CVehicleSimulVirtualBase.h

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#pragma once
 
#include <mrpt/poses/CPose2D.h>
#include <mrpt/math/lightweight_geom_data.h>
#include <mrpt/system/datetime.h>
#include <mrpt/kinematics/CVehicleVelCmd.h>
#include <mrpt/kinematics/link_pragmas.h>
 
namespace mrpt
{
namespace kinematics
{
        /** This class can be used to simulate the kinematics and dynamics of a differential driven planar mobile robot, including odometry errors and dynamics limitations.
         *  Main API methods are:
         *  - movementCommand: Call this for send a command to the robot. This comamnd will be
         *    delayed and passed throught a first order low-pass filter to simulate
         *    robot dynamics.
         *  - simulateInterval: Call this for run the simulator for the desired time period.
         *
         * \ingroup mrpt_kinematics_grp
         */
        class KINEMATICS_IMPEXP CVehicleSimulVirtualBase
        {
        public:
                CVehicleSimulVirtualBase();
                virtual ~CVehicleSimulVirtualBase();
 
                /** @name Kinematic simulation and control interface
                  * @{ */
                /** Runs the simulator during "dt" seconds. It will be split into periods of "m_firmware_control_period". */
                void simulateOneTimeStep(const double dt);
 
                /** Returns the instantaneous, ground truth pose in world coordinates */
                const mrpt::math::TPose2D  & getCurrentGTPose() const { return m_GT_pose; }
                /** Brute-force move robot to target coordinates ("teleport") */
                void setCurrentGTPose(const mrpt::math::TPose2D  &pose);
 
 
                /** Returns the current pose according to (noisy) odometry \sa setOdometryErrors */
                const mrpt::math::TPose2D  & getCurrentOdometricPose() const { return m_odometry; }
                /** Brute-force overwrite robot odometry  */
                template<typename T>
                void setCurrentOdometricPose(const T &pose) { m_odometry = mrpt::math::TPose2D(pose); }
 
                /** Returns the instantaneous, ground truth velocity vector (vx,vy,omega) in world coordinates */
                const mrpt::math::TTwist2D & getCurrentGTVel() const { return m_GT_vel; }
                /** Returns the instantaneous, ground truth velocity vector (vx,vy,omega) in the robot local frame */
                mrpt::math::TTwist2D getCurrentGTVelLocal() const;
 
                /** Returns the instantaneous, odometric velocity vector (vx,vy,omega) in world coordinates */
                const mrpt::math::TTwist2D & getCurrentOdometricVel() const { return m_odometric_vel; }
                /** Returns the instantaneous, odometric velocity vector (vx,vy,omega) in the robot local frame */
                mrpt::math::TTwist2D getCurrentOdometricVelLocal() const;
 
 
                /** Get the current simulation time */
                double getTime() const { return m_time;}
 
                /** Sends a velocity command to the robot. The number of components and their meaning depends 
                  * on the vehicle-kinematics derived class */
                virtual void sendVelCmd(const CVehicleVelCmd &cmd_vel) = 0;
                /** Gets an empty velocity command object that can be queried to find out the number of velcmd components,... */
                virtual CVehicleVelCmdPtr getVelCmdType() const = 0;
 
                /** Enable/Disable odometry errors. Errors in odometry are 1 sigma Gaussian values per second */
                void setOdometryErrors(
                        bool enabled,
                        double Ax_err_bias  =  1e-3,
                        double Ax_err_std   = 10e-3,
                        double Ay_err_bias =  1e-3,
                        double Ay_err_std  = 10e-3,
                        double Aphi_err_bias =  mrpt::utils::DEG2RAD(1e-3),
                        double Aphi_err_std  = mrpt::utils::DEG2RAD(10e-3)
                        )
                {
                        m_use_odo_error=enabled;
                        m_Ax_err_bias=Ax_err_bias;
                        m_Ax_err_std=Ax_err_std;
                        m_Ay_err_bias=Ay_err_bias;
                        m_Ay_err_std=Ay_err_std;
                        m_Aphi_err_bias=Aphi_err_bias;
                        m_Aphi_err_std=Aphi_err_std;
                }
 
                void resetStatus(); //! Reset all simulator variables to 0 (except the simulation time). \sa resetTime
                void resetTime(); //!< Reset time counter \sa resetStatus
 
                /** @} */
 
        protected:
                /** @name State vector
                 *  @{ */
                double                m_time;  //!< simulation running time
                mrpt::math::TPose2D   m_GT_pose;  //!< ground truth pose in world coordinates.
                mrpt::math::TTwist2D  m_GT_vel;   //!< Velocity in (x,y,omega)
                mrpt::math::TTwist2D  m_odometric_vel;   //!< Velocity in (x,y,omega)
                mrpt::math::TPose2D   m_odometry;
                /** @} */
                double m_firmware_control_period;  //!< The period at which the low-level controller updates velocities (Default: 0.5 ms)
 
                bool    m_use_odo_error; //!< Whether to corrupt odometry with noise
                double m_Ax_err_bias, m_Ax_err_std;
                double m_Ay_err_bias, m_Ay_err_std;
                double m_Aphi_err_bias, m_Aphi_err_std;
 
                virtual void internal_simulControlStep(const double dt) = 0;
                virtual void internal_clear() =0; //!< Resets all pending cmds
        private:
 
        };
 
        } // End of namespace
} // End of namespace