diff --git a/src/modules/mc_att_control/mc_att_control_main.cpp b/src/modules/mc_att_control/mc_att_control_main.cpp index 0960b49cfb347af98f9e9c20f89b96588734b080..ce5b6c9f939a17f582a365466f7a2f308b589bba 100644 --- a/src/modules/mc_att_control/mc_att_control_main.cpp +++ b/src/modules/mc_att_control/mc_att_control_main.cpp @@ -417,9 +417,14 @@ MulticopterAttitudeControl::control_attitude(float dt) /* calculate angular rates setpoint */ _rates_sp = eq.emult(attitude_gain); - /* Feed forward the yaw setpoint rate. We need to apply the yaw rate in the body frame. - * We infer the body z axis by taking the last column of R.transposed (== q.inversed) - * because it's the rotation axis for body yaw and multiply it by the rate and gain. */ + /* Feed forward the yaw setpoint rate. + * The yaw_feedforward_rate is a commanded rotation around the world z-axis, + * but we need to apply it in the body frame (because _rates_sp is expressed in the body frame). + * Therefore we infer the world z-axis (expressed in the body frame) by taking the last column of R.transposed (== q.inversed) + * and multiply it by the yaw setpoint rate (yaw_sp_move_rate) and gain (_yaw_ff). + * This yields a vector representing the commanded rotatation around the world z-axis expressed in the body frame + * such that it can be added to the rates setpoint. + */ Vector3f yaw_feedforward_rate = q.inversed().dcm_z(); yaw_feedforward_rate *= _v_att_sp.yaw_sp_move_rate * _yaw_ff.get(); _rates_sp += yaw_feedforward_rate;