position.y = self.current_position.y + msg.position.y
# set the disired z position relative to the last desired position (doesn't limit the mag of the error)
# the desired z must be above z and below the range of the ir sensor (.55meters)
desired_z = self.last_desired_position.z + msg.position.z
self.desired_position.z = desired_z if 0 <= desired_z <= 0.5 else self.last_desired_position.z
if self.desired_position != self.last_desired_position:
# the drone is moving between desired positions
self.moving = True
print 'moving'
def desired_twist_callback(self, msg):
""" Update the desired twist """
self.desired_velocity.x = msg.linear.x
self.desired_velocity.y = msg.linear.y
self.desired_velocity.z = msg.linear.z
self.desired_yaw_velocity = msg.angular.z
self.desired_velocity_start_time = None
self.desired_yaw_velocity_start_time = None
if self.path_planning:
self.calculate_travel_time()
def current_mode_callback(self, msg):
""" Update the current mode """
self.current_mode = msg.mode
def desired_mode_callback(self, msg):
""" Update the desired mode """
self.desired_mode = msg.mode
def position_control_callback(self, msg):
""" Set whether or not position control is enabled """
self.position_control = msg.data
if self.position_control:
self.reset_callback(Empty())
print "Position Control", self.position_control
def reset_callback(self, empty):
""" Reset the desired and current poses of the drone and set
desired velocities to zero """
self.current_position = Position(z=self.current_position.z)
self.desired_position = Position(z=self.current_position.z)
self.desired_velocity.x = 0
self.desired_velocity.y = 0
def lost_callback(self, msg):
self.lost = msg.data
# Step Method
#############
def step(self):
""" Returns the commands generated by the pid """
self.calc_error()
if self.position_control:
if self.position_error.planar_magnitude(
) < self.safety_threshold and not self.lost:
if self.moving:
if self.position_error.magnitude() > 0.05:
self.pid_error -= self.velocity_error * 100
else:
self.moving = False
print 'not moving'
else:
self.position_control_pub.publish(False)
if self.desired_velocity.magnitude() > 0 or abs(
self.desired_yaw_velocity) > 0:
self.adjust_desired_velocity()
return self.pid.step(self.pid_error, self.desired_yaw_velocity)
# HELPER METHODS
################
def state_to_three_dim_vec_structs(self):
"""
Convert the values from the state estimator into ThreeDimVec structs to
make calculations concise
"""
# store the positions
pose = self.current_state.pose_with_covariance.pose
self.current_position.x = pose.position.x
self.current_position.y = pose.position.y
self.current_position.z = pose.position.z
# store the linear velocities
twist = self.current_state.twist_with_covariance.twist
self.current_velocity.x = twist.linear.x
self.current_velocity.y = twist.linear.y
self.current_velocity.z = twist.linear.z
# store the orientations
self.previous_rpy = self.current_rpy
quaternion = (pose.orientation.x, pose.orientation.y,
pose.orientation.z, pose.orientation.w)
r, p, y = tf.transformations.euler_from_quaternion(quaternion)
self.current_rpy = RPY(r, p, y)
def adjust_desired_velocity(self):
""" Set the desired velocity back to 0 once the drone has traveled the
amount of time that causes it to move the specified desired velocity
travel distance if path_planning otherwise just set the velocities back
to 0 after the . This is an open loop method meaning that the specified
travel distance cannot be guarenteed. If path planning_planning is false,
just set the velocities back to zero, this allows the user to move the
drone for as long as they are holding down a key
"""
curr_time = rospy.get_time()
# set the desired planar velocities to zero if the duration is up
if self.desired_velocity_start_time is not None:
# the amount of time the set point velocity is not zero
duration = curr_time - self.desired_velocity_start_time
if duration > self.desired_velocity_travel_time:
self.desired_velocity.x = 0
self.desired_velocity.y = 0
self.desired_velocity_start_time = None
else:
self.desired_velocity_start_time = curr_time
# set the desired yaw velocity to zero if the duration is up
if self.desired_yaw_velocity_start_time is not None:
# the amount of time the set point velocity is not zero
duration = curr_time - self.desired_yaw_velocity_start_time
if duration > self.desired_yaw_velocity_travel_time:
self.desired_yaw_velocity = 0
self.desired_yaw_velocity_start_time = None
else:
self.desired_yaw_velocity_start_time = curr_time
def calc_error(self):
""" Calculate the error in velocity, and if in position hold, add the
error from lr_pid and fb_pid to the velocity error to control the
position of the drone
"""
# store the time difference
pose_dt = 0
if self.last_pose_time != None:
pose_dt = rospy.get_time() - self.last_pose_time
self.last_pose_time = rospy.get_time()
# calculate the velocity error
self.velocity_error = self.desired_velocity - self.current_velocity
# calculate the z position error
dz = self.desired_position.z - self.current_position.z
# calculate the pid_error from the above values
self.pid_error.x = self.velocity_error.x
self.pid_error.y = self.velocity_error.y
self.pid_error.z = dz
# multiply by 100 to account for the fact that code was originally written using cm
self.pid_error = self.pid_error * 100
if self.position_control:
# calculate the position error
self.position_error = self.desired_position - self.current_position
# calculate a value to add to the velocity error based based on the
# position error in the x (roll) direction
lr_step = self.lr_pid.step(self.position_error.x, pose_dt)
# calculate a value to add to the velocity error based based on the
# position error in the y (pitch) direction
fb_step = self.fb_pid.step(self.position_error.y, pose_dt)
self.pid_error.x += lr_step
self.pid_error.y += fb_step
def calculate_travel_time(self):
''' return the amount of time that desired velocity should be used to
calculate the error in order to move the drone the specified travel
distance for a desired velocity
'''
if self.desired_velocity.magnitude() > 0:
# tiime = distance / velocity
travel_time = self.desired_velocity_travel_distance / self.desired_velocity.planar_magnitude(
)
else:
travel_time = 0.0
self.desired_velocity_travel_time = travel_time
def reset(self):
''' Set desired_position to be current position, set
filtered_desired_velocity to be zero, and reset both the PositionPID
and VelocityPID
'''
# reset position control variables
self.position_error = Error(0, 0, 0)
self.desired_position = Position(self.current_position.x,
self.current_position.y, 0.3)
# reset velocity control_variables
self.velocity_error = Error(0, 0, 0)
self.desired_velocity = Velocity(0, 0, 0)
# reset the pids
self.pid.reset()
self.lr_pid.reset()
self.fb_pid.reset()
def ctrl_c_handler(self, signal, frame):
""" Gracefully handles ctrl-c """
print 'Caught ctrl-c\n Stopping Controller'
sys.exit()
def publish_cmd(self, cmd):
"""Publish the controls to /pidrone/fly_commands """
msg = RC()
msg.roll = cmd[0]
msg.pitch = cmd[1]
msg.yaw = cmd[2]
msg.throttle = cmd[3]
self.cmdpub.publish(msg)