LinearQuadraticRegulator.h

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#pragma once
 
#include <stdexcept>
#include <string>
 
#include <Eigen/Cholesky>
#include <unsupported/Eigen/MatrixFunctions>
#include <wpi/SymbolExports.h>
#include <wpi/array.h>
 
#include "frc/DARE.h"
#include "frc/EigenCore.h"
#include "frc/StateSpaceUtil.h"
#include "frc/fmt/Eigen.h"
#include "frc/system/Discretization.h"
#include "frc/system/LinearSystem.h"
#include "units/time.h"
#include "wpimath/MathShared.h"
 
namespace frc {
 
/**
 * Contains the controller coefficients and logic for a linear-quadratic
 * regulator (LQR).
 * LQRs use the control law u = K(r - x).
 *
 * For more on the underlying math, read
 * https://file.tavsys.net/control/controls-engineering-in-frc.pdf.
 *
 * @tparam States Number of states.
 * @tparam Inputs Number of inputs.
 */
template <int States, int Inputs>
class LinearQuadraticRegulator {
 public:
  using StateVector = Vectord<States>;
  using InputVector = Vectord<Inputs>;
 
  using StateArray = wpi::array<double, States>;
  using InputArray = wpi::array<double, Inputs>;
 
  /**
   * Constructs a controller with the given coefficients and plant.
   *
   * See
   * https://docs.wpilib.org/en/stable/docs/software/advanced-controls/state-space/state-space-intro.html#lqr-tuning
   * for how to select the tolerances.
   *
   * @tparam Outputs Number of outputs.
   * @param plant  The plant being controlled.
   * @param Qelems The maximum desired error tolerance for each state.
   * @param Relems The maximum desired control effort for each input.
   * @param dt     Discretization timestep.
   * @throws std::invalid_argument If the system is unstabilizable.
   */
  template <int Outputs>
  LinearQuadraticRegulator(const LinearSystem<States, Inputs, Outputs>& plant,
                           const StateArray& Qelems, const InputArray& Relems,
                           units::second_t dt)
      : LinearQuadraticRegulator(plant.A(), plant.B(), Qelems, Relems, dt) {}
 
  /**
   * Constructs a controller with the given coefficients and plant.
   *
   * See
   * https://docs.wpilib.org/en/stable/docs/software/advanced-controls/state-space/state-space-intro.html#lqr-tuning
   * for how to select the tolerances.
   *
   * @param A      Continuous system matrix of the plant being controlled.
   * @param B      Continuous input matrix of the plant being controlled.
   * @param Qelems The maximum desired error tolerance for each state.
   * @param Relems The maximum desired control effort for each input.
   * @param dt     Discretization timestep.
   * @throws std::invalid_argument If the system is unstabilizable.
   */
  LinearQuadraticRegulator(const Matrixd<States, States>& A,
                           const Matrixd<States, Inputs>& B,
                           const StateArray& Qelems, const InputArray& Relems,
                           units::second_t dt)
      : LinearQuadraticRegulator(A, B, MakeCostMatrix(Qelems),
                                 MakeCostMatrix(Relems), dt) {}
 
  /**
   * Constructs a controller with the given coefficients and plant.
   *
   * @param A  Continuous system matrix of the plant being controlled.
   * @param B  Continuous input matrix of the plant being controlled.
   * @param Q  The state cost matrix.
   * @param R  The input cost matrix.
   * @param dt Discretization timestep.
   * @throws std::invalid_argument If the system is unstabilizable.
   */
  LinearQuadraticRegulator(const Matrixd<States, States>& A,
                           const Matrixd<States, Inputs>& B,
                           const Matrixd<States, States>& Q,
                           const Matrixd<Inputs, Inputs>& R,
                           units::second_t dt) {
    Matrixd<States, States> discA;
    Matrixd<States, Inputs> discB;
    DiscretizeAB<States, Inputs>(A, B, dt, &discA, &discB);
 
    if (auto S = DARE<States, Inputs>(discA, discB, Q, R)) {
      // K = (BᵀSB + R)⁻¹BᵀSA
      m_K = (discB.transpose() * S.value() * discB + R)
                .llt()
                .solve(discB.transpose() * S.value() * discA);
    } else if (S.error() == DAREError::QNotSymmetric ||
               S.error() == DAREError::QNotPositiveSemidefinite) {
      std::string msg = fmt::format("{}\n\nQ =\n{}\n", to_string(S.error()), Q);
 
      wpi::math::MathSharedStore::ReportError(msg);
      throw std::invalid_argument(msg);
    } else if (S.error() == DAREError::RNotSymmetric ||
               S.error() == DAREError::RNotPositiveDefinite) {
      std::string msg = fmt::format("{}\n\nR =\n{}\n", to_string(S.error()), R);
 
      wpi::math::MathSharedStore::ReportError(msg);
      throw std::invalid_argument(msg);
    } else if (S.error() == DAREError::ABNotStabilizable) {
      std::string msg = fmt::format("{}\n\nA =\n{}\nB =\n{}\n",
                                    to_string(S.error()), discA, discB);
 
      wpi::math::MathSharedStore::ReportError(msg);
      throw std::invalid_argument(msg);
    } else if (S.error() == DAREError::ACNotDetectable) {
      std::string msg = fmt::format("{}\n\nA =\n{}\nQ =\n{}\n",
                                    to_string(S.error()), discA, Q);
 
      wpi::math::MathSharedStore::ReportError(msg);
      throw std::invalid_argument(msg);
    }
 
    Reset();
  }
 
  /**
   * Constructs a controller with the given coefficients and plant.
   *
   * @param A  Continuous system matrix of the plant being controlled.
   * @param B  Continuous input matrix of the plant being controlled.
   * @param Q  The state cost matrix.
   * @param R  The input cost matrix.
   * @param N  The state-input cross-term cost matrix.
   * @param dt Discretization timestep.
   * @throws std::invalid_argument If the system is unstabilizable.
   */
  LinearQuadraticRegulator(const Matrixd<States, States>& A,
                           const Matrixd<States, Inputs>& B,
                           const Matrixd<States, States>& Q,
                           const Matrixd<Inputs, Inputs>& R,
                           const Matrixd<States, Inputs>& N,
                           units::second_t dt) {
    Matrixd<States, States> discA;
    Matrixd<States, Inputs> discB;
    DiscretizeAB<States, Inputs>(A, B, dt, &discA, &discB);
 
    if (auto S = DARE<States, Inputs>(discA, discB, Q, R, N)) {
      // K = (BᵀSB + R)⁻¹(BᵀSA + Nᵀ)
      m_K = (discB.transpose() * S.value() * discB + R)
                .llt()
                .solve(discB.transpose() * S.value() * discA + N.transpose());
    } else if (S.error() == DAREError::QNotSymmetric ||
               S.error() == DAREError::QNotPositiveSemidefinite) {
      std::string msg = fmt::format("{}\n\nQ =\n{}\n", to_string(S.error()), Q);
 
      wpi::math::MathSharedStore::ReportError(msg);
      throw std::invalid_argument(msg);
    } else if (S.error() == DAREError::RNotSymmetric ||
               S.error() == DAREError::RNotPositiveDefinite) {
      std::string msg = fmt::format("{}\n\nR =\n{}\n", to_string(S.error()), R);
 
      wpi::math::MathSharedStore::ReportError(msg);
      throw std::invalid_argument(msg);
    } else if (S.error() == DAREError::ABNotStabilizable) {
      std::string msg =
          fmt::format("{}\n\nA =\n{}\nB =\n{}\n", to_string(S.error()),
                      discA - discB * R.llt().solve(N.transpose()), discB);
 
      wpi::math::MathSharedStore::ReportError(msg);
      throw std::invalid_argument(msg);
    } else if (S.error() == DAREError::ACNotDetectable) {
      auto R_llt = R.llt();
      std::string msg =
          fmt::format("{}\n\nA =\n{}\nQ =\n{}\n", to_string(S.error()),
                      discA - discB * R_llt.solve(N.transpose()),
                      Q - N * R_llt.solve(N.transpose()));
 
      wpi::math::MathSharedStore::ReportError(msg);
      throw std::invalid_argument(msg);
    }
 
    Reset();
  }
 
  LinearQuadraticRegulator(LinearQuadraticRegulator&&) = default;
  LinearQuadraticRegulator& operator=(LinearQuadraticRegulator&&) = default;
 
  /**
   * Returns the controller matrix K.
   */
  const Matrixd<Inputs, States>& K() const { return m_K; }
 
  /**
   * Returns an element of the controller matrix K.
   *
   * @param i Row of K.
   * @param j Column of K.
   */
  double K(int i, int j) const { return m_K(i, j); }
 
  /**
   * Returns the reference vector r.
   *
   * @return The reference vector.
   */
  const StateVector& R() const { return m_r; }
 
  /**
   * Returns an element of the reference vector r.
   *
   * @param i Row of r.
   *
   * @return The row of the reference vector.
   */
  double R(int i) const { return m_r(i); }
 
  /**
   * Returns the control input vector u.
   *
   * @return The control input.
   */
  const InputVector& U() const { return m_u; }
 
  /**
   * Returns an element of the control input vector u.
   *
   * @param i Row of u.
   *
   * @return The row of the control input vector.
   */
  double U(int i) const { return m_u(i); }
 
  /**
   * Resets the controller.
   */
  void Reset() {
    m_r.setZero();
    m_u.setZero();
  }
 
  /**
   * Returns the next output of the controller.
   *
   * @param x The current state x.
   */
  InputVector Calculate(const StateVector& x) {
    m_u = m_K * (m_r - x);
    return m_u;
  }
 
  /**
   * Returns the next output of the controller.
   *
   * @param x     The current state x.
   * @param nextR The next reference vector r.
   */
  InputVector Calculate(const StateVector& x, const StateVector& nextR) {
    m_r = nextR;
    return Calculate(x);
  }
 
  /**
   * Adjusts LQR controller gain to compensate for a pure time delay in the
   * input.
   *
   * Linear-Quadratic regulator controller gains tend to be aggressive. If
   * sensor measurements are time-delayed too long, the LQR may be unstable.
   * However, if we know the amount of delay, we can compute the control based
   * on where the system will be after the time delay.
   *
   * See https://file.tavsys.net/control/controls-engineering-in-frc.pdf
   * appendix C.4 for a derivation.
   *
   * @param plant      The plant being controlled.
   * @param dt         Discretization timestep.
   * @param inputDelay Input time delay.
   */
  template <int Outputs>
  void LatencyCompensate(const LinearSystem<States, Inputs, Outputs>& plant,
                         units::second_t dt, units::second_t inputDelay) {
    Matrixd<States, States> discA;
    Matrixd<States, Inputs> discB;
    DiscretizeAB<States, Inputs>(plant.A(), plant.B(), dt, &discA, &discB);
 
    m_K = m_K * (discA - discB * m_K).pow(inputDelay / dt);
  }
 
 private:
  // Current reference
  StateVector m_r;
 
  // Computed controller output
  InputVector m_u;
 
  // Controller gain
  Matrixd<Inputs, States> m_K;
};
 
extern template class EXPORT_TEMPLATE_DECLARE(WPILIB_DLLEXPORT)
    LinearQuadraticRegulator<1, 1>;
extern template class EXPORT_TEMPLATE_DECLARE(WPILIB_DLLEXPORT)
    LinearQuadraticRegulator<2, 1>;
extern template class EXPORT_TEMPLATE_DECLARE(WPILIB_DLLEXPORT)
    LinearQuadraticRegulator<2, 2>;
 
}  // namespace frc