feedbackwiring.h

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 *   $Log: feedbackwiring.h,v $
 *   Revision 1.3  2008/04/28 11:10:11  guettler
 *   include "matrix.h" from trackable class removed, used forward declaration
 *   instead - this change effectuates that no robot must be recompiled if
 *   matrix.h has changed.
 *
 *   Revision 1.2  2008/04/17 14:54:45  martius
 *   randomGen added, which is a random generator with long period and an
 *    internal state. Each Agent has an instance and passed it to the controller
 *    and the wiring. This is good for
 *   a) repeatability on agent basis,
 *   b) parallel execution as done in ode_robots
 *
 *   Revision 1.1  2007/11/28 10:30:56  martius
 *   wiring with feedback connections
 *
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#ifndef __FEEDBACKWIRING_H
#define __FEEDBACKWIRING_H

#include "abstractwiring.h"
#include "matrix.h"

/** Implements essentionally a one to one wiring with feedback connections.
    The feedback connections from output to input is parameterised
     with a feedback strength.
    It is possible to generate virtual motors for context sensors.

    In order to change the feedback strength use the following code
     after initialisation of the agent/wiredcontroller
    \code
    matrix::Matrix rs = wiring->getFeedbackRatio();
    double c=ratio;
    rs.toMapP(&c,constant);
    wiring->setFeedbackRatio(rs);
    \endcode
 */
class FeedbackWiring :public AbstractWiring{
public:
  typedef enum {Motor=1, Context=2, All=3} Mode;

  /** constructor
      @param noise NoiseGenerator that is used for adding noise to sensor values
      @param mode Motor|Context|All: Motor: motor outputs send feedback;
           Context: virtual motor outputs for each context sensor with feedback
      @param feedbackratio default ratio used to feed back the output to the input,
         meaning \f[ x_t = 0.1*x_t + 0.9*y_{t-1} \f]
   */
  FeedbackWiring(NoiseGenerator* noise, Mode mode = Context,double feedbackratio=0.9);
  virtual ~FeedbackWiring();

  virtual bool init(int robotsensornumber, int robotmotornumber, RandGen* randGen=0);

  virtual bool wireSensors(const sensor* rsensors, int rsensornumber,
                           sensor* csensors, int csensornumber,
                           double noise);

  virtual bool wireMotors(motor* rmotors, int rmotornumber,
                          const motor* cmotors, int cmotornumber);

  virtual std::list<iparamkey> getInternalParamNames() const;
  virtual std::list<iparamval> getInternalParams() const;

  /// return the feedback ratio vector
  virtual matrix::Matrix getFeedbackRatio() const;
  /** sets the feedback ratio vector.
      The size of the vector must be at least as large as feedbackratio*/
  virtual void setFeedbackRatio(const matrix::Matrix&);

protected:

  Mode mode;
  double defaultfeedbackratio;
  matrix::Matrix feedbackratio;
  /// array that stored the values of the motors
  motor *motors;
  int vmotornumber;

  /// for storing the noise values
  sensor* noisevals;

  bool initialised;
};

#endif

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