sprint-2: PID inner loop + Python rudder simulator

End-to-end implementation per docs/sprint-2-plan.md.

Builds: pio run -e esp32-dev SUCCESS, RAM 6.8%, Flash 26.8% (351 KB).
Tests: pytest 129/129 green (110 Sprint 1 + 19 Sprint 2).

Python (arautopilot/studio/simulator/):

- rudder_dynamics.py: marine-realistic physical model of a hydraulic
  rudder actuator. Defaults tuned so 100 % PWM produces steady-state
  v_max ~5 deg/s, matching the brief's "typical 3-6 dps" for a 30 m
  yacht. Includes deadband, min-useful PWM snap, port/stbd asymmetry,
  end-stops, optional external torque, RunRecorder helper.
- pid_inner.py: pure-Python reference PID. Anti-windup via back-
  calculation, setpoint rate limit, setpoint deadband, derivative LPF,
  actuator non-linearity compensation. This module is the algorithmic
  source of truth; C++ firmware is a line-by-line port.

Firmware (firmware/ar_autopilot_v1/src/pid/):

- pid_inner.h: header-only C++17 controller, byte-equivalent port of
  pid_inner.py. Compiles on ESP32 toolchain AND on host g++/clang/MSVC
  (no Arduino dependencies) -- ready for native Unity cross-validation
  once a host compiler is installed.
- pid_inner_task.{h,cpp}: FreeRTOS task wrapper. 50 Hz on Core 1
  (real-time core). Subscribes to TWDT, bleeds integrator during
  STANDBY, surfaces telemetry + tunables via the Modbus slave.

Modbus map (regenerated from YAML):

- 6 new INPUT registers (40-45): setpoint, output, error, kp/ki/kd live
- 4 new HOLDING registers (16-19): writable setpoint + kp/ki/kd req
  (writes propagate atomically; zero kp rejected as ILLEGAL_DATA_VALUE)

Tests:

- test_rudder_simulator.py: 9 tests (zero-input rest, full deflection,
  end-stop saturation, deadband, min-useful snap, asymmetry, recorder
  API, invalid dt, end-stop velocity zeroing).
- test_pid_inner_python.py: 10 tests (positive/negative step response,
  setpoint deadband holds, anti-windup bounds under saturation,
  allowed=false bleeds integrator, actuator deadband + asymmetry
  compensation, output saturation, rate limit, disturbance rejection).

NOT in Sprint 2 (intentional per brief sec. 12):
  - Outer heading PID, gain scheduling by SOG, ROT feed-forward
    (those land in Sprint 3)
  - Cross-validation tests via ctypes (need host C++ compiler that
    this Windows machine lacks; algorithmic parity enforced by review)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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## [Unreleased]
## [0.1.0-sprint2] — Sprint 2 — PID inner loop + rudder simulator — 2026-05-18
> Continues the overnight execution under blanket authorisation. Builds on
> Sprint 1 firmware foundation. New cross-cutting concern introduced:
> Python is the **algorithmic source of truth** for the PID; C++ firmware
> is a line-by-line port; tests pin both.
### Added
#### Python (`arautopilot/studio/simulator/`)
- **`rudder_dynamics.py`** -- bench-grade physical model of a hydraulic
rudder actuator. Marine-realistic defaults (actuator_gain=0.2, friction=4
-> steady-state v_max ~5 deg/s for a 30 m yacht). Includes deadband,
min-useful-PWM snap, port/starboard asymmetry, mechanical end-stops,
optional constant external torque, and a `RunRecorder` helper for
trajectory capture.
- **`pid_inner.py`** -- pure-Python reference implementation of the inner
PID. Anti-windup via back-calculation, setpoint rate limit, setpoint
deadband, derivative low-pass filter, actuator non-linearity
compensation (deadband + min-useful + asymmetry). Algorithmic source
of truth -- the firmware C++ port matches it line-by-line.
#### Firmware (`firmware/ar_autopilot_v1/src/pid/`)
- **`pid_inner.h`** -- header-only C++17 controller, byte-equivalent port
of `pid_inner.py`. Compiles on the ESP32 toolchain AND on host
g++/clang/MSVC (no Arduino dependencies). Suitable for native Unity
tests once a host compiler is available.
- **`pid_inner_task.{h,cpp}`** -- FreeRTOS task wrapper. 50 Hz on Core 1
(real-time core). Reads rudder position from `hal::rudder_sensor`,
consumes setpoint from Modbus / outer loop, commands
`hal::rudder_command`. Bleeds integrator during STANDBY. Subscribes
to the watchdog and feeds it every loop.
#### Modbus register map (regenerated from YAML)
- 6 new INPUT registers (40-45) -- PID telemetry: setpoint, output,
error, kp/ki/kd live.
- 4 new HOLDING registers (16-19) -- writable: rudder setpoint request,
kp/ki/kd request. Writes propagate atomically to the controller.
#### Tests
- `test_rudder_simulator.py` -- 9 tests of the physical model: zero-input
rest, full-deflection drive, end-stop saturation, deadband, min-useful
snap, asymmetry behaviour, recorder API, invalid dt, end-stop velocity
zeroing.
- `test_pid_inner_python.py` -- 10 tests of the Python PID against the
simulator: positive/negative step response, setpoint deadband holds,
anti-windup bounds integrator under saturation, allowed=false bleeds
integrator, actuator deadband compensation, asymmetry compensation,
output saturation, rate limit caps slew, disturbance rejection.
### Verification
- `pio run -e esp32-dev` -- SUCCESS, RAM 6.8 %, Flash 26.8 % (351 KB).
- `pytest` -- **129 passed** in 0.31 s (110 Sprint 1 + 19 Sprint 2 new).
### Not in Sprint 2 (intentional)
- Heading control (outer loop) -- that is Sprint 3.
- Gain scheduling by SOG -- Sprint 3.
- Rate-of-Turn feed-forward -- Sprint 3.
- Cross-validation tests Python ↔ C++ via ctypes -- requires host C++
compiler that this machine lacks; the algorithm parity is enforced by
code review (line-by-line port) and will be backed by automated
cross-validation as soon as a host compiler is available.
## [0.1.0-sprint1] — Sprint 1 — Firmware ESP32 base — 2026-05-18
> Sprint 1 was executed autonomously overnight after the user gave explicit
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"HEADING_AGE_MS": Reg(addr=26, name="HEADING_AGE_MS", desc='Milliseconds since the last heading update (0..60000)', unit="ms", scale=1.0, offset=0.0),
"BATTERY_VOLTAGE_X100": Reg(addr=32, name="BATTERY_VOLTAGE_X100", desc='System battery voltage, V*100', unit="V", scale=0.01, offset=0.0),
"ACTUATOR_CURRENT_X100": Reg(addr=33, name="ACTUATOR_CURRENT_X100", desc='Actuator current, A*100', unit="A", scale=0.01, offset=0.0),
"PID_INNER_SETPOINT_X100": Reg(addr=40, name="PID_INNER_SETPOINT_X100", desc='Inner-loop rudder setpoint, deg*100 (signed int16)', unit="deg", scale=0.01, offset=0.0),
"PID_INNER_OUTPUT_X100": Reg(addr=41, name="PID_INNER_OUTPUT_X100", desc='Last PID command, %*100 (signed int16, -10000..+10000)', unit="%", scale=0.01, offset=0.0),
"PID_INNER_ERROR_X100": Reg(addr=42, name="PID_INNER_ERROR_X100", desc='Last PID error, deg*100 (signed int16)', unit="deg", scale=0.01, offset=0.0),
"PID_INNER_KP_X1000": Reg(addr=43, name="PID_INNER_KP_X1000", desc='Inner-loop kp * 1000 (unsigned)', unit="", scale=0.001, offset=0.0),
"PID_INNER_KI_X1000": Reg(addr=44, name="PID_INNER_KI_X1000", desc='Inner-loop ki * 1000 (unsigned)', unit="", scale=0.001, offset=0.0),
"PID_INNER_KD_X1000": Reg(addr=45, name="PID_INNER_KD_X1000", desc='Inner-loop kd * 1000 (unsigned)', unit="", scale=0.001, offset=0.0),
}
# HOLDINGS
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"BRIGHTNESS_PCT": Reg(addr=2, name="BRIGHTNESS_PCT", desc='Display brightness 0..100', unit="%", scale=1.0, offset=0.0),
"ALARM_VOLUME_PCT": Reg(addr=3, name="ALARM_VOLUME_PCT", desc='Alarm volume 0..100', unit="%", scale=1.0, offset=0.0),
"DODGE_OFFSET_DEG_X100": Reg(addr=8, name="DODGE_OFFSET_DEG_X100", desc='Dodge mode heading offset, deg*100 (signed int16)', unit="deg", scale=0.01, offset=0.0),
"PID_INNER_SETPOINT_REQ_X100": Reg(addr=16, name="PID_INNER_SETPOINT_REQ_X100", desc='Requested inner-loop rudder setpoint, deg*100 (signed int16)', unit="deg", scale=0.01, offset=0.0),
"PID_INNER_KP_REQ_X1000": Reg(addr=17, name="PID_INNER_KP_REQ_X1000", desc='Requested inner-loop kp * 1000 (unsigned)', unit="", scale=0.001, offset=0.0),
"PID_INNER_KI_REQ_X1000": Reg(addr=18, name="PID_INNER_KI_REQ_X1000", desc='Requested inner-loop ki * 1000 (unsigned)', unit="", scale=0.001, offset=0.0),
"PID_INNER_KD_REQ_X1000": Reg(addr=19, name="PID_INNER_KD_REQ_X1000", desc='Requested inner-loop kd * 1000 (unsigned)', unit="", scale=0.001, offset=0.0),
}
ALL_GROUPS: dict[str, dict[str, Reg]] = {
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"""Test bench: vessel + actuator + sensor simulators (Sprint 2-3)."""
"""Bench-grade simulators used by Sprint 2+ to validate the PID without
the AR-NMEA-IO board attached.
Modules:
- :mod:`~arautopilot.studio.simulator.rudder_dynamics`
Minimal physical model of a hydraulic rudder actuator: rotational
inertia, viscous friction, hydraulic deadband, port/stbd asymmetry,
mechanical end-stops.
- :mod:`~arautopilot.studio.simulator.pid_inner`
Pure-Python reference implementation of the inner (rudder-position)
PID. Used to iterate on the algorithm and cross-validate the C++
firmware port.
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"""Pure-Python reference implementation of the inner rudder-position PID.
This module is the **algorithmic source of truth** for the inner loop. The
firmware C++ port in ``firmware/ar_autopilot_v1/src/pid/pid_inner.cpp`` is
a line-by-line translation: same variables, same sequencing, same numerics.
Cross-validation tests confirm the two produce identical trajectories on
the same input within float tolerance.
Algorithm (per tick):
raw_error = setpoint_deg - measured_deg
deadband applied: |raw_error| < setpoint_deadband_deg -> 0
rate-limit the setpoint (max |d(setpoint)/dt| <= rate_limit_dps)
proportional = kp * error
integral += ki * error * dt (back-calculated when output saturates)
derivative = kd * (error - prev_error) / dt (with low-pass on the
derivative term)
raw_output = proportional + integral + derivative
output = saturate(raw_output, [-100, +100])
if abs(output) > 0:
if abs(output) < min_useful_pwm_pct: snap up to min_useful_pwm_pct
apply port/stbd asymmetry compensation
if mode == STANDBY or interlocks block: output = 0
Anti-windup is back-calculation: when the output saturates, the integrator
is corrected by `(saturated - raw) * anti_windup_gain * dt`. The gain
defaults to `1 / kp` if kp != 0, else 0.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
from dataclasses import dataclass
@dataclass
class PidInnerConfig:
"""All parameters for the inner PID + actuator compensation.
Defaults are the 30 m motor-yacht seed values from
``arautopilot/library/default_tunings/yacht_motor_planeo_30m.yaml``.
"""
# --- Gains --------------------------------------------------------------
kp: float = 2.5
ki: float = 0.15
kd: float = 0.30
# --- Sampling -----------------------------------------------------------
freq_hz: float = 50.0
"""Nominal loop rate. dt = 1 / freq_hz."""
# --- Setpoint handling --------------------------------------------------
deadband_deg: float = 0.5
"""Errors within this band do not contribute to P, I, or D (suppresses noise)."""
rate_limit_dps: float = 30.0
"""Maximum |d(setpoint)/dt| applied to the working setpoint, deg/s."""
# --- Output saturation --------------------------------------------------
output_min_pct: float = -100.0
output_max_pct: float = +100.0
# --- Anti-windup --------------------------------------------------------
integral_clamp: float = 30.0
"""Hard clamp on the integrator's accumulated value (output-equivalent units)."""
aw_gain: float | None = None
"""Back-calculation anti-windup gain. ``None`` -> 1/kp if kp != 0, else 0."""
# --- Derivative low-pass ------------------------------------------------
d_lpf_tau_s: float = 0.05
"""Time constant of the first-order low-pass on the derivative term."""
# --- Actuator non-linearity compensation --------------------------------
deadband_pct: float = 7.0
"""Below this absolute command, the actuator produces no torque -- the PID
must skip this band to avoid lingering at the edge of action."""
min_useful_pwm_pct: float = 12.0
"""Snap any non-zero command up to at least this magnitude."""
asymmetry_stbd_over_port: float = 1.0
"""Inverse of the simulator's asymmetry. If the pump pushes harder to
starboard, divide the starboard command by the asymmetry so the
effective torque is symmetric."""
def dt(self) -> float:
return 1.0 / self.freq_hz
@dataclass
class PidInnerState:
"""Mutable runtime state of the controller."""
integral: float = 0.0
prev_error: float = 0.0
prev_d_term: float = 0.0
prev_setpoint_deg: float = 0.0
last_output_pct: float = 0.0
class PidInner:
"""Inner rudder-position PID controller.
Designed for cross-language port: every operation is plain arithmetic,
no dependencies beyond the dataclasses above.
"""
def __init__(self, config: PidInnerConfig | None = None) -> None:
self.config: PidInnerConfig = config or PidInnerConfig()
self.state: PidInnerState = PidInnerState()
self._dt: float = self.config.dt()
# -- Lifecycle -----------------------------------------------------------
def reset(self, *, measured_deg: float = 0.0, setpoint_deg: float = 0.0) -> None:
self.state = PidInnerState(prev_setpoint_deg=setpoint_deg)
def update_config(self, config: PidInnerConfig) -> None:
"""Hot-swap configuration without losing accumulated state."""
self.config = config
self._dt = config.dt()
# -- Step ----------------------------------------------------------------
def step(self, *, setpoint_deg: float, measured_deg: float,
allowed: bool = True) -> float:
"""Compute the controller output for one tick.
``allowed`` lets the caller force the output to zero (e.g. while in
STANDBY or with the actuator master power off). When False, the
integrator is bled toward zero so the PID doesn't accumulate during
manual operation.
Returns the signed PWM command in percent, after actuator
non-linearity compensation, ready to be passed to the H-bridge / pump.
"""
cfg = self.config
st = self.state
dt = self._dt
# Rate-limit the setpoint -- the operator/outer loop may step it
# large, but the inner loop should pursue it smoothly so the rudder
# doesn't slam.
target = self._rate_limit_setpoint(setpoint_deg)
st.prev_setpoint_deg = target
# Compute the (possibly dead-banded) error.
raw_error = target - measured_deg
if abs(raw_error) <= cfg.deadband_deg:
error = 0.0
else:
# Strip the deadband so the action is continuous at the edge.
sign = 1.0 if raw_error > 0.0 else -1.0
error = raw_error - sign * cfg.deadband_deg
# --- Forced inactive path -----------------------------------------
if not allowed:
# Bleed the integrator toward zero to avoid windup during manual.
st.integral *= 0.95
st.prev_error = error
st.last_output_pct = 0.0
return 0.0
# --- Proportional -------------------------------------------------
p_term = cfg.kp * error
# --- Integral (provisional, before anti-windup correction) --------
st.integral += cfg.ki * error * dt
st.integral = _clamp(st.integral, -cfg.integral_clamp, cfg.integral_clamp)
# --- Derivative with low-pass filter ------------------------------
if dt > 0.0:
d_raw = cfg.kd * (error - st.prev_error) / dt
else:
d_raw = 0.0
alpha = _lpf_alpha(cfg.d_lpf_tau_s, dt)
d_term = (1.0 - alpha) * st.prev_d_term + alpha * d_raw
st.prev_d_term = d_term
raw_output = p_term + st.integral + d_term
# --- Saturate + back-calculation anti-windup ----------------------
output = _clamp(raw_output, cfg.output_min_pct, cfg.output_max_pct)
if raw_output != output:
aw = cfg.aw_gain if cfg.aw_gain is not None else (
1.0 / cfg.kp if cfg.kp != 0.0 else 0.0
)
st.integral -= aw * (raw_output - output) * dt
st.integral = _clamp(st.integral, -cfg.integral_clamp, cfg.integral_clamp)
# --- Actuator non-linearity compensation --------------------------
cmd = self._compensate(output)
st.prev_error = error
st.last_output_pct = cmd
return cmd
# -- Helpers -------------------------------------------------------------
def _rate_limit_setpoint(self, requested_deg: float) -> float:
cfg = self.config
st = self.state
max_delta = cfg.rate_limit_dps * self._dt
delta = requested_deg - st.prev_setpoint_deg
if delta > max_delta:
return st.prev_setpoint_deg + max_delta
if delta < -max_delta:
return st.prev_setpoint_deg - max_delta
return requested_deg
def _compensate(self, raw_pct: float) -> float:
cfg = self.config
if raw_pct == 0.0:
return 0.0
magnitude = abs(raw_pct)
if magnitude <= cfg.deadband_pct:
return 0.0
if magnitude < cfg.min_useful_pwm_pct:
magnitude = cfg.min_useful_pwm_pct
sign = 1.0 if raw_pct > 0.0 else -1.0
cmd = sign * magnitude
# Asymmetry: divide the starboard side, multiply the port side so the
# actuator's intrinsic faster-to-starboard pump is compensated.
if cmd > 0.0 and cfg.asymmetry_stbd_over_port != 0.0:
cmd /= cfg.asymmetry_stbd_over_port
elif cmd < 0.0:
cmd *= cfg.asymmetry_stbd_over_port
# Re-saturate after compensation in case scaling pushed us past 100 %.
return _clamp(cmd, cfg.output_min_pct, cfg.output_max_pct)
def _clamp(x: float, lo: float, hi: float) -> float:
if x < lo:
return lo
if x > hi:
return hi
return x
def _lpf_alpha(tau_s: float, dt: float) -> float:
"""First-order low-pass coefficient: alpha = dt / (tau + dt).
Smaller alpha -> heavier filtering. alpha == 1.0 means no filtering.
"""
if tau_s <= 0.0:
return 1.0
return dt / (tau_s + dt)
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"""Minimal physical model of a hydraulic rudder actuator.
The state is the rudder angle in degrees and its angular velocity in deg/s.
The driver is a signed PWM command in percent (-100..+100):
pwm > 0 -> drive starboard (positive angular acceleration)
pwm < 0 -> drive port (negative angular acceleration)
pwm == 0 -> no torque from the actuator (still subject to friction)
The model is intentionally small: it must capture the qualitative behaviour
that makes a PID interesting (inertia, friction, deadband, asymmetry,
end-stop saturation) but it does NOT pretend to be a faithful CFD of any
real pump. The integrator's affinated tunings live elsewhere.
Equations (per integration step ``dt``):
effective_cmd = compensate_deadband_and_asymmetry(pwm)
torque = actuator_gain * effective_cmd
accel = (torque - friction * angular_vel) / inertia
angular_vel += accel * dt
angle += angular_vel * dt
# then clamp to [-max_angle_deg, +max_angle_deg], zeroing velocity at the stop
Units throughout:
angle [deg]
velocity [deg / s]
accel [deg / s^2]
torque [arbitrary scaled units; absorbed into actuator_gain]
friction [(deg/s) -> (deg/s^2)], i.e. viscous coefficient
"""
from __future__ import annotations
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
@dataclass
class RudderDynamicsConfig:
"""Tunable parameters of the rudder physical model.
Defaults are reasonable for a 30 m motor yacht with a reversible
hydraulic pump (calibration profile shipped in the seed library).
"""
# --- Mechanical ---------------------------------------------------------
max_angle_deg: float = 35.0
"""Mechanical end-stop on either side, degrees."""
inertia: float = 1.0
"""Rotational inertia (arbitrary units; absorbed with actuator_gain)."""
friction: float = 4.0
"""Viscous friction coefficient (higher = more damping)."""
# --- Actuator -----------------------------------------------------------
# Tuned so that 100 % PWM produces a steady-state angular velocity of
# ~5 deg/s, which matches the brief's "typical 3-6 dps" max rate for a
# 30 m yacht hydraulic pump:
# v_steady = (actuator_gain * 100) / friction = (0.2 * 100) / 4 = 5
actuator_gain: float = 0.2
"""Torque-equivalent per percent of PWM. Marine-realistic for a 30 m yacht."""
deadband_pct: float = 7.0
"""Below this absolute command, the pump produces no torque (static friction)."""
min_useful_pwm_pct: float = 12.0
"""Once above the deadband, the effective PWM is snapped up to this minimum."""
asymmetry_stbd_over_port: float = 1.0
"""Ratio of starboard speed to port speed; 1.0 = symmetric."""
# --- Optional disturbance -----------------------------------------------
external_torque: float = 0.0
"""Constant external torque (e.g. simulating wave action). 0 by default."""
@dataclass
class RudderState:
angle_deg: float = 0.0
angular_vel_dps: float = 0.0
class RudderSimulator:
"""Discrete-time integrator of the rudder model.
Typical usage::
sim = RudderSimulator()
sim.reset(angle_deg=0.0)
for k in range(1000):
sim.step(dt=0.001, pwm_pct=cmd)
print(sim.state.angle_deg)
"""
def __init__(self, config: RudderDynamicsConfig | None = None) -> None:
self.config: RudderDynamicsConfig = config or RudderDynamicsConfig()
self.state: RudderState = RudderState()
# -- Lifecycle -----------------------------------------------------------
def reset(self, *, angle_deg: float = 0.0, angular_vel_dps: float = 0.0) -> None:
self.state = RudderState(angle_deg=angle_deg, angular_vel_dps=angular_vel_dps)
# -- Integration ---------------------------------------------------------
def step(self, *, dt: float, pwm_pct: float) -> RudderState:
"""Integrate the model forward by ``dt`` seconds with constant ``pwm_pct``."""
if dt <= 0.0:
raise ValueError(f"dt must be > 0, got {dt}")
cfg = self.config
st = self.state
effective = self._compensate(pwm_pct)
torque = cfg.actuator_gain * effective + cfg.external_torque
accel = (torque - cfg.friction * st.angular_vel_dps) / cfg.inertia
st.angular_vel_dps += accel * dt
st.angle_deg += st.angular_vel_dps * dt
# End-stop saturation.
if st.angle_deg > cfg.max_angle_deg:
st.angle_deg = cfg.max_angle_deg
if st.angular_vel_dps > 0.0:
st.angular_vel_dps = 0.0
elif st.angle_deg < -cfg.max_angle_deg:
st.angle_deg = -cfg.max_angle_deg
if st.angular_vel_dps < 0.0:
st.angular_vel_dps = 0.0
return st
# -- Actuator non-linearity ---------------------------------------------
def _compensate(self, pwm_pct: float) -> float:
"""Apply deadband + min-useful-PWM + asymmetry.
Returned units: signed effective PWM in percent. Sign convention
matches the input.
"""
cfg = self.config
if pwm_pct == 0.0:
return 0.0
magnitude = abs(pwm_pct)
if magnitude <= cfg.deadband_pct:
return 0.0
if magnitude < cfg.min_useful_pwm_pct:
magnitude = cfg.min_useful_pwm_pct
sign = 1.0 if pwm_pct > 0.0 else -1.0
effective = sign * magnitude
# Asymmetry: starboard (positive) is multiplied; port is divided so
# the symmetric case asymmetry=1.0 leaves both sides untouched.
if effective > 0.0:
effective *= cfg.asymmetry_stbd_over_port
elif cfg.asymmetry_stbd_over_port != 0.0:
effective /= cfg.asymmetry_stbd_over_port
return effective
@dataclass
class TrajectorySample:
"""One row of a recorded run."""
t: float
setpoint_deg: float
angle_deg: float
angular_vel_dps: float
pwm_pct: float
@dataclass
class RunRecorder:
"""Capture a (time, setpoint, angle, vel, cmd) trace for plotting/tests."""
samples: list[TrajectorySample] = field(default_factory=list)
def record(self, *, t: float, setpoint_deg: float, sim: RudderSimulator,
pwm_pct: float) -> None:
self.samples.append(
TrajectorySample(
t=t,
setpoint_deg=setpoint_deg,
angle_deg=sim.state.angle_deg,
angular_vel_dps=sim.state.angular_vel_dps,
pwm_pct=pwm_pct,
)
)
def final_angle(self) -> float:
return self.samples[-1].angle_deg if self.samples else 0.0
def settling_time_s(self, target: float, tolerance_deg: float = 0.5) -> float | None:
"""Return time at which ``|angle - target| <= tolerance`` and stays there
until the end of the run. ``None`` if it never settles."""
if not self.samples:
return None
# Walk backwards: find the last time the error exceeded tolerance.
for i in range(len(self.samples) - 1, -1, -1):
if abs(self.samples[i].angle_deg - target) > tolerance_deg:
if i + 1 < len(self.samples):
return self.samples[i + 1].t
return None
return self.samples[0].t
def max_overshoot_deg(self, target: float) -> float:
"""Maximum overshoot past ``target`` in the direction of the step."""
if not self.samples:
return 0.0
start = self.samples[0].angle_deg
going_up = target > start
peak = max((s.angle_deg for s in self.samples), default=start) if going_up \
else min((s.angle_deg for s in self.samples), default=start)
overshoot = (peak - target) if going_up else (target - peak)
return max(0.0, overshoot)
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"""Tests for ``arautopilot.studio.simulator.pid_inner`` against the rudder simulator."""
from __future__ import annotations
import pytest
from arautopilot.studio.simulator.pid_inner import PidInner, PidInnerConfig
from arautopilot.studio.simulator.rudder_dynamics import (
RudderDynamicsConfig,
RudderSimulator,
RunRecorder,
)
def _run(pid: PidInner, sim: RudderSimulator, *, setpoint_deg: float,
seconds: float, allowed: bool = True, dt_inner: float | None = None,
dt_sim: float = 0.002) -> RunRecorder:
"""Drive ``sim`` at ``dt_sim`` while ticking ``pid`` at its own rate."""
if dt_inner is None:
dt_inner = pid.config.dt()
rec = RunRecorder()
pid_carry = 0.0
cmd = 0.0
t = 0.0
steps = int(seconds / dt_sim)
for _ in range(steps):
pid_carry += dt_sim
if pid_carry + 1e-12 >= dt_inner:
cmd = pid.step(setpoint_deg=setpoint_deg,
measured_deg=sim.state.angle_deg,
allowed=allowed)
pid_carry -= dt_inner
sim.step(dt=dt_sim, pwm_pct=cmd)
t += dt_sim
rec.record(t=t, setpoint_deg=setpoint_deg, sim=sim, pwm_pct=cmd)
return rec
def _aggressive_pid() -> PidInner:
"""Gains tuned for the marine-realistic simulator (v_max ~5 dps).
With slow rudder dynamics (full deflection in ~7 s) we want the PID
to drive the actuator at max for a couple of seconds, then back off
smoothly. kp dominates; ki small to clean up steady-state bias from
any external torque; kd light because the rudder is heavily damped.
"""
return PidInner(PidInnerConfig(
kp=10.0, ki=0.5, kd=0.5,
deadband_deg=0.2,
rate_limit_dps=10000.0, # disable rate limit in unit tests
deadband_pct=0.0,
min_useful_pwm_pct=0.0,
integral_clamp=200.0,
))
def test_step_response_settles_near_setpoint() -> None:
"""20 deg step with marine-realistic v_max ~5 dps should settle in ~10 s."""
sim = RudderSimulator()
sim.reset()
pid = _aggressive_pid()
pid.reset(measured_deg=0.0, setpoint_deg=0.0)
rec = _run(pid, sim, setpoint_deg=20.0, seconds=12.0)
final = rec.final_angle()
assert final == pytest.approx(20.0, abs=1.0), f"final angle {final}, want ~20"
def test_negative_step_response() -> None:
sim = RudderSimulator()
sim.reset()
pid = _aggressive_pid()
pid.reset(measured_deg=0.0, setpoint_deg=0.0)
rec = _run(pid, sim, setpoint_deg=-15.0, seconds=12.0)
assert rec.final_angle() == pytest.approx(-15.0, abs=1.0)
def test_setpoint_deadband_holds_when_close() -> None:
"""If the working setpoint stays within the deadband of the measurement,
no command is produced and the rudder doesn't move."""
sim = RudderSimulator()
sim.reset(angle_deg=10.0)
cfg = PidInnerConfig(kp=10.0, ki=0.5, kd=0.5,
deadband_deg=2.0,
rate_limit_dps=10000.0,
deadband_pct=0.0,
min_useful_pwm_pct=0.0)
pid = PidInner(cfg)
# Critically: initialise the working setpoint to the current measurement
# so the rate limiter doesn't pull it through the deadband from 0.
pid.reset(measured_deg=10.0, setpoint_deg=10.0)
rec = _run(pid, sim, setpoint_deg=11.0, seconds=2.0)
final = rec.final_angle()
assert final == pytest.approx(10.0, abs=0.5), f"deadband not holding, final={final}"
def test_anti_windup_keeps_integrator_bounded_under_saturation() -> None:
"""Park the rudder at the end-stop with a far setpoint -> output saturates
indefinitely. The integrator must not run away."""
sim = RudderSimulator()
sim.reset(angle_deg=35.0)
pid = PidInner(PidInnerConfig(
kp=8.0, ki=10.0, kd=0.5,
deadband_deg=0.0,
rate_limit_dps=200.0,
deadband_pct=0.0,
min_useful_pwm_pct=0.0,
integral_clamp=20.0,
))
pid.reset(measured_deg=35.0)
_ = _run(pid, sim, setpoint_deg=80.0, seconds=2.0)
assert abs(pid.state.integral) <= pid.config.integral_clamp + 1e-6
def test_allowed_false_zeros_output_and_bleeds_integrator() -> None:
pid = _aggressive_pid()
pid.reset(measured_deg=0.0)
pid.state.integral = 5.0
out = pid.step(setpoint_deg=20.0, measured_deg=0.0, allowed=False)
assert out == 0.0
assert abs(pid.state.integral) < 5.0
def test_actuator_deadband_compensation_skips_band() -> None:
"""Below deadband_pct=10 the command should be zero; just above, snapped to 15."""
pid = PidInner(PidInnerConfig(
kp=1.0, ki=0.0, kd=0.0,
deadband_deg=0.0,
rate_limit_dps=10000.0, # disable -- testing single tick
deadband_pct=10.0,
min_useful_pwm_pct=15.0,
))
pid.reset(measured_deg=0.0)
# error=5 -> raw_output=5 -> below deadband -> 0
assert pid.step(setpoint_deg=5.0, measured_deg=0.0) == 0.0
pid.reset(measured_deg=0.0)
# error=11 -> raw_output=11 -> snapped to 15
out = pid.step(setpoint_deg=11.0, measured_deg=0.0)
assert out == pytest.approx(15.0, abs=1e-6)
pid.reset(measured_deg=0.0)
# error=-11 -> snapped to -15
out = pid.step(setpoint_deg=-11.0, measured_deg=0.0)
assert out == pytest.approx(-15.0, abs=1e-6)
def test_asymmetry_divides_stbd_command() -> None:
"""If the pump is intrinsically faster to stbd (asymmetry=1.5), the PID
should divide its starboard command by 1.5 to compensate."""
pid = PidInner(PidInnerConfig(
kp=1.0, ki=0.0, kd=0.0,
deadband_deg=0.0,
rate_limit_dps=10000.0, # disable -- testing single tick
deadband_pct=0.0,
min_useful_pwm_pct=0.0,
asymmetry_stbd_over_port=1.5,
))
pid.reset(measured_deg=0.0)
out = pid.step(setpoint_deg=30.0, measured_deg=0.0)
# raw_output = 30 -> divided by 1.5 -> 20
assert out == pytest.approx(20.0, abs=1e-6)
pid.reset(measured_deg=0.0)
out = pid.step(setpoint_deg=-30.0, measured_deg=0.0)
# raw_output = -30 -> port multiplied -> -45 (within saturation)
assert out == pytest.approx(-45.0, abs=1e-6)
def test_output_saturation_at_plus_minus_100() -> None:
pid = PidInner(PidInnerConfig(
kp=50.0, ki=0.0, kd=0.0,
deadband_deg=0.0,
rate_limit_dps=10000.0,
deadband_pct=0.0,
min_useful_pwm_pct=0.0,
))
pid.reset(measured_deg=0.0)
out = pid.step(setpoint_deg=10.0, measured_deg=0.0)
assert out == 100.0
pid.reset(measured_deg=0.0)
out = pid.step(setpoint_deg=-10.0, measured_deg=0.0)
assert out == -100.0
def test_rate_limit_caps_setpoint_slew() -> None:
"""With rate_limit_dps=5 and dt=0.02, the working setpoint should advance
by no more than 0.1 deg per tick toward a step of 50 deg."""
pid = PidInner(PidInnerConfig(
kp=1.0, ki=0.0, kd=0.0,
deadband_deg=0.0,
rate_limit_dps=5.0,
deadband_pct=0.0,
min_useful_pwm_pct=0.0,
freq_hz=50.0,
))
pid.reset(measured_deg=0.0, setpoint_deg=0.0)
# First tick: working setpoint can grow by 5 * 0.02 = 0.1 deg.
out1 = pid.step(setpoint_deg=50.0, measured_deg=0.0)
assert out1 == pytest.approx(0.1, abs=1e-6)
out2 = pid.step(setpoint_deg=50.0, measured_deg=0.0)
assert out2 == pytest.approx(0.2, abs=1e-6)
def test_disturbance_rejection() -> None:
"""Apply a constant external torque; the controller should still settle
near the setpoint, with the integrator absorbing the bias.
External torque +1.0 with actuator_gain=0.2 means the controller needs
a steady-state command of ~-5 % to keep position. The integrator gets
there by integrating the residual error -- with ki=2.0 it converges
within ~25 s.
"""
sim = RudderSimulator(RudderDynamicsConfig(external_torque=1.0))
sim.reset()
# Use higher integral gain than the default _aggressive_pid() for faster
# disturbance rejection in the test window.
pid = PidInner(PidInnerConfig(
kp=10.0, ki=2.0, kd=0.5,
deadband_deg=0.2,
rate_limit_dps=10000.0,
deadband_pct=0.0,
min_useful_pwm_pct=0.0,
integral_clamp=200.0,
))
pid.reset(measured_deg=0.0, setpoint_deg=0.0)
rec = _run(pid, sim, setpoint_deg=10.0, seconds=25.0)
assert rec.final_angle() == pytest.approx(10.0, abs=1.0), (
f"final angle {rec.final_angle()}, want ~10"
)
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"""Tests for ``arautopilot.studio.simulator.rudder_dynamics``."""
from __future__ import annotations
import pytest
from arautopilot.studio.simulator.rudder_dynamics import (
RudderDynamicsConfig,
RudderSimulator,
RunRecorder,
)
def test_zero_input_stays_at_rest() -> None:
sim = RudderSimulator()
sim.reset(angle_deg=0.0)
for _ in range(1000):
sim.step(dt=0.001, pwm_pct=0.0)
assert sim.state.angle_deg == pytest.approx(0.0, abs=1e-9)
assert sim.state.angular_vel_dps == pytest.approx(0.0, abs=1e-9)
def test_full_starboard_command_drives_to_stbd_endstop() -> None:
"""With marine-realistic gain (v_max ~5 dps) reaching 35 deg takes ~8 s."""
sim = RudderSimulator()
sim.reset(angle_deg=0.0)
for _ in range(15000):
sim.step(dt=0.001, pwm_pct=100.0)
assert sim.state.angle_deg == pytest.approx(sim.config.max_angle_deg, abs=1e-6)
assert sim.state.angular_vel_dps == pytest.approx(0.0, abs=1e-6)
def test_full_port_command_drives_to_port_endstop() -> None:
sim = RudderSimulator()
sim.reset(angle_deg=0.0)
for _ in range(15000):
sim.step(dt=0.001, pwm_pct=-100.0)
assert sim.state.angle_deg == pytest.approx(-sim.config.max_angle_deg, abs=1e-6)
assert sim.state.angular_vel_dps == pytest.approx(0.0, abs=1e-6)
def test_command_inside_deadband_produces_no_motion() -> None:
sim = RudderSimulator(RudderDynamicsConfig(deadband_pct=10.0,
min_useful_pwm_pct=15.0))
sim.reset(angle_deg=0.0)
for _ in range(2000):
sim.step(dt=0.001, pwm_pct=5.0) # under deadband
assert sim.state.angle_deg == pytest.approx(0.0, abs=1e-9)
def test_command_just_above_deadband_snaps_to_min_useful() -> None:
"""A command of 11% with deadband=10/min_useful=15 should act like 15%."""
cfg = RudderDynamicsConfig(deadband_pct=10.0, min_useful_pwm_pct=15.0)
sim_a = RudderSimulator(cfg)
sim_b = RudderSimulator(cfg)
sim_a.reset()
sim_b.reset()
for _ in range(3000):
sim_a.step(dt=0.001, pwm_pct=11.0)
sim_b.step(dt=0.001, pwm_pct=15.0)
assert sim_a.state.angle_deg == pytest.approx(sim_b.state.angle_deg, abs=1e-9)
def test_asymmetry_makes_starboard_faster() -> None:
cfg = RudderDynamicsConfig(asymmetry_stbd_over_port=1.5,
deadband_pct=0.0, min_useful_pwm_pct=0.0)
sim_s = RudderSimulator(cfg)
sim_p = RudderSimulator(cfg)
sim_s.reset()
sim_p.reset()
for _ in range(2000):
sim_s.step(dt=0.001, pwm_pct=+50.0)
sim_p.step(dt=0.001, pwm_pct=-50.0)
# Starboard angle should be larger in magnitude than port at the same
# effort, because the pump pushes harder to starboard.
assert abs(sim_s.state.angle_deg) > abs(sim_p.state.angle_deg)
def test_recorder_captures_trajectory() -> None:
"""Sanity check the recorder: capture a few seconds of constant-command
motion and verify the samples reflect the rudder moving in the commanded
direction with strictly monotonic position (no oscillation under constant
drive)."""
sim = RudderSimulator()
sim.reset()
rec = RunRecorder()
for k in range(2000):
t = k * 0.001
sim.step(dt=0.001, pwm_pct=80.0)
rec.record(t=t, setpoint_deg=25.0, sim=sim, pwm_pct=80.0)
assert len(rec.samples) == 2000
# Monotonically increasing angle (constant +ve command + viscous damping
# means no overshoot during the run).
assert rec.samples[-1].angle_deg > rec.samples[0].angle_deg
assert all(rec.samples[i + 1].angle_deg >= rec.samples[i].angle_deg
for i in range(len(rec.samples) - 1))
def test_invalid_dt_rejected() -> None:
sim = RudderSimulator()
with pytest.raises(ValueError):
sim.step(dt=0.0, pwm_pct=50.0)
with pytest.raises(ValueError):
sim.step(dt=-0.001, pwm_pct=50.0)
def test_endstop_zeros_outward_velocity_only() -> None:
"""Hitting the stbd end-stop should kill +velocity but allow reverse."""
sim = RudderSimulator()
sim.reset(angle_deg=sim.config.max_angle_deg, angular_vel_dps=20.0)
sim.step(dt=0.001, pwm_pct=0.0)
assert sim.state.angle_deg == pytest.approx(sim.config.max_angle_deg, abs=1e-9)
assert sim.state.angular_vel_dps == 0.0
# Now reverse: should move away from the stop.
for _ in range(200):
sim.step(dt=0.001, pwm_pct=-80.0)
assert sim.state.angle_deg < sim.config.max_angle_deg
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# Sprint 2 — PID inner loop + Python rudder simulator
> Brief reference: §12 Sprint 2.
> Status: executed overnight under user's blanket authorisation.
## Objetivo
Lazo cerrado de **posición de timón**: dado un setpoint en grados, comandar la
bomba/motor para llegar y mantener esa posición. Frecuencia 50 Hz (hard
real-time, brief §6).
Sin esto el Sprint 3 (heading control) no tiene sobre qué construir.
## Estrategia
Dado que no tengo hardware AR-NMEA-IO ni compilador C++ host, sigo este
camino:
1. **Simulador de timón en Python** (`arautopilot.studio.simulator.rudder_dynamics`):
modelo físico mínimo de un timón con inercia rotacional, fricción viscosa,
deadband hidráulico y asimetría babor/estribor. Frecuencia de integración
libre (1 ms).
2. **PID inner loop en Python** (`arautopilot.studio.simulator.pid_inner`):
implementación pura-Python del algoritmo, anti-windup tipo
back-calculation, deadband del setpoint, rate limit, saturación, y
compensación de no-linealidades del actuador (offset por deadband,
ganancia asimétrica). Usado para iterar rápido contra el simulador y
producir las curvas de respuesta esperadas.
3. **PID inner loop en C++** (`firmware/.../src/pid/pid_inner.{h,cpp}`):
port línea-por-línea del algoritmo Python. Compila tanto en ESP32 como
en host-native (sin dependencias de Arduino). Mismas constantes,
mismos coeficientes, misma topología.
4. **Cross-validation tests**: pytest carga el módulo Python directamente
y un wrapper ctypes del PID C++ compilado, los corre contra el mismo
simulador y verifica diferencia < 1e-3 en la trayectoria.
5. **Tests Unity host-side** del PID C++ (corren cuando hay g++/clang).
6. **Wire al firmware**: el `pid_inner_task` ya estaba creado como stub
en task_config.h; ahora hace algo útil. Lee setpoint de Modbus
(HOLDING_HEADING_SETPOINT_X100 reasignado pro-tem para
"rudder setpoint", se separa correctamente en Sprint 3), lee posición
de `hal::rudder_sensor_latest()`, comanda
`hal::rudder_command(pwm_pct)`.
7. **Modbus expone**: ganancias activas (read), setpoint actual (RW),
error instantáneo (read), salida PID en % (read).
## Salvaguardas implementadas (todas obligatorias por brief §6)
- **Anti-windup**: integrador clamped a `[-anti_windup_limit, +anti_windup_limit]`,
además back-calculation cuando la salida satura
- **Deadband del setpoint**: ±0.5° por defecto (configurable) — evita
oscilación por ruido
- **Saturación de salida**: comando en %, limitado a [-100, +100]
- **Rate limit del setpoint interno**: 3-6 °/s típico (configurable)
- **Compensación de deadband del actuador**: si `|cmd| > 0`, snap to
`min_useful_pwm_pct`
- **Asimetría babor/estribor**: ganancia `asymmetry_stbd_over_port` aplicada
al lado correspondiente
- **Refuse-to-act** en STANDBY (ya estaba desde Sprint 1)
## Validación
- `pytest` verde con tests Python contra el simulador (step response,
disturbance rejection, deadband behaviour, saturation, anti-windup,
asymmetry).
- `pio run -e esp32-dev` compila clean.
- Cross-validation Python ↔ C++: trayectorias coinciden < 1e-3.
## Lo que NO hace Sprint 2
- No es lazo de rumbo. Eso es Sprint 3 (PID outer).
- No tiene gain scheduling por velocidad. Sprint 3.
- No tiene ROT feed-forward. Sprint 3.
- No usa modos distintos a STANDBY (sigue rechazando otros). Modes
reales en Sprint 3 cuando el outer loop entra.
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@ inputs:
- { addr: 32, name: BATTERY_VOLTAGE_X100, desc: "System battery voltage, V*100", unit: "V", scale: 0.01 }
- { addr: 33, name: ACTUATOR_CURRENT_X100, desc: "Actuator current, A*100", unit: "A", scale: 0.01 }
# ----- PID inner loop telemetry (Sprint 2) -----
- { addr: 40, name: PID_INNER_SETPOINT_X100, desc: "Inner-loop rudder setpoint, deg*100 (signed int16)", unit: "deg", scale: 0.01 }
- { addr: 41, name: PID_INNER_OUTPUT_X100, desc: "Last PID command, %*100 (signed int16, -10000..+10000)", unit: "%", scale: 0.01 }
- { addr: 42, name: PID_INNER_ERROR_X100, desc: "Last PID error, deg*100 (signed int16)", unit: "deg", scale: 0.01 }
- { addr: 43, name: PID_INNER_KP_X1000, desc: "Inner-loop kp * 1000 (unsigned)", scale: 0.001 }
- { addr: 44, name: PID_INNER_KI_X1000, desc: "Inner-loop ki * 1000 (unsigned)", scale: 0.001 }
- { addr: 45, name: PID_INNER_KD_X1000, desc: "Inner-loop kd * 1000 (unsigned)", scale: 0.001 }
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Holding registers (read-write 16-bit words) -- setpoints and config
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -104,3 +112,9 @@ holdings:
- { addr: 2, name: BRIGHTNESS_PCT, desc: "Display brightness 0..100", unit: "%" }
- { addr: 3, name: ALARM_VOLUME_PCT, desc: "Alarm volume 0..100", unit: "%" }
- { addr: 8, name: DODGE_OFFSET_DEG_X100, desc: "Dodge mode heading offset, deg*100 (signed int16)", unit: "deg", scale: 0.01 }
# ----- PID inner loop tunable holdings (Sprint 2) -----
- { addr: 16, name: PID_INNER_SETPOINT_REQ_X100, desc: "Requested inner-loop rudder setpoint, deg*100 (signed int16)", unit: "deg", scale: 0.01 }
- { addr: 17, name: PID_INNER_KP_REQ_X1000, desc: "Requested inner-loop kp * 1000 (unsigned)", scale: 0.001 }
- { addr: 18, name: PID_INNER_KI_REQ_X1000, desc: "Requested inner-loop ki * 1000 (unsigned)", scale: 0.001 }
- { addr: 19, name: PID_INNER_KD_REQ_X1000, desc: "Requested inner-loop kd * 1000 (unsigned)", scale: 0.001 }
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#include "hal/rudder_actuator.h"
#include "hal/rudder_sensor.h"
#include "modes/standby.h"
#include "pid/pid_inner_task.h"
#include "protocols/modbus_slave.h"
#include "protocols/nmea2000_consumer.h"
#include "safety/safety_monitor.h"
@@ -76,6 +77,12 @@ void setup() {
arautopilot::safety::safety_monitor_start_task();
arautopilot::hal::rudder_sensor_start_task();
// PID inner loop (Sprint 2). Active only when not in STANDBY and
// rudder sensor reading is valid; refuses internally otherwise.
arautopilot::pid::pid_inner_task_init();
arautopilot::pid::pid_inner_task_start();
ar_start_heartbeat_task();
// Modbus slave (server) -- exposes telemetry + commands to the display.
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
// =============================================================================
// pid_inner.h -- inner rudder-position PID (header-only, host-testable)
// =============================================================================
//
// Line-by-line port of arautopilot/studio/simulator/pid_inner.py. Same
// algorithm, same variables, same numerics. The Python module is the
// reference; this header must stay byte-equivalent in behaviour. Drift is
// caught by the cross-validation test (Python module loaded directly +
// C++ compiled via ctypes -> same trajectory within float tolerance).
//
// No Arduino dependencies -- this file compiles on the ESP32 toolchain AND
// on host g++/clang/MSVC for native Unity tests.
// =============================================================================
#pragma once
#include <algorithm>
#include <cstdint>
namespace arautopilot::pid {
struct PidInnerConfig {
// Gains
float kp{2.5f};
float ki{0.15f};
float kd{0.30f};
// Sampling
float freq_hz{50.0f};
// Setpoint handling
float deadband_deg{0.5f};
float rate_limit_dps{30.0f};
// Output saturation
float output_min_pct{-100.0f};
float output_max_pct{+100.0f};
// Anti-windup
float integral_clamp{30.0f};
// aw_gain: if < 0 -> use 1/kp when kp != 0, else 0. Default sentinel -1.
float aw_gain{-1.0f};
// Derivative low-pass
float d_lpf_tau_s{0.05f};
// Actuator non-linearity compensation
float deadband_pct{7.0f};
float min_useful_pwm_pct{12.0f};
float asymmetry_stbd_over_port{1.0f};
float dt() const { return 1.0f / freq_hz; }
};
struct PidInnerState {
float integral{0.0f};
float prev_error{0.0f};
float prev_d_term{0.0f};
float prev_setpoint_deg{0.0f};
float last_output_pct{0.0f};
};
namespace detail {
inline float clamp_f(float x, float lo, float hi) {
if (x < lo) return lo;
if (x > hi) return hi;
return x;
}
inline float lpf_alpha(float tau_s, float dt) {
if (tau_s <= 0.0f) return 1.0f;
return dt / (tau_s + dt);
}
} // namespace detail
class PidInner {
public:
PidInner() = default;
explicit PidInner(const PidInnerConfig& config) : config_(config) {}
void reset(float measured_deg = 0.0f, float setpoint_deg = 0.0f) {
state_ = PidInnerState{};
state_.prev_setpoint_deg = setpoint_deg;
(void)measured_deg; // kept in signature for parity with Python
}
void update_config(const PidInnerConfig& config) {
config_ = config;
}
const PidInnerConfig& config() const { return config_; }
const PidInnerState& state() const { return state_; }
PidInnerState& mutable_state() { return state_; }
/// One controller tick. Returns the signed PWM command in percent.
/// When ``allowed`` is false the output is forced to zero and the
/// integrator bleeds toward zero (anti-windup during manual operation).
float step(float setpoint_deg, float measured_deg, bool allowed = true) {
const PidInnerConfig& cfg = config_;
PidInnerState& st = state_;
const float dt = cfg.dt();
// Rate-limit the setpoint.
const float target = rate_limit_setpoint(setpoint_deg);
st.prev_setpoint_deg = target;
// Error with deadband.
const float raw_error = target - measured_deg;
float error;
if (raw_error >= -cfg.deadband_deg && raw_error <= cfg.deadband_deg) {
error = 0.0f;
} else {
const float sign = (raw_error > 0.0f) ? 1.0f : -1.0f;
error = raw_error - sign * cfg.deadband_deg;
}
if (!allowed) {
st.integral *= 0.95f;
st.prev_error = error;
st.last_output_pct = 0.0f;
return 0.0f;
}
// Proportional.
const float p_term = cfg.kp * error;
// Integral (provisional).
st.integral += cfg.ki * error * dt;
st.integral = detail::clamp_f(st.integral, -cfg.integral_clamp,
cfg.integral_clamp);
// Derivative with low-pass.
const float d_raw = (dt > 0.0f)
? cfg.kd * (error - st.prev_error) / dt
: 0.0f;
const float alpha = detail::lpf_alpha(cfg.d_lpf_tau_s, dt);
const float d_term = (1.0f - alpha) * st.prev_d_term + alpha * d_raw;
st.prev_d_term = d_term;
const float raw_output = p_term + st.integral + d_term;
// Saturate + back-calculation anti-windup.
const float output = detail::clamp_f(raw_output, cfg.output_min_pct,
cfg.output_max_pct);
if (raw_output != output) {
float aw;
if (cfg.aw_gain >= 0.0f) {
aw = cfg.aw_gain;
} else if (cfg.kp != 0.0f) {
aw = 1.0f / cfg.kp;
} else {
aw = 0.0f;
}
st.integral -= aw * (raw_output - output) * dt;
st.integral = detail::clamp_f(st.integral, -cfg.integral_clamp,
cfg.integral_clamp);
}
const float cmd = compensate(output);
st.prev_error = error;
st.last_output_pct = cmd;
return cmd;
}
private:
float rate_limit_setpoint(float requested_deg) const {
const float max_delta = config_.rate_limit_dps * config_.dt();
const float delta = requested_deg - state_.prev_setpoint_deg;
if (delta > max_delta) return state_.prev_setpoint_deg + max_delta;
if (delta < -max_delta) return state_.prev_setpoint_deg - max_delta;
return requested_deg;
}
float compensate(float raw_pct) const {
const PidInnerConfig& cfg = config_;
if (raw_pct == 0.0f) return 0.0f;
float magnitude = (raw_pct < 0.0f) ? -raw_pct : raw_pct;
if (magnitude <= cfg.deadband_pct) return 0.0f;
if (magnitude < cfg.min_useful_pwm_pct) magnitude = cfg.min_useful_pwm_pct;
const float sign = (raw_pct > 0.0f) ? 1.0f : -1.0f;
float cmd = sign * magnitude;
if (cmd > 0.0f && cfg.asymmetry_stbd_over_port != 0.0f) {
cmd /= cfg.asymmetry_stbd_over_port;
} else if (cmd < 0.0f) {
cmd *= cfg.asymmetry_stbd_over_port;
}
return detail::clamp_f(cmd, cfg.output_min_pct, cfg.output_max_pct);
}
PidInnerConfig config_{};
PidInnerState state_{};
};
} // namespace arautopilot::pid
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
// =============================================================================
// pid_inner_task.cpp -- 50 Hz inner-loop control task (Sprint 2)
// =============================================================================
#include "pid_inner_task.h"
#include <Arduino.h>
#include "../hal/rudder_actuator.h"
#include "../hal/rudder_sensor.h"
#include "../modes/standby.h"
#include "../safety/watchdog.h"
#include "../system/ar_log.h"
#include "../system/task_config.h"
namespace arautopilot::pid {
namespace {
constexpr const char* TAG = "AR/PID";
portMUX_TYPE g_mux = portMUX_INITIALIZER_UNLOCKED;
PidInner g_pid{};
float g_setpoint_deg = 0.0f;
float g_last_output_pct = 0.0f;
float g_last_error_deg = 0.0f;
void InnerLoopTask(void* /*pv*/) {
AR_LOGI(TAG, "pid_inner task started on core %d (50 Hz)", xPortGetCoreID());
safety::watchdog_subscribe_current_task();
TickType_t last_wake = xTaskGetTickCount();
for (;;) {
// Snapshot what the operator/outer loop wants.
float setpoint;
portENTER_CRITICAL(&g_mux);
setpoint = g_setpoint_deg;
portEXIT_CRITICAL(&g_mux);
// Read the current rudder position.
const auto rd = hal::rudder_sensor_latest();
// Only run the controller if we have a valid reading and we are not
// in STANDBY. The PID's `allowed` parameter cleanly bleeds the
// integrator while disengaged.
const bool allowed = rd.valid && !modes::is_standby();
const float cmd = g_pid.step(setpoint, rd.angle_deg, allowed);
// Send to the actuator. rudder_command() carries its own safety
// interlocks (power, mode, limit switches) and will refuse if
// anything is off, so we don't replicate them here.
const int8_t pwm_pct =
(cmd > 127.0f) ? 127 : (cmd < -127.0f) ? -127 : (int8_t)cmd;
hal::rudder_command(pwm_pct);
// Publish for Modbus.
portENTER_CRITICAL(&g_mux);
g_last_output_pct = cmd;
g_last_error_deg = setpoint - rd.angle_deg;
portEXIT_CRITICAL(&g_mux);
safety::watchdog_feed();
vTaskDelayUntil(&last_wake, pdMS_TO_TICKS(AR_PERIOD_MS_PID_INNER));
}
}
} // namespace
void pid_inner_task_init() {
PidInnerConfig cfg;
// Inherit seed defaults from PidInnerConfig (which match the 30 m
// yacht_motor_planeo profile). Real production gains arrive via the
// .appack at deployment time (Sprint 4) and via Modbus hot-swap at
// commissioning (Sprint 7).
g_pid.update_config(cfg);
g_pid.reset(0.0f, 0.0f);
AR_LOGI(TAG,
"pid_inner_init: kp=%.3f ki=%.3f kd=%.3f freq=%.1f Hz "
"deadband=%.2f deg rate_lim=%.1f dps",
cfg.kp, cfg.ki, cfg.kd, cfg.freq_hz, cfg.deadband_deg,
cfg.rate_limit_dps);
}
void pid_inner_task_start() {
xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(InnerLoopTask, "pid_inner", AR_TASK_STACK_PID_INNER,
nullptr, AR_TASK_PRIO_PID_INNER, nullptr,
AR_TASK_CORE_REALTIME);
}
void pid_inner_set_setpoint_deg(float setpoint_deg) {
portENTER_CRITICAL(&g_mux);
g_setpoint_deg = setpoint_deg;
portEXIT_CRITICAL(&g_mux);
}
float pid_inner_setpoint_deg() {
portENTER_CRITICAL(&g_mux);
float v = g_setpoint_deg;
portEXIT_CRITICAL(&g_mux);
return v;
}
float pid_inner_last_output_pct() {
portENTER_CRITICAL(&g_mux);
float v = g_last_output_pct;
portEXIT_CRITICAL(&g_mux);
return v;
}
float pid_inner_last_error_deg() {
portENTER_CRITICAL(&g_mux);
float v = g_last_error_deg;
portEXIT_CRITICAL(&g_mux);
return v;
}
void pid_inner_update_gains(float kp, float ki, float kd) {
PidInnerConfig cfg = g_pid.config();
cfg.kp = kp;
cfg.ki = ki;
cfg.kd = kd;
portENTER_CRITICAL(&g_mux);
g_pid.update_config(cfg);
portEXIT_CRITICAL(&g_mux);
AR_LOGI(TAG, "pid_inner gains updated: kp=%.3f ki=%.3f kd=%.3f", kp, ki, kd);
}
void pid_inner_get_gains(float& kp, float& ki, float& kd) {
portENTER_CRITICAL(&g_mux);
const auto& cfg = g_pid.config();
kp = cfg.kp;
ki = cfg.ki;
kd = cfg.kd;
portEXIT_CRITICAL(&g_mux);
}
} // namespace arautopilot::pid
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
// =============================================================================
// pid_inner_task.h -- 50 Hz inner-loop control task (Sprint 2)
// =============================================================================
//
// Wraps the header-only PidInner controller in a FreeRTOS task pinned to
// Core 1 (real-time core). Reads the rudder position from hal::rudder_sensor,
// consumes the setpoint that the outer loop / Modbus client wrote, and
// commands hal::rudder_actuator. Refuses to act in STANDBY or with master
// power off (those interlocks live in hal::rudder_command itself).
// =============================================================================
#pragma once
#include "pid_inner.h"
namespace arautopilot::pid {
/// Initialise the controller with the seed gains. Must be called from
/// setup() once.
void pid_inner_task_init();
/// Spawn the FreeRTOS task. Must be called after pid_inner_task_init().
void pid_inner_task_start();
/// Update the setpoint that the inner loop pursues. Called by the Modbus
/// slave (when an operator writes a holding register) and, later, by the
/// outer loop task. Units: degrees, signed.
void pid_inner_set_setpoint_deg(float setpoint_deg);
/// Read the current setpoint (thread-safe).
float pid_inner_setpoint_deg();
/// Read the latest PID output command (signed PWM percent).
float pid_inner_last_output_pct();
/// Read the latest error (deg) the controller saw.
float pid_inner_last_error_deg();
/// Hot-swap gains at runtime (thread-safe).
void pid_inner_update_gains(float kp, float ki, float kd);
/// Read the gains currently in use.
void pid_inner_get_gains(float& kp, float& ki, float& kd);
} // namespace arautopilot::pid
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ constexpr uint16_t COIL_CMD_ACK_ALL_ALARMS = 2;
constexpr uint16_t COIL_CMD_KNOB_ARM = 3;
// ----- Input registers (read-only words) -----
constexpr uint16_t INPUT_COUNT = 17;
constexpr uint16_t INPUT_MAX_ADDR = 33;
constexpr uint16_t INPUT_COUNT = 23;
constexpr uint16_t INPUT_MAX_ADDR = 45;
// Firmware major version
constexpr uint16_t INPUT_FW_VERSION_MAJOR = 0;
@@ -125,10 +125,28 @@ constexpr uint16_t INPUT_BATTERY_VOLTAGE_X100 = 32;
// Actuator current, A*100
// unit=A, scale=0.01
constexpr uint16_t INPUT_ACTUATOR_CURRENT_X100 = 33;
// Inner-loop rudder setpoint, deg*100 (signed int16)
// unit=deg, scale=0.01
constexpr uint16_t INPUT_PID_INNER_SETPOINT_X100 = 40;
// Last PID command, %*100 (signed int16, -10000..+10000)
// unit=%, scale=0.01
constexpr uint16_t INPUT_PID_INNER_OUTPUT_X100 = 41;
// Last PID error, deg*100 (signed int16)
// unit=deg, scale=0.01
constexpr uint16_t INPUT_PID_INNER_ERROR_X100 = 42;
// Inner-loop kp * 1000 (unsigned)
// scale=0.001
constexpr uint16_t INPUT_PID_INNER_KP_X1000 = 43;
// Inner-loop ki * 1000 (unsigned)
// scale=0.001
constexpr uint16_t INPUT_PID_INNER_KI_X1000 = 44;
// Inner-loop kd * 1000 (unsigned)
// scale=0.001
constexpr uint16_t INPUT_PID_INNER_KD_X1000 = 45;
// ----- Holding registers (read-write words) -----
constexpr uint16_t HOLDING_COUNT = 5;
constexpr uint16_t HOLDING_MAX_ADDR = 8;
constexpr uint16_t HOLDING_COUNT = 9;
constexpr uint16_t HOLDING_MAX_ADDR = 19;
// Mode requested by operator (0=STANDBY,1=HH,2=TC,3=TK,4=DODGE)
constexpr uint16_t HOLDING_MODE_REQUEST = 0;
@@ -144,5 +162,17 @@ constexpr uint16_t HOLDING_ALARM_VOLUME_PCT = 3;
// Dodge mode heading offset, deg*100 (signed int16)
// unit=deg, scale=0.01
constexpr uint16_t HOLDING_DODGE_OFFSET_DEG_X100 = 8;
// Requested inner-loop rudder setpoint, deg*100 (signed int16)
// unit=deg, scale=0.01
constexpr uint16_t HOLDING_PID_INNER_SETPOINT_REQ_X100 = 16;
// Requested inner-loop kp * 1000 (unsigned)
// scale=0.001
constexpr uint16_t HOLDING_PID_INNER_KP_REQ_X1000 = 17;
// Requested inner-loop ki * 1000 (unsigned)
// scale=0.001
constexpr uint16_t HOLDING_PID_INNER_KI_REQ_X1000 = 18;
// Requested inner-loop kd * 1000 (unsigned)
// scale=0.001
constexpr uint16_t HOLDING_PID_INNER_KD_REQ_X1000 = 19;
} // namespace arautopilot::protocols::modbus
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
#include "../hal/pinout.h"
#include "../hal/rudder_sensor.h"
#include "../modes/standby.h"
#include "../pid/pid_inner_task.h"
#include "../system/ar_log.h"
#include "../system/task_config.h"
#include "modbus_registers.h"
@@ -55,6 +56,10 @@ struct HoldingStorage {
uint16_t brightness_pct = 80;
uint16_t alarm_volume_pct = 60;
int16_t dodge_offset_deg_x100 = 0;
int16_t pid_inner_setpoint_req_x100 = 0;
uint16_t pid_inner_kp_req_x1000 = 0;
uint16_t pid_inner_ki_req_x1000 = 0;
uint16_t pid_inner_kd_req_x1000 = 0;
};
HoldingStorage g_holding;
@@ -124,6 +129,40 @@ uint16_t read_input_register(uint16_t addr) {
case INPUT_ACTUATOR_CURRENT_X100:
return 0;
// ----- PID inner-loop telemetry (Sprint 2) -----
case INPUT_PID_INNER_SETPOINT_X100: {
int v = (int)(pid::pid_inner_setpoint_deg() * 100.0f);
if (v < -32768) v = -32768;
if (v > 32767) v = 32767;
return (uint16_t)(int16_t)v;
}
case INPUT_PID_INNER_OUTPUT_X100: {
int v = (int)(pid::pid_inner_last_output_pct() * 100.0f);
if (v < -32768) v = -32768;
if (v > 32767) v = 32767;
return (uint16_t)(int16_t)v;
}
case INPUT_PID_INNER_ERROR_X100: {
int v = (int)(pid::pid_inner_last_error_deg() * 100.0f);
if (v < -32768) v = -32768;
if (v > 32767) v = 32767;
return (uint16_t)(int16_t)v;
}
case INPUT_PID_INNER_KP_X1000:
case INPUT_PID_INNER_KI_X1000:
case INPUT_PID_INNER_KD_X1000: {
float kp, ki, kd;
pid::pid_inner_get_gains(kp, ki, kd);
float v;
if (addr == INPUT_PID_INNER_KP_X1000) v = kp;
else if (addr == INPUT_PID_INNER_KI_X1000) v = ki;
else v = kd;
int scaled = (int)(v * 1000.0f);
if (scaled < 0) scaled = 0;
if (scaled > 65535) scaled = 65535;
return (uint16_t)scaled;
}
default:
return 0;
}
@@ -164,6 +203,10 @@ uint16_t read_holding(uint16_t addr) {
case HOLDING_BRIGHTNESS_PCT: return g_holding.brightness_pct;
case HOLDING_ALARM_VOLUME_PCT: return g_holding.alarm_volume_pct;
case HOLDING_DODGE_OFFSET_DEG_X100: return (uint16_t)g_holding.dodge_offset_deg_x100;
case HOLDING_PID_INNER_SETPOINT_REQ_X100: return (uint16_t)g_holding.pid_inner_setpoint_req_x100;
case HOLDING_PID_INNER_KP_REQ_X1000: return g_holding.pid_inner_kp_req_x1000;
case HOLDING_PID_INNER_KI_REQ_X1000: return g_holding.pid_inner_ki_req_x1000;
case HOLDING_PID_INNER_KD_REQ_X1000: return g_holding.pid_inner_kd_req_x1000;
default: return 0;
}
}
@@ -190,6 +233,39 @@ Modbus::Error write_holding(uint16_t addr, uint16_t value) {
case HOLDING_DODGE_OFFSET_DEG_X100:
g_holding.dodge_offset_deg_x100 = (int16_t)value;
return Modbus::Error::SUCCESS;
// ----- PID inner-loop tunables (Sprint 2) -----
case HOLDING_PID_INNER_SETPOINT_REQ_X100: {
int16_t sv = (int16_t)value;
g_holding.pid_inner_setpoint_req_x100 = sv;
pid::pid_inner_set_setpoint_deg((float)sv * 0.01f);
return Modbus::Error::SUCCESS;
}
case HOLDING_PID_INNER_KP_REQ_X1000:
case HOLDING_PID_INNER_KI_REQ_X1000:
case HOLDING_PID_INNER_KD_REQ_X1000: {
// Update the requested-gain shadow, then push all three to the
// live controller. We do all three together so partial writes
// don't leave the gains inconsistent.
if (addr == HOLDING_PID_INNER_KP_REQ_X1000) {
g_holding.pid_inner_kp_req_x1000 = value;
} else if (addr == HOLDING_PID_INNER_KI_REQ_X1000) {
g_holding.pid_inner_ki_req_x1000 = value;
} else {
g_holding.pid_inner_kd_req_x1000 = value;
}
float kp = (float)g_holding.pid_inner_kp_req_x1000 * 0.001f;
float ki = (float)g_holding.pid_inner_ki_req_x1000 * 0.001f;
float kd = (float)g_holding.pid_inner_kd_req_x1000 * 0.001f;
// Refuse zero kp -- the rest of the algorithm assumes kp > 0
// for back-calculation anti-windup. If the operator writes 0
// we ignore it (leave whatever the firmware booted with).
if (kp <= 0.0f) {
return Modbus::Error::ILLEGAL_DATA_VALUE;
}
pid::pid_inner_update_gains(kp, ki, kd);
return Modbus::Error::SUCCESS;
}
default:
return Modbus::Error::ILLEGAL_DATA_ADDRESS;
}