gazebo_quadrotor_aerodynamics.cpp

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#include <hector_quadrotor_gazebo_plugins/gazebo_quadrotor_aerodynamics.h>
#include <hector_quadrotor_model/helpers.h>

#include <gazebo/common/Events.hh>
#include <gazebo/physics/physics.hh>

namespace gazebo {

using namespace common;
using namespace math;
using namespace hector_quadrotor_model;

GazeboQuadrotorAerodynamics::GazeboQuadrotorAerodynamics()
{
}

GazeboQuadrotorAerodynamics::~GazeboQuadrotorAerodynamics()
{
  event::Events::DisconnectWorldUpdateBegin(updateConnection);
  node_handle_->shutdown();
  callback_queue_thread_.join();
  delete node_handle_;
}

// Load the controller
void GazeboQuadrotorAerodynamics::Load(physics::ModelPtr _model, sdf::ElementPtr _sdf)
{
  world = _model->GetWorld();
  link = _model->GetLink();

  // default parameters
  namespace_.clear();
  param_namespace_ = "quadrotor_aerodynamics";
  wind_topic_ = "wind";

  // load parameters
  if (_sdf->HasElement("robotNamespace")) namespace_ = _sdf->GetElement("robotNamespace")->GetValueString();
  if (_sdf->HasElement("paramNamespace")) param_namespace_ = _sdf->GetElement("paramNamespace")->GetValueString();
  if (_sdf->HasElement("windTopicName"))  wind_topic_ = _sdf->GetElement("windTopicName")->GetValueString();

  // get model parameters
  model_.configure(param_namespace_);

  // start ros node
  if (!ros::isInitialized())
  {
    int argc = 0;
    char **argv = NULL;
    ros::init(argc,argv,"gazebo",ros::init_options::NoSigintHandler|ros::init_options::AnonymousName);
  }
  node_handle_ = new ros::NodeHandle(namespace_);

  // subscribe command
  if (!wind_topic_.empty())
  {
    ros::SubscribeOptions ops;
    ops.callback_queue = &callback_queue_;
    ops.initByFullCallbackType<const geometry_msgs::Vector3 &>(
      wind_topic_, 1,
      boost::bind(&QuadrotorAerodynamics::setWind, &model_, _1)
    );
    wind_subscriber_ = node_handle_->subscribe(ops);
  }

  callback_queue_thread_ = boost::thread( boost::bind( &GazeboQuadrotorAerodynamics::QueueThread,this ) );

  // New Mechanism for Updating every World Cycle
  // Listen to the update event. This event is broadcast every
  // simulation iteration.
  updateConnection = event::Events::ConnectWorldUpdateBegin(
      boost::bind(&GazeboQuadrotorAerodynamics::Update, this));
}

// Update the controller
void GazeboQuadrotorAerodynamics::Update()
{
  // Get simulator time
  Time current_time = world->GetSimTime();
  Time dt = current_time - last_time_;
  last_time_ = current_time;
  if (dt <= 0.0) return;

  // Get new commands/state
  // callback_queue_.callAvailable();

  // fill input vector u for drag model
  geometry_msgs::Twist twist;
  fromVector(link->GetRelativeLinearVel(), twist.linear);
  fromVector(link->GetRelativeAngularVel(), twist.angular);
  model_.setTwist(twist);

  // update the model
  model_.update(dt.Double());

  // get wrench from model
  Vector3 force, torque;
  toVector(model_.getWrench().force, force);
  toVector(model_.getWrench().torque, torque);

  // set force and torque in gazebo
  link->AddRelativeForce(force);
  link->AddRelativeTorque(torque - link->GetInertial()->GetCoG().Cross(force));
}

// Reset the controller
void GazeboQuadrotorAerodynamics::Reset()
{
  model_.reset();
}

// custom callback queue thread
void GazeboQuadrotorAerodynamics::QueueThread()
{
  static const double timeout = 0.01;

  while (node_handle_->ok())
  {
    callback_queue_.callAvailable(ros::WallDuration(timeout));
  }
}

// Register this plugin with the simulator
GZ_REGISTER_MODEL_PLUGIN(GazeboQuadrotorAerodynamics)

} // namespace gazebo