flix/flix/estimate.ino

// Copyright (c) 2023 Oleg Kalachev <okalachev@gmail.com>
// Repository: https://github.com/okalachev/flix

// Attitude estimation using gyro and accelerometer

#include "quaternion.h"
#include "vector.h"
#include "filter.h"
#include "util.h"

Vector rates; // estimated angular rates, rad/s
Quaternion attitude; // estimated attitude
bool landed;

float accWeight = 0.003;
float levelWeight = 0.0002;
LowPassFilter<Vector> ratesFilter(0.2); // cutoff frequency ~ 40 Hz
NotchFilter<Vector> ratesNotch(382, 0);

void setupEstimate() {
	print("Setup estimation\n");
	ratesNotch.reset();
}

void estimate() {
	applyGyro();
	applyAcc();
	applyLevel();
}

void applyGyro() {
	// filter gyro to get angular rates
	rates = ratesFilter.update(gyro);
	rates = ratesNotch.update(rates);

	// apply rates to attitude
	attitude = Quaternion::rotate(attitude, Quaternion::fromRotationVector(rates * dt));
}

void applyAcc() {
	// test should we apply accelerometer gravity correction
	landed = !motorsActive() && abs(acc.norm() - ONE_G) < ONE_G * 0.1f;

	if (!landed) return;

	// calculate accelerometer correction
	Vector up = Quaternion::rotateVector(Vector(0, 0, 1), attitude);
	Vector correction = Vector::rotationVectorBetween(acc, up) * accWeight;

	// apply correction
	attitude = Quaternion::rotate(attitude, Quaternion::fromRotationVector(correction));
}

void applyLevel() {
	if (landed) return;
	if (thrustTarget < 0.1) return; // skip at idle thrust

	// assume the pilot keeps the drone more or less level in flight
	Vector up = Quaternion::rotateVector(Vector(0, 0, 1), attitude);
	Vector correction = Vector::rotationVectorBetween(Vector(0, 0, 1), up) * levelWeight;
	attitude = Quaternion::rotate(attitude, Quaternion::fromRotationVector(correction));
}