abstractwiring.h

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#ifndef __ABSTRACTWIRING_H
#define __ABSTRACTWIRING_H

#include "abstractrobot.h"
#include "noisegenerator.h"
#include "inspectable.h"

/** Abstract wiring-object between controller and robot. 
 *  Implements wiring of robot sensors to inputs of the controller and
 *  controller outputs to robot motors. 
 */
class AbstractWiring : public Inspectable {
public:
  /** constructor
   *  @param noise NoiseGenerator that is used for adding noise to sensor values
   */
  AbstractWiring(NoiseGenerator* noise){
    rsensornumber = 0;
    rmotornumber  = 0;
    csensornumber = 0;
    cmotornumber  = 0;
    noiseGenerator = noise;
  }

  /** destructor
   */
  virtual ~AbstractWiring(){
    if(noiseGenerator) delete noiseGenerator;
  }

  /** Initializes the  number of sensors and motors from robot 
   *  (to be precise the internal parameters rsensornumber and rmotornumber!), 
   *  calculates the number of sensors and motors on controller side.
   *  Must be overloaded to calculate and provide the appropriate numbers
   *  controllersensornumber (csensornumber), controllermotornumber (cmotornumber),
   *  robotsensornumber (rsensornumber) and robotmotornumber (rmotornumber), 
   *  @return returns false if error, else true
   */
  virtual bool init(int robotsensornumber, int robotmotornumber) = 0;

  /** Realizes wiring from robot sensors to controller sensors. 
   *   Must be overloaded in order to implement the appropriate mapping. 
   *   @param rsensors pointer to array of sensorvalues from robot 
   *   @param rsensornumber number of sensors from robot
   *   @param csensors pointer to array of sensorvalues for controller  
   *   @param csensornumber number of sensors to controller
   *   @param noise size of the noise added to the sensors
   *   @return returns false if error, else true
   */
  virtual bool wireSensors(const sensor* rsensors, int rsensornumber, 
                           sensor* csensors, int csensornumber,
                           double noise) = 0;

  /** Realizes wiring from controller motor outputs to robot motors. 
   *   Must be overloaded in order to implement the appropriate mapping. 
   *   @param rmotors pointer to array of motorvalues for robot 
   *   @param rmotornumber number of robot motors 
   *   @param cmotors pointer to array of motorvalues from controller  
   *   @param cmotornumber number of motorvalues from controller
   *   @return returns false if error, else true
   */
  virtual bool wireMotors(motor* rmotors, int rmotornumber,
                          const motor* cmotors, int cmotornumber)  = 0;

  

  /** Returns the number of sensors on robot side.
   */
  virtual int getRobotSensornumber(){return rsensornumber;}

  /** Returns the number of motors on robot side.
   */
  virtual int getRobotMotornumber() {return rmotornumber;}

  /** Returns the number of sensors on controller side.
   */
  virtual int getControllerSensornumber(){return csensornumber;}

  /** Returns the number of motors on controller side.
   */
  virtual int getControllerMotornumber() {return cmotornumber;}

  /** Returns the list of the names of all internal parameters.
   */
  virtual list<iparamkey> getInternalParamNames() const { return list<iparamkey>(); };

  /** Returns a list of the values of all internal parameters
      (in the order given by getInternalParamNames()).
   */
  virtual list<iparamval>  getInternalParams() const { return list<iparamval>(); };


protected:
  /// number of sensors at robot side
  int rsensornumber;

  /// number of motors at robot side
  int rmotornumber;

  /// number of sensors at controller side
  int csensornumber;

  /// number of motors at controller side
  int cmotornumber;

  NoiseGenerator* noiseGenerator;

};

#endif

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