schlangevelocity.h

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/*schlangevelocity.h                                                    */
/*Snake with powered by setting angular velocities                      */
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#ifndef __SCHLANGEVELOCITY_H
#define __SCHLANGEVELOCITY_H

#include "schlange.h"

namespace lpzrobots {

  /**
   * This is a class, which models a snake like robot. 
   * It consists of a number of equal elements, each linked 
   * by a joint powered by directly setting the angular velocities of the joints
   **/
  class SchlangeVelocity: public Schlange
    {
    private:
      paramval factor_motors;
      paramval factor_sensors;
      paramval friction_joint;


    public:
      SchlangeVelocity ( const OdeHandle& odeHandle, const OsgHandle& osgHandle,
                      const SchlangeConf& conf, const std::string& name);

      static SchlangeConf getDefaultConf(){
        SchlangeConf conf;
        conf.segmNumber = 10;      //  number of snake elements
        conf.segmLength = 0.8;     // length of one snake element
        conf.segmDia    = 0.2;     //  diameter of a snake element
        conf.segmMass   = 0.4;     //  mass of one snake element
        conf.motorPower = 0.3;     //  power of motors
        conf.jointLimit =  M_PI/4;      
        return conf;
      }

      virtual ~SchlangeVelocity();
        
      /**
       *Reads the actual motor commands from an array, 
       *an sets all motors of the snake to this values.
       *It is an linear allocation.
       *@param motors pointer to the array, motor values are scaled to [-1,1] 
       *@param motornumber length of the motor array
       **/
      virtual void setMotors ( const motor* motors, int motornumber );

      /**
       *Writes the sensor values to an array in the memory.
       *@param sensors pointer to the array
       *@param sensornumber length of the sensor array
       *@return number of actually written sensors
       **/
      virtual int getSensors ( sensor* sensors, int sensornumber );
        
      /** returns number of sensors
       */
      virtual int getSensorNumber() { assert(created); return joints.size() * 2; }

      /** returns number of motors
       */
      virtual int getMotorNumber(){ assert(created); return joints.size() * 2; }

    private:
      virtual void create(const osg::Matrix& pose);
      virtual void destroy();
    };

}

#endif