ArActionLimiterForwards.cpp

/*
ActivMedia Robotics Interface for Applications (ARIA)
Copyright (C) 2004,2005 ActivMedia Robotics, LLC


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*/

#include "ArExport.h"
#include "ariaOSDef.h"
#include "ArActionLimiterForwards.h"
#include "ArRobot.h"

ArActionLimiterForwards::ArActionLimiterForwards(const char *name, 
                                                          double stopDistance,
                                                          double slowDistance,
                                                          double slowSpeed,
                                                          double widthRatio) :
  ArAction(name,
           "Slows the robot down so as not to hit anything in front of it.")
{
  setNextArgument(ArArg("stop distance", &myStopDist, 
                        "Distance at which to stop. (mm)"));
  myStopDist = stopDistance;

  setNextArgument(ArArg("slow distance", &mySlowDist, 
                        "Distance at which to slow down. (mm)"));
  mySlowDist = slowDistance;

  setNextArgument(ArArg("slow speed", &mySlowSpeed, 
                         "Speed at which to slow to at the slow distance, (mm/sec)"));
  mySlowSpeed = slowSpeed;
  
  setNextArgument(ArArg("width ratio", &myWidthRatio,
                        "Ratio of the width of the box to look at to the robot radius (multiplier)"));
  myWidthRatio = widthRatio;
  myLastStopped = false;
}

ArActionLimiterForwards::~ArActionLimiterForwards()
{

}

void ArActionLimiterForwards::setParameters(double stopDistance,
                                                     double slowDistance,
                                                     double slowSpeed,
                                                     double widthRatio)
{
  myStopDist = stopDistance;
  mySlowDist = slowDistance;
  mySlowSpeed = slowSpeed;
  myWidthRatio = widthRatio;
}

ArActionDesired *
ArActionLimiterForwards::fire(ArActionDesired currentDesired)
{
  double dist;
  double maxVel;
  bool printing = false;
  double checkDist;

  if (myStopDist > mySlowDist)
    checkDist = myStopDist;
  else
    checkDist = mySlowDist;

  myDesired.reset();
  dist = myRobot->checkRangeDevicesCurrentBox(0,
                                -myRobot->getRobotWidth()/2.0 * myWidthRatio,
                                checkDist + myRobot->getRobotLength()/2,
                                myRobot->getRobotWidth()/2.0 * myWidthRatio);
  dist -= myRobot->getRobotLength() / 2;
  //printf("%.0f\n", dist);
  if (dist < myStopDist)
  {
    if (printing && !myLastStopped)
      printf("Stopping\n");
    myLastStopped = true;
    myDesired.setMaxVel(0);
    return &myDesired;
  }

  if (printing && myLastStopped)
    printf("Going\n");
  myLastStopped = false;
  //printf("%f ", dist);
  if (dist > mySlowDist)
  {
    //printf("Nothing\n");
    return NULL;
    //return &myDesired;
  }
      
                        
  maxVel = mySlowSpeed * ((dist - myStopDist) / (mySlowDist - myStopDist));
  //printf("Max vel %f (stopdist %.1f slowdist %.1f slowspeed %.1f\n", maxVel,   myStopDist, mySlowDist, mySlowSpeed);
  myDesired.setMaxVel(maxVel);
  return &myDesired;
  
}

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