CObservationBeaconRanges.h

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#ifndef CObservationBeaconRanges_H
#define CObservationBeaconRanges_H

#include <mrpt/utils/CSerializable.h>
#include <mrpt/slam/CObservation.h>
#include <mrpt/poses/CPoint3D.h>
#include <mrpt/poses/CPose2D.h>
#include <mrpt/poses/CPose3D.h>

namespace mrpt
{
namespace slam
{
        DEFINE_SERIALIZABLE_PRE_CUSTOM_BASE_LINKAGE( CObservationBeaconRanges, CObservation, OBS_IMPEXP  )

        /** Declares a class derived from "CObservation" that represents one (or more) range measurements to labeled beacons.
         * \sa CObservation
         * \ingroup mrpt_obs_grp
         */
        class OBS_IMPEXP CObservationBeaconRanges : public CObservation
        {
                // This must be added to any CSerializable derived class:
                DEFINE_SERIALIZABLE( CObservationBeaconRanges )

         public:
                /** Default constructor.
                 */
                CObservationBeaconRanges( );

                 /** Information about the sensor:
                  */
                float   minSensorDistance, maxSensorDistance;

                /** The "sigma" of the sensor, assuming a zero-mean Gaussian noise model.
                  */
                float   stdError;

                /** Each one of the measurements:
                        */
                struct OBS_IMPEXP TMeasurement
                {
                        TMeasurement() : sensorLocationOnRobot(), sensedDistance(0),beaconID(INVALID_BEACON_ID)
                        {}

                        /** The position of the sensor on the robot.
                          */
                        CPoint3D                sensorLocationOnRobot;

                        /** The sensed range itself (in meters).
                          */
                        float                   sensedDistance;

                        /** The ID of the sensed beacon (or INVALID_BEACON_ID)
                          */
                        int32_t                 beaconID;
                };

                /** The list of observed ranges:
                  */
                std::deque<TMeasurement> sensedData;

                /** The (X,Y,PHI) pose estimated by the UWB software, for comparison purposes (Added in streamming version 1)
                  */
                CPose2D                                 auxEstimatePose;


                 /** Prints out the contents of the object.
                   */
                 void  debugPrintOut();

                /** A general method to retrieve the sensor pose on the robot.
                  *  Note that most sensors will return a full (6D) CPose3D, but see the derived classes for more details or special cases.
                  * \sa setSensorPose
                  */
                void getSensorPose( CPose3D &out_sensorPose ) const;


                /** A general method to change the sensor pose on the robot.
                  *  Note that most sensors will use the full (6D) CPose3D, but see the derived classes for more details or special cases.
                  * \sa getSensorPose
                  */
                void setSensorPose( const CPose3D &newSensorPose );

                /** Easy look-up into the vector sensedData, returns the range for a given beacon, or 0 if the beacon is not observed.
                  */
                float getSensedRangeByBeaconID(int32_t beaconID);

        }; // End of class def.
        DEFINE_SERIALIZABLE_POST_CUSTOM_BASE_LINKAGE( CObservationBeaconRanges, CObservation, OBS_IMPEXP  )


        } // End of namespace
} // End of namespace

#endif