SIM_last_letter.cpp

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/*
   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
   (at your option) any later version.

   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
   GNU General Public License for more details.

   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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 */
/*
  simulator connector for ardupilot version of last_letter
*/

#include "SIM_last_letter.h"

#include <fcntl.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/types.h>

#include <AP_HAL/AP_HAL.h>

extern const AP_HAL::HAL& hal;

namespace SITL {

last_letter::last_letter(const char *home_str, const char *_frame_str) :
    Aircraft(home_str, _frame_str),
    last_timestamp_us(0),
    sock(true)
{
    // try to bind to a specific port so that if we restart ArduPilot
    // last_letter keeps sending us packets. Not strictly necessary but
    // useful for debugging
    sock.bind("127.0.0.1", fdm_port+1);

    sock.reuseaddress();
    sock.set_blocking(false);

    start_last_letter();
}

/*
  start last_letter child
 */
void last_letter::start_last_letter(void)
{
    pid_t child_pid = fork();
    if (child_pid == 0) {
      // in child
      close(0);
      open("/dev/null", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC);
      for (uint8_t i=3; i<100; i++) {
          close(i);
      }
      int ret = execlp("roslaunch",
                       "roslaunch",
                       "last_letter",
                       "gazebo.launch",
                       "ArduPlane:=true",
                       nullptr);
      if (ret != 0) {
          perror("roslaunch");
      }
      exit(1);
    }
}

/*
  send servos
*/
void last_letter::send_servos(const struct sitl_input &input)
{
    servo_packet pkt;
    memcpy(pkt.servos, input.servos, sizeof(pkt.servos));
    sock.sendto(&pkt, sizeof(pkt), "127.0.0.1", fdm_port);
}

/*
  receive an update from the FDM
  This is a blocking function
 */
void last_letter::recv_fdm(const struct sitl_input &input)
{
    fdm_packet pkt;

    /*
      we re-send the servo packet every 0.1 seconds until we get a
      reply. This allows us to cope with some packet loss to the FDM
     */
    while (sock.recv(&pkt, sizeof(pkt), 100) != sizeof(pkt)) {
        send_servos(input);
    }

    accel_body = Vector3f(pkt.xAccel, pkt.yAccel, pkt.zAccel);
    gyro = Vector3f(pkt.rollRate, pkt.pitchRate, pkt.yawRate);
    velocity_ef = Vector3f(pkt.speedN, pkt.speedE, pkt.speedD);
    location.lat = pkt.latitude * 1.0e7;
    location.lng = pkt.longitude * 1.0e7;
    location.alt = pkt.altitude*1.0e2;
    dcm.from_euler(pkt.roll, pkt.pitch, pkt.yaw);

    airspeed = pkt.airspeed;
    airspeed_pitot = pkt.airspeed;

    
    // auto-adjust to last_letter frame rate
    uint64_t deltat_us = pkt.timestamp_us - last_timestamp_us;
    time_now_us += deltat_us;

    if (deltat_us < 1.0e4 && deltat_us > 0) {
        adjust_frame_time(1.0e6/deltat_us);
    }
    last_timestamp_us = pkt.timestamp_us;
}

/*
  update the last_letter simulation by one time step
 */
void last_letter::update(const struct sitl_input &input)
{
    send_servos(input);
    recv_fdm(input);
    sync_frame_time();

    update_position();
    time_advance();
    // update magnetic field
    update_mag_field_bf();
}

} // namespace SITL