control for robotic arm that can play chess using a granular gripper

Dependencies:   Encoder mbed HIDScope Servo MODSERIAL

Fork of chessRobot by a steenbeek

actuators.cpp

Committer:
annesteenbeek
Date:
2015-10-06
Revision:
26:0a9e4147a31a
Parent:
25:874675516927
Child:
28:40a931dfe840

File content as of revision 26:0a9e4147a31a:

#include "actuators.h"
#include "PID.h"
#include "mbed.h"
#include "config.h"
#include "encoder.h"
#include "HIDScope.h"
// functions for controlling the motors
bool motorEnable = true;

bool direction1 = false; // CCW is false(positive rotation), CW is true (neg rotation)
bool direction2 = false;

float motor1Pos = 0;
float motor2Pos = 0;

float motorSpeed1 = 0;
float motorSpeed2 = 0;

float motorSetSpeed1 = 0;
float motorSetSpeed2 = 0;


float motorPWM1 = 0;
float motorPWM2 = 0;

// Set PID values
float Kp1 = 1; 
float Ki1 = 1; 
float Kd1 = 1;

float Kp2 = 1; 
float Ki2 = 1; 
float Kd2 = 1;

float PIDinterval = 0.2;


// Create object instances
// Initialze motors
PwmOut motor1(motor1PWMPin);
PwmOut motor2(motor2PWMPin);

// Initialize encoders
Encoder encoder1(enc1A, enc1B, true);
Encoder encoder2(enc2A, enc2B, true);

// Set direction pins     
DigitalOut motor1Dir(motor1DirPin);
DigitalOut motor2Dir(motor2DirPin);  

// create PID instances
PID PIDmotor1(Kp1, Ki1, Kd1, PIDinterval);
PID PIDmotor2(Kp2, Ki2, Kd2, PIDinterval);
    
    
void motorInit(){
    
    motor1Dir.write(direction1);
    motor2Dir.write(direction2);

    // Set motor PWM period
    motor1.period(1/pwm_frequency);
    motor2.period(1/pwm_frequency);

    PIDmotor1.setSetPoint(motorSetSpeed1);
    PIDmotor2.setSetPoint(motorSetSpeed2);

    PIDmotor1.setProcessValue(motorSpeed1);
    PIDmotor2.setProcessValue(motorSpeed2);
    // set PID mode
    PIDmotor1.setMode(1);
    PIDmotor2.setMode(1);

    // set limits for PID output to avoid integrator build up.
    PIDmotor1.setOutputLimits(-1.0, 1.0);
    PIDmotor2.setOutputLimits(-1.0, 1.0);

}


void motorControl(){
    if(motorEnable){  // only run motors if switch is enabled

    // get encoder positions
        motor1Pos = encoder1.getPosition();
        motor2Pos = encoder2.getPosition();

        // check if motor's are within rotational boundarys
    // get  encoder speeds
        motorSpeed1 = encoder1.getSpeed();
        motorSpeed2 = encoder2.getSpeed();

    // translate to x/y speed
    // compute new PID parameters using setpoint speeds and x/y speeds
        motorPWM1 = PIDmotor1.compute();
        motorPWM2 = PIDmotor2.compute();
    // translate to motor rotation speed
    // write new values to motor's
        if (motorPWM1 > 0 ){ // CCW rotation (unitcircle convetion)
            direction1 = false;
        }else{
            direction1 = true; // CW rotation
        }
        if (motorPWM2 > 0 ){ // CCW rotation (unitcircle convetion)
            direction2 = false;
        }else{
            direction2 = true; // CW rotation
        }
        motor1.write(abs(motorPWM1));
        motor2.write(abs(motorPWM2));

    }else{
        // write 0 to motors
        motor1.write(0);
        motor2.write(0);
    }
}

void servoControl(){
    // use potMeter Value to set servo angle
    // (optionaly calculate xy position to keep balloon in position)
        // calculate z position using angle
        // calculate x y translation of endpoint
        // find new x and y speed.
    
}