Re: [Paparazzi-devel] I/O of Paparazzi

[Stephen Dwyer]

Hello,

Just a note, the JSBSim for fixedwing is currently being updated,
documentation included. Should have it working in a day or two I
think.

Thanks,
-Stephen

On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 8:03 AM, Felix Ruess <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> HITL doesn't really make sense if you want to simulate using an IMU.
>
> If you want to couple your own flight dynamics model (not using JSBSim) it
> would make sense to use the NPS (new paparazzi simulator). There you can
> "plug in" different FDMs, with JSBSim beeing the only one used so far. It
> also features the incorporation of sensors models (noise, bias, etc.).
> Although it was initially written mainly for quadrotors
> (http://paparazzi.enac.fr/wiki/BoozSimulator) it would not need too much
> work to use it for fixedwings as well.
> You can find NPS in sw/simulator/nps/
>
> Cheers, Felix
>
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Gareth Roberts
> <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Lucas,
>>
>> There is a developer guide here:
>> http://paparazzi.enac.fr/wiki/Developer_Guide
>>
>> The coupling between JSBSim and Paparazzi has already been written
>> allowing full FDM simulations to be carried out from within the paparazzi
>> groundstation.  All that is required is to write a JSBSim model file
>> describing your airframe.
>>
>> http://paparazzi.enac.fr/wiki/Simulation#JSBSim (this documentation is
>> currently slightly outdated).
>>
>> If you are sure you want to run the actual hardware in the loop, paparazzi
>> already has a HITL simulator:
>>
>> http://paparazzi.enac.fr/wiki/HITL
>>
>> although this uses paparazzi's standard FDM model, rather than JSBSim.
>>
>> Perhaps modifying paparazzi to use JSBSim from within the HITL environment
>> would be the best way to go and would also be contributing back to the
>> project.
>>
>> If you are still sure about doing this completely externally, you'll need
>> to simulate the UBlox GPS protocol, the IR sensor voltage for the ADC and
>> the RC PPM signal - none of these are paparazzi protocols per say.
>>
>> You can then use the paparazzi data link & server to parse the messages on
>> the ground station, and get the information from the paparazzi data server
>> using the Ivy software bus.
>>
>> I'm not sure what you mean by research flight simulator, but if you are
>> referring to the large moving platform type thingys all universities have
>> I'm unsure why you'd want to connect paparazzi to this?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> --G
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:07:07 -0000, Lucas Marchesini
>> <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Sirs,
>>>
>>> I am a research associate at the University of Zurich, institute of
>>> aeronautics and transport system, and I am working with the guys of the
>>> UMARS project.
>>> On the UMARS there is the Paparazzi autopilot.
>>> On my side, I am the project manager of the research flight simulator of
>>> the University.
>>> Two students are starting now their bachelor thesis on making the flight
>>> dynamics model of the UMARS.
>>> We would like coupling the simulator with the Paparazzi in a closed loop.
>>>
>>> To do this we need to know the I/O data and format of the paparazzi:
>>> which parameters are needed, which ones are output and what is their format.
>>>
>>> Please, could you direct me to where to find these information ?
>>>
>>> Thanks a lot and best regards
>>>
>>>                 - Lucas Marchesini -
>>>
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