gazebo_ros_baro.cpp

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#include <hector_quadrotor_gazebo_plugins/gazebo_ros_baro.h>
#include <gazebo/common/Events.hh>
#include <gazebo/physics/physics.hh>

static const double DEFAULT_ELEVATION = 0.0;
static const double DEFAULT_QNH       = 1013.25;

namespace gazebo {

GazeboRosBaro::GazeboRosBaro()
{
}

// Destructor
GazeboRosBaro::~GazeboRosBaro()
{
  updateTimer.Disconnect(updateConnection);
  node_handle_->shutdown();
  delete node_handle_;
}

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

  if (_sdf->HasElement("bodyName"))
  {
    link_name_ = _sdf->GetElement("bodyName")->GetValueString();
    link = _model->GetLink(link_name_);
  }

  if (!link)
  {
    ROS_FATAL("gazebo_ros_baro plugin error: bodyName: %s does not exist\n", link_name_.c_str());
    return;
  }

  // default parameters
  namespace_.clear();
  frame_id_ = link->GetName();
  height_topic_ = "pressure_height";
  altimeter_topic_ = "altimeter";
  elevation_ = DEFAULT_ELEVATION;
  qnh_ = DEFAULT_QNH;

  // load parameters
  if (_sdf->HasElement("robotNamespace"))     namespace_ = _sdf->GetElement("robotNamespace")->GetValueString();
  if (_sdf->HasElement("frameId"))            frame_id_ = _sdf->GetElement("frameId")->GetValueString();
  if (_sdf->HasElement("topicName"))          height_topic_ = _sdf->GetElement("topicName")->GetValueString();
  if (_sdf->HasElement("altimeterTopicName")) altimeter_topic_ = _sdf->GetElement("altimeterTopicName")->GetValueString();
  if (_sdf->HasElement("elevation"))          elevation_ = _sdf->GetElement("elevation")->GetValueDouble();
  if (_sdf->HasElement("qnh"))                qnh_ = _sdf->GetElement("qnh")->GetValueDouble();

  // load sensor model
  sensor_model_.Load(_sdf);

  height_.header.frame_id = frame_id_;

  // 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_);

  // advertise height
  if (!height_topic_.empty()) {
#ifdef USE_MAV_MSGS
    height_publisher_ = node_handle_->advertise<mav_msgs::Height>(height_topic_, 10);
#else
    height_publisher_ = node_handle_->advertise<geometry_msgs::PointStamped>(height_topic_, 10);
#endif
  }

  // advertise altimeter
  if (!altimeter_topic_.empty()) {
    altimeter_publisher_ = node_handle_->advertise<hector_uav_msgs::Altimeter>(altimeter_topic_, 10);
  }

  Reset();

  // connect Update function
  updateTimer.Load(world, _sdf);
  updateConnection = updateTimer.Connect(boost::bind(&GazeboRosBaro::Update, this));
}

void GazeboRosBaro::Reset()
{
  updateTimer.Reset();
  sensor_model_.reset();
}

// Update the controller
void GazeboRosBaro::Update()
{
  common::Time sim_time = world->GetSimTime();
  double dt = updateTimer.getTimeSinceLastUpdate().Double();

  math::Pose pose = link->GetWorldPose();
  double height = sensor_model_(pose.pos.z, dt);

  if (height_publisher_) {
#ifdef USE_MAV_MSGS
    double previous_height = height_.height;
    height_.header.stamp = ros::Time(sim_time.sec, sim_time.nsec);
    height_.height = height;
    height_.height_variance = sensor_model_.gaussian_noise*sensor_model_.gaussian_noise + sensor_model_.drift*sensor_model_.drift;
    height_.climb = dt > 0.0 ? (height_.height - previous_height) / dt : 0.0;
    height_.climb_variance = sensor_model_.gaussian_noise*sensor_model_.gaussian_noise;
#else
    height_.header.stamp = ros::Time(sim_time.sec, sim_time.nsec);
    height_.point.z = height;
#endif

    height_publisher_.publish(height_);
  }

  if (altimeter_publisher_) {
    altimeter_.header = height_.header;
    altimeter_.altitude = height + elevation_;
    altimeter_.pressure = pow((1.0 - altimeter_.altitude / 44330.0), 5.263157) * qnh_;
    altimeter_.qnh = qnh_;
    altimeter_publisher_.publish(altimeter_);
  }
}

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

} // namespace gazebo