ArduPilot EU Dev Call 2023-01-11

ArduPilot EU Dev Call 2023-01-11

Attendee count (max): 10

UTC0704 - Move warning of core changes into AP_AHRS by peterbarker · Pull Request #22625 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Move warning of core changes into AP_AHRS
  • Is the lane change due to disarming useful? Tridge doesn’t think so
  • Do they care about which lane they are in or just that it changed?

UTC0720 - Fabs() to fabsf() cleanup by magicrub · Pull Request #2262 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Tools: add dependency to DPS baros in build_options.py
  • The board doesn’t actually have this baro
  • Won’t be merged

UTC0725 - Throttle-Gain Boost aka "Anti-Gravity" support by andyp1per · Pull Request #21366 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Throttle-Gain Boost aka “Anti-Gravity” support
  • Discussion about more review comments
  • Some discussion about throttle slew calculation - need to check for no change to prevent the slew being very spikey
  • Could help in quadplane back transition
  • Leonard and Bill want to use the angle P boosting in ground resonance etc
  • Concluded that Peter H’s comments were non-functional and not enough to delay the PR given that there needs to be further work on the slew limiter in general
  • Randy and Leonard happy
  • Merged!

UTC0739 - AP_Param: align info structs to save flash by IamPete1 · Pull Request #22571 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • AP_Param: align info structs to save flash
  • Really nice flash saving!
  • Merged!

UTC0750 - Foxeer H743v1 with betaflight conversion tool by andyp1per · Pull Request #22580 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Foxeer H743v1 with betaflight conversion tool
  • Tridge really likes the idea of a conversion tool
  • Question over DMA on I2C
  • Andy would like it in and revisit when Foxeer redo the board (and provide docs)
  • Merged!

UTC0800 - AP_NavEKF3: remove mag_state state by peterbarker · Pull Request #22623 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • AP_NavEKF3: remove mag_state state
  • Needs a replay test to show there is no change

UTC0806 - Add and use AP_INERTIALSENSOR_BATCHSAMPLER_ENABLED by peterbarker · Pull Request #22592 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Add and use AP_INERTIALSENSOR_BATCHSAMPLER_ENABLED
  • Skyviper logging not working that well at the moment
  • Zero size change
  • Merged!

UTC0809 - AP_Scripting:add error check to mission_load.lua by Hwurzburg · Pull Request #22627 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • AP_Scripting:add error check to mission_load.lua
  • Original script had no error checking
  • Tridge going to write a new line-by-line checker

UTC0812 - SITL:Add RC_FAIL metadata and fix display ordering for wiki by Hwurzburg · Pull Request #22628 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • SITL:Add RC_FAIL metadata and fix display ordering for wiki
  • Peter Barker has reviewed and approved most of this
  • MergeOnCIPass

UTC0823 - Create AP_AHRS_SIM backend by peterbarker · Pull Request #22574 · ArduPilot/ardupilot · GitHub

  • Create AP_AHRS_SIM backend
  • What type 10 testing has been done?
  • Used mainly by realflight - needs testing in realflight9 esp tailsitters and quadplanes