/**************************************************************************** * * Copyright (C) 2012-2013 PX4 Development Team. All rights reserved. * Author: Lorenz Meier * * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions * are met: * * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in * the documentation and/or other materials provided with the * distribution. * 3. Neither the name PX4 nor the names of its contributors may be * used to endorse or promote products derived from this software * without specific prior written permission. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN * ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. * ****************************************************************************/ /** * @file airspeed.c * Airspeed estimation * * @author Lorenz Meier * */ #include #include #include #include "airspeed.h" /** * Calculate indicated airspeed. * * Note that the indicated airspeed is not the true airspeed because it * lacks the air density compensation. Use the calc_true_airspeed functions to get * the true airspeed. * * @param differential_pressure total_ pressure - static pressure * @return indicated airspeed in m/s */ float calc_indicated_airspeed(float differential_pressure) { if (differential_pressure > 0.0f) { return sqrtf((2.0f*differential_pressure) / CONSTANTS_AIR_DENSITY_SEA_LEVEL_15C); } else { return -sqrtf((2.0f*fabsf(differential_pressure)) / CONSTANTS_AIR_DENSITY_SEA_LEVEL_15C); } } /** * Calculate true airspeed from indicated airspeed. * * Note that the true airspeed is NOT the groundspeed, because of the effects of wind * * @param speed_indicated current indicated airspeed * @param pressure_ambient pressure at the side of the tube/airplane * @param temperature_celsius air temperature in degrees celcius * @return true airspeed in m/s */ float calc_true_airspeed_from_indicated(float speed_indicated, float pressure_ambient, float temperature_celsius) { return speed_indicated * sqrtf(CONSTANTS_AIR_DENSITY_SEA_LEVEL_15C / get_air_density(pressure_ambient, temperature_celsius)); } /** * Directly calculate true airspeed * * Note that the true airspeed is NOT the groundspeed, because of the effects of wind * * @param total_pressure pressure inside the pitot/prandtl tube * @param static_pressure pressure at the side of the tube/airplane * @param temperature_celsius air temperature in degrees celcius * @return true airspeed in m/s */ float calc_true_airspeed(float total_pressure, float static_pressure, float temperature_celsius) { float density = get_air_density(static_pressure, temperature_celsius); if (density < 0.0001f || !isfinite(density)) { density = CONSTANTS_AIR_DENSITY_SEA_LEVEL_15C; } float pressure_difference = total_pressure - static_pressure; if (pressure_difference > 0) { return sqrtf((2.0f*(pressure_difference)) / density); } else { return -sqrtf((2.0f*fabsf(pressure_difference)) / density); } } float get_air_density(float static_pressure, float temperature_celsius) { return static_pressure / (CONSTANTS_AIR_GAS_CONST * (temperature_celsius - CONSTANTS_ABSOLUTE_NULL_CELSIUS)); }