An advanced robot that uses PID control on the motor speed, and an IMU for making accurate turns.
Dependencies: mbed Motor ITG3200 QEI ADXL345 IMUfilter PID
Diff: main.cpp
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+/**
+ * Includes.
+ */
+#include "Motor.h"
+#include "QEI.h"
+#include "PID.h"
+#include "IMU.h"
+
+/**
+ * Defines.
+ */
+#define BUFFER_SIZE 1024 //Used for data logging arrays
+#define RATE 0.01 //PID loop timing
+
+//PID tuning constants.
+#define L_KC 0.4312 //Forward left motor Kc
+#define L_TI 0.1 //Forward left motor Ti
+#define L_TD 0.0 //Forward left motor Td
+#define R_KC 0.4620 //Forward right motor Kc
+#define R_TI 0.1 //Forward right motor Ti
+#define R_TD 0.0 //Forward right motor Td
+
+//PID input/output limits.
+#define L_INPUT_MIN 0 //Forward left motor minimum input
+#define L_INPUT_MAX 3000 //Forward left motor maximum input
+#define L_OUTPUT_MIN 0.0 //Forward left motor minimum output
+#define L_OUTPUT_MAX 0.9 //Forward left motor maximum output
+
+#define R_INPUT_MIN 0 //Forward right motor input minimum
+#define R_INPUT_MAX 3200 //Forward right motor input maximum
+#define R_OUTPUT_MIN 0.0 //Forward right motor output minimum
+#define R_OUTPUT_MAX 0.9 //Forward right motor output maximum
+
+//Physical dimensions.
+#define PULSES_PER_REV 624
+#define WHEEL_DIAMETER 58.928 //mm
+#define ROTATION_DISTANCE 220.0 //mm
+#define REVS_PER_ROTATION (ROTATION_DISTANCE / WHEEL_DIAMETER)
+#define PULSES_PER_ROTATION (REVS_PER_ROTATION * PULSES_PER_REV)
+#define PULSES_PER_MM (PULSES_PER_REV / WHEEL_DIAMETER)
+#define DISTANCE_PER_PULSE (WHEEL_DIAMETER / PULSES_PER_REV)
+#define ENCODING 2 //Use X2 encoding
+#define WHEEL_DISTANCE (ROTATION_DISTANCE / DISTANCE_PER_PULSE)
+
+/**
+ * Function Prototypes
+ */
+void initializeMotors(void);
+void initializePid(void);
+//cmd = "move", "turn"
+//direction = "forward", "backward", "left", "right"
+//length = distance in metres or angle in degrees
+void processCommand(char* cmd, char* direction, float length);
+
+/**
+ * Globals
+ */
+
+//Debug.
+Serial pc(USBTX, USBRX);
+
+//Motor control.
+Motor leftMotor(p21, p20, p19); //pwm, inB, inA
+Motor rightMotor(p22, p17, p18); //pwm, inA, inB
+QEI leftQei(p29, p30, NC, 624); //chanA, chanB, index, ppr
+QEI rightQei(p27, p28, NC, 624); //chanB, chanA, index, ppr
+PID leftPid(L_KC, L_TI, L_TD, RATE); //Kc, Ti, Td
+PID rightPid(R_KC, R_TI, R_TD, RATE); //Kc, Ti, Td
+//IMU and peripherals run at a different rate to the main PID loop.
+IMU imu(IMU_RATE, GYRO_MEAS_ERROR, ACCELEROMETER_RATE, GYROSCOPE_RATE);
+
+//Filesystem.
+LocalFileSystem local("local");
+
+//Left motor working variables.
+int leftPulses = 0;
+int leftPrevPulses = 0;
+float leftVelocity = 0.0;
+float leftVelocityBuffer[BUFFER_SIZE];
+
+//Right motor working variables.
+int rightPulses = 0;
+int rightPrevPulses = 0;
+float rightVelocity = 0.0;
+float rightVelocityBuffer[BUFFER_SIZE];
+
+//General working variables.
+float heading = 0.0;
+float prevHeading = 0.0;
+float degreesTurned = 0.0;
+float positionSetPoint = 0.0;
+float headingSetPoint = 0.0;
+
+//Store the initial and end heading during a straight line section
+//in order to be able to correct turns.
+float startHeading = 0.0;
+float endHeading = 0.0;
+
+//Command Parser.
+char cmd0[16]; //{"move", "turn"}
+char cmd1[16]; //{{"forward", "backward"}, {"left", "right"}}
+float cmd2 = 0; //{distance in METRES, angle in DEGREES}
+
+void initializeMotors(void) {
+
+ //Set motor PWM periods to 20KHz.
+ leftMotor.period(0.00005);
+ leftMotor.speed(0.0);
+
+ rightMotor.period(0.00005);
+ rightMotor.speed(0.0);
+
+}
+
+void initializePid(void) {
+
+ //Input and output limits have been determined
+ //empirically with the specific motors being used.
+ //Change appropriately for different motors.
+ //Input units: counts per second.
+ //Output units: PwmOut duty cycle as %.
+ //Default limits are for moving forward.
+ leftPid.setInputLimits(L_INPUT_MIN, L_INPUT_MAX);
+ leftPid.setOutputLimits(L_OUTPUT_MIN, L_OUTPUT_MAX);
+ leftPid.setMode(AUTO_MODE);
+ rightPid.setInputLimits(R_INPUT_MIN, R_INPUT_MAX);
+ rightPid.setOutputLimits(R_OUTPUT_MIN, R_OUTPUT_MAX);
+ rightPid.setMode(AUTO_MODE);
+
+}
+
+void processCommand(char* cmd, char* direction, float length) {
+
+ //move command.
+ if (strcmp(cmd, "move") == 0) {
+
+ int i = 0; //Data log array index.
+
+ //The PID controller works in the % (unsigned) domain, so we'll
+ //need to multiply the output by -1 if our motors need
+ //to go "backwards".
+ int leftDirection = 1;
+ int rightDirection = 1;
+
+ //Convert from metres into millimetres.
+ length *= 1000;
+ //Work out how many pulses are required to go that many millimetres.
+ length *= PULSES_PER_MM;
+ //Make sure we scale the number of pulses according to our encoding method.
+ length /= ENCODING;
+
+ positionSetPoint = length;
+
+ if (strcmp(direction, "forward") == 0) {
+ //Leave left and rightDirection as +ve.
+ } else if (strcmp(cmd1, "backward") == 0) {
+ //Change left and rightDirection to -ve.
+ leftDirection = -1;
+ rightDirection = -1;
+ }
+
+ startHeading = imu.getYaw();
+
+ //With left set point == right set point, the rover veers off to the
+ //right - by slowing the right motor down slightly it goes relatively
+ //straight.
+ leftPid.setSetPoint(1000);
+ rightPid.setSetPoint(975);
+
+ //Keep going until we've moved the correct distance defined by the
+ //position set point. Take the absolute value of the pulses as we might
+ //be moving backwards.
+ while ((abs(leftPulses) < positionSetPoint) &&
+ (abs(rightPulses) < positionSetPoint)) {
+
+ //Get the current pulse count and subtract the previous one to
+ //calculate the current velocity in counts per second.
+ leftPulses = leftQei.getPulses();
+ leftVelocity = (leftPulses - leftPrevPulses) / RATE;
+ leftPrevPulses = leftPulses;
+ //Use the absolute value of velocity as the PID controller works
+ //in the % (unsigned) domain and will get confused with -ve values.
+ leftPid.setProcessValue(fabs(leftVelocity));
+ leftMotor.speed(leftPid.compute() * leftDirection);
+
+ rightPulses = rightQei.getPulses();
+ rightVelocity = (rightPulses - rightPrevPulses) / RATE;
+ rightPrevPulses = rightPulses;
+ rightPid.setProcessValue(fabs(rightVelocity));
+ rightMotor.speed(rightPid.compute() * rightDirection);
+
+ i++;
+
+ wait(RATE);
+
+ }
+
+ leftMotor.brake();
+ rightMotor.brake();
+
+ endHeading = imu.getYaw();
+
+ }
+ //turn command.
+ else if (strcmp(cmd0, "turn") == 0) {
+
+ //The PID controller works in the % (unsigned) domain, so we'll
+ //need to multiply the output by -1 for the motor which needs
+ //to go "backwards".
+ int leftDirection = 1;
+ int rightDirection = 1;
+ headingSetPoint = length + (endHeading - startHeading);
+
+ //In case the rover tries to [pointlessly] turn >360 degrees.
+ if (headingSetPoint > 359.8) {
+
+ headingSetPoint -= 359.8;
+
+ }
+
+ //Set up the right previous heading for the initial degreesTurned
+ //calculation.
+ prevHeading = fabs(imu.getYaw());
+
+ if (strcmp(cmd1, "left") == 0) {
+
+ //When turning left, the left motor needs to go backwards
+ //while the right motor goes forwards.
+ leftDirection = -1;
+
+ } else if (strcmp(cmd1, "right") == 0) {
+
+ //When turning right, the right motor needs to go backwards
+ //while the left motor goes forwards.
+ rightDirection = -1;
+
+ }
+
+ //Turn slowly to ensure we don't overshoot the angle by missing
+ //the relatively slow readings [in comparison to the PID loop speed]
+ //from the IMU.
+ leftPid.setSetPoint(500);
+ rightPid.setSetPoint(500);
+
+ //Keep turning until we've moved through the correct angle as defined
+ //by the heading set point.
+ while (degreesTurned < headingSetPoint) {
+
+ //Get the new heading and subtract the previous heading to
+ //determine how many more degrees we've moved through.
+ //As we're only interested in the relative angle (as opposed to
+ //absolute) we'll take the absolute value of the heading to avoid
+ //any nastiness when trying to calculate angles as they jump from
+ //179.9 to -179.9 degrees.
+ heading = fabs(imu.getYaw());
+ degreesTurned += fabs(heading - prevHeading);
+ prevHeading = heading;
+
+ //Get the current pulse count and subtract the previous one to
+ //calculate the current velocity in counts per second.
+ leftPulses = leftQei.getPulses();
+ leftVelocity = (leftPulses - leftPrevPulses) / RATE;
+ leftPrevPulses = leftPulses;
+ //Use the absolute value of velocity as the PID controller works
+ //in the % (unsigned) domain and will get confused with -ve values.
+ leftPid.setProcessValue(fabs(leftVelocity));
+ leftMotor.speed(leftPid.compute() * leftDirection);
+
+ rightPulses = rightQei.getPulses();
+ rightVelocity = (rightPulses - rightPrevPulses) / RATE;
+ rightPrevPulses = rightPulses;
+ rightPid.setProcessValue(fabs(rightVelocity));
+ rightMotor.speed(rightPid.compute() * rightDirection);
+
+ wait(RATE);
+
+ }
+
+ leftMotor.brake();
+ rightMotor.brake();
+
+ }
+
+ //Reset working variables.
+ leftQei.reset();
+ rightQei.reset();
+
+ leftPulses = 0;
+ leftPrevPulses = 0;
+ leftVelocity = 0.0;
+ leftMotor.speed(0.0);
+
+ rightPulses = 0;
+ rightPrevPulses = 0;
+ rightVelocity = 0.0;
+ rightMotor.speed(0.0);
+
+ leftPid.setSetPoint(0.0);
+ leftPid.setProcessValue(0.0);
+ rightPid.setSetPoint(0.0);
+ rightPid.setProcessValue(0.0);
+
+ positionSetPoint = 0.0;
+ headingSetPoint = 0.0;
+ heading = 0.0;
+ prevHeading = 0.0;
+ degreesTurned = 0.0;
+
+}
+
+int main() {
+
+ pc.printf("Starting mbed rover test...\n");
+
+ initializeMotors();
+ initializePid();
+
+ //Some delay before we start moving.
+ wait(5);
+
+ //Open the command script.
+ FILE* commands = fopen("/local/commands.txt", "r");
+
+ //Check if we were successful in opening the command script.
+ if (commands == NULL) {
+ pc.printf("Could not open command file...\n");
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ } else {
+ pc.printf("Succesfully opened command file!\n");
+ }
+
+ //While there's another line to read from the command script.
+ while (fscanf(commands, "%s%s%f", cmd0, cmd1, &cmd2) >= 0) {
+
+ pc.printf("%s %s %f\n", cmd0, cmd1, cmd2);
+
+ processCommand(cmd0, cmd1, cmd2);
+
+ wait(1);
+
+ }
+
+ fclose(commands);
+
+}