amcl_laser.h

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//
// Desc: LASER sensor model for AMCL
// Author: Andrew Howard
// Date: 17 Aug 2003
// CVS: $Id: amcl_laser.h 6443 2008-05-15 19:46:11Z gerkey $
//
 
#ifndef AMCL_LASER_H
#define AMCL_LASER_H
 
#include "amcl_sensor.h"
#include "../map/map.h"
 
namespace amcl
{
 
typedef enum
{
  LASER_MODEL_BEAM,
  LASER_MODEL_LIKELIHOOD_FIELD,
  LASER_MODEL_LIKELIHOOD_FIELD_PROB
} laser_model_t;
 
// Laser sensor data
class AMCLLaserData : public AMCLSensorData
{
  public:
    AMCLLaserData () {ranges=NULL;};
    virtual ~AMCLLaserData() {delete [] ranges;};
  // Laser range data (range, bearing tuples)
  public: int range_count;
  public: double range_max;
  public: double (*ranges)[2];
};
 
 
// Laseretric sensor model
class AMCLLaser : public AMCLSensor
{
  // Default constructor
  public: AMCLLaser(size_t max_beams, map_t* map);
 
  public: virtual ~AMCLLaser(); 
 
  public: void SetModelBeam(double z_hit,
                            double z_short,
                            double z_max,
                            double z_rand,
                            double sigma_hit,
                            double lambda_short,
                            double chi_outlier);
 
  public: void SetModelLikelihoodField(double z_hit,
                                       double z_rand,
                                       double sigma_hit,
                                       double max_occ_dist);
 
  //a more probabilistically correct model - also with the option to do beam skipping
  public: void SetModelLikelihoodFieldProb(double z_hit,
                                           double z_rand,
                                           double sigma_hit,
                                           double max_occ_dist, 
                                           bool do_beamskip, 
                                           double beam_skip_distance, 
                                           double beam_skip_threshold, 
                                           double beam_skip_error_threshold);
 
  // Update the filter based on the sensor model.  Returns true if the
  // filter has been updated.
  public: virtual bool UpdateSensor(pf_t *pf, AMCLSensorData *data);
 
  // Set the laser's pose after construction
  public: void SetLaserPose(pf_vector_t& laser_pose) 
          {this->laser_pose = laser_pose;}
 
  // Determine the probability for the given pose
  private: static double BeamModel(AMCLLaserData *data, 
                                   pf_sample_set_t* set);
  // Determine the probability for the given pose
  private: static double LikelihoodFieldModel(AMCLLaserData *data, 
                                              pf_sample_set_t* set);
 
  // Determine the probability for the given pose - more probablistic model 
  private: static double LikelihoodFieldModelProb(AMCLLaserData *data, 
                                             pf_sample_set_t* set);
 
  private: void reallocTempData(int max_samples, int max_obs);
 
  private: laser_model_t model_type;
 
  // Current data timestamp
  private: double time;
 
  // The laser map
  private: map_t *map;
 
  // Laser offset relative to robot
  private: pf_vector_t laser_pose;
  
  // Max beams to consider
  private: int max_beams;
 
  // Beam skipping parameters (used by LikelihoodFieldModelProb model)
  private: bool do_beamskip; 
  private: double beam_skip_distance; 
  private: double beam_skip_threshold; 
  //threshold for the ratio of invalid beams - at which all beams are integrated to the likelihoods 
  //this would be an error condition 
  private: double beam_skip_error_threshold;
 
  //temp data that is kept before observations are integrated to each particle (requried for beam skipping)
  private: int max_samples;
  private: int max_obs;
  private: double **temp_obs;
 
  // Laser model params
  //
  // Mixture params for the components of the model; must sum to 1
  private: double z_hit;
  private: double z_short;
  private: double z_max;
  private: double z_rand;
  //
  // Stddev of Gaussian model for laser hits.
  private: double sigma_hit;
  // Decay rate of exponential model for short readings.
  private: double lambda_short;
  // Threshold for outlier rejection (unused)
  private: double chi_outlier;
};
 
 
}
 
#endif