Modules Reference: Controller
airship_att_control
Source: modules/airship_att_control
Description
This implements the airship attitude and rate controller. Ideally it would take attitude setpoints (vehicle_attitude_setpoint) or rate setpoints (in acro mode via manual_control_setpoint topic) as inputs and outputs actuator control messages.
Currently it is feeding the manual_control_setpoint topic directly to the actuators.
Implementation
To reduce control latency, the module directly polls on the gyro topic published by the IMU driver.
Usage
airship_att_control <command> [arguments...]
Commands:
start
stop
status print status infocontrol_allocator
Source: modules/control_allocator
Description
This implements control allocation. It takes torque and thrust setpoints as inputs and outputs actuator setpoint messages.
Usage
control_allocator <command> [arguments...]
Commands:
start
stop
status print status infodifferential_drive
Source: modules/differential_drive
Description
Rover Differential Drive controller.
Usage
differential_drive <command> [arguments...]
Commands:
start
stop
status print status infoflight_mode_manager
Source: modules/flight_mode_manager
Description
This implements the setpoint generation for all modes. It takes the current mode state of the vehicle as input and outputs setpoints for controllers.
Usage
flight_mode_manager <command> [arguments...]
Commands:
start
stop
status print status infofw_att_control
Source: modules/fw_att_control
Description
fw_att_control is the fixed wing attitude controller.
Usage
fw_att_control <command> [arguments...]
Commands:
start
[vtol] VTOL mode
stop
status print status infofw_pos_control
Source: modules/fw_pos_control
Description
fw_pos_control is the fixed-wing position controller.
Usage
fw_pos_control <command> [arguments...]
Commands:
start
[vtol] VTOL mode
stop
status print status infofw_rate_control
Source: modules/fw_rate_control
Description
fw_rate_control is the fixed-wing rate controller.
Usage
fw_rate_control <command> [arguments...]
Commands:
start
[vtol] VTOL mode
stop
status print status infomc_att_control
Source: modules/mc_att_control
Description
This implements the multicopter attitude controller. It takes attitude setpoints (vehicle_attitude_setpoint) as inputs and outputs a rate setpoint.
The controller has a P loop for angular error
Publication documenting the implemented Quaternion Attitude Control: Nonlinear Quadrocopter Attitude Control (2013) by Dario Brescianini, Markus Hehn and Raffaello D'Andrea Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control (IDSC), ETH Zurich
https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/bitstream/handle/20.500.11850/154099/eth-7387-01.pdf
Usage
mc_att_control <command> [arguments...]
Commands:
start
[vtol] VTOL mode
stop
status print status infomc_pos_control
Source: modules/mc_pos_control
Description
The controller has two loops: a P loop for position error and a PID loop for velocity error. Output of the velocity controller is thrust vector that is split to thrust direction (i.e. rotation matrix for multicopter orientation) and thrust scalar (i.e. multicopter thrust itself).
The controller doesn't use Euler angles for its work, they are generated only for more human-friendly control and logging.
Usage
mc_pos_control <command> [arguments...]
Commands:
start
[vtol] VTOL mode
stop
status print status infomc_rate_control
Source: modules/mc_rate_control
Description
This implements the multicopter rate controller. It takes rate setpoints (in acro mode via manual_control_setpoint topic) as inputs and outputs actuator control messages.
The controller has a PID loop for angular rate error.
Usage
mc_rate_control <command> [arguments...]
Commands:
start
[vtol] VTOL mode
stop
status print status infonavigator
Source: modules/navigator
Description
Module that is responsible for autonomous flight modes. This includes missions (read from dataman), takeoff and RTL. It is also responsible for geofence violation checking.
Implementation
The different internal modes are implemented as separate classes that inherit from a common base class NavigatorMode. The member _navigation_mode contains the current active mode.
Navigator publishes position setpoint triplets (position_setpoint_triplet_s), which are then used by the position controller.
Usage
navigator <command> [arguments...]
Commands:
start
fencefile load a geofence file from SD card, stored at etc/geofence.txt
fake_traffic publishes 24 fake transponder_report_s uORB messages
stop
status print status inforover_ackermann
Source: modules/rover_ackermann
Description
Rover state machine.
Usage
rover_ackermann <command> [arguments...]
Commands:
start
stop
status print status inforover_pos_control
Source: modules/rover_pos_control
Description
Controls the position of a ground rover using an L1 controller.
Publishes vehicle_thrust_setpoint (only in x) and vehicle_torque_setpoint (only yaw) messages at IMU_GYRO_RATEMAX.
Implementation
Currently, this implementation supports only a few modes:
- Full manual: Throttle and yaw controls are passed directly through to the actuators
- Auto mission: The rover runs missions
- Loiter: The rover will navigate to within the loiter radius, then stop the motors
Examples
CLI usage example:
rover_pos_control start
rover_pos_control status
rover_pos_control stopUsage
rover_pos_control <command> [arguments...]
Commands:
start
stop
status print status infouuv_att_control
Source: modules/uuv_att_control
Description
Controls the attitude of an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV).
Publishes vehicle_thrust_setpont and vehicle_torque_setpoint messages at a constant 250Hz.
Implementation
Currently, this implementation supports only a few modes:
- Full manual: Roll, pitch, yaw, and throttle controls are passed directly through to the actuators
- Auto mission: The uuv runs missions
Examples
CLI usage example:
uuv_att_control start
uuv_att_control status
uuv_att_control stopUsage
uuv_att_control <command> [arguments...]
Commands:
start
stop
status print status infouuv_pos_control
Source: modules/uuv_pos_control
Description
Controls the attitude of an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV). Publishes attitude_setpoint messages.
Implementation
Currently, this implementation supports only a few modes:
- Full manual: Roll, pitch, yaw, and throttle controls are passed directly through to the actuators
- Auto mission: The uuv runs missions
Examples
CLI usage example:
uuv_pos_control start
uuv_pos_control status
uuv_pos_control stopUsage
uuv_pos_control <command> [arguments...]
Commands:
start
stop
status print status infovtol_att_control
Source: modules/vtol_att_control
Description
fw_att_control is the fixed wing attitude controller.
Usage
vtol_att_control <command> [arguments...]
Commands:
stop
status print status info