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authorKeith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>2009-05-13 10:59:04 -0700
committerKeith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>2009-05-13 10:59:04 -0700
commit24fdda44ff8604e40510b196ead17564d8f8cd3d (patch)
treeea99e8825e0322e152c8b03c752196e58c6213fd
parent7a1aa3fdbc0d1fae5e7ee027bf8904598c6ebe41 (diff)
Add velocity check for boost detect via accelerometer
Bumping the rocket can cause a brief period of high acceleration, which may cause a mistaken boost detection. Require both a high acceleration and reasonable velocity to trigger boost phase. Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
-rw-r--r--ao_flight.c6
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ao_flight.c b/ao_flight.c
index 3bc6b974..d50d37e3 100644
--- a/ao_flight.c
+++ b/ao_flight.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ __pdata int16_t ao_raw_accel, ao_raw_accel_prev, ao_raw_pres;
#define ACCEL_VEL_MACH VEL_MPS_TO_COUNT(200)
#define ACCEL_VEL_APOGEE VEL_MPS_TO_COUNT(2)
#define ACCEL_VEL_MAIN VEL_MPS_TO_COUNT(100)
+#define ACCEL_VEL_BOOST VEL_MPS_TO_COUNT(5)
/*
* Barometer calibration
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ ao_flight(void)
/* pad to boost:
*
- * accelerometer: > 2g
+ * accelerometer: > 2g AND velocity > 5m/s
* OR
* barometer: > 20m vertical motion
*
@@ -250,7 +251,8 @@ ao_flight(void)
* the barometer, but we use both to make sure this
* transition is detected
*/
- if (ao_flight_accel < ao_ground_accel - ACCEL_BOOST ||
+ if ((ao_flight_accel < ao_ground_accel - ACCEL_BOOST &&
+ ao_flight_vel > ACCEL_VEL_BOOST) ||
ao_flight_pres < ao_ground_pres - BARO_LAUNCH)
{
ao_flight_state = ao_flight_boost;