Double Pendulum Numerical Models

The rcp.doublependulum module contains several classes to support numerical simulation and control of a double pendulum system. Graphical rendering is handled separately in rcp.QtDoublePendulum.

rcp.doublependulum

class rcp.doublependulum.DoublePendulumController

Prototype for a double-pendulum controller. This class is typically subclassed to customize the control strategy and the subclass passed into the common application framework.

Variables

• initial_state – four-element numpy array used to initialize the simulator state: [q1, q2, qd1, qd2]

• kp – two-element numpy array with default proportional position gains

• ki – two-element numpy array with default integral gains

• kd – two-element numpy array with default velocity damping gain

• identity – zero-based serial number identifying the instance in the case of multiple simulations

apply_configuration(config)

Hook for applying parameters saved in a configuration file. The default implementation does nothing.

Parameters

config – configparser object (which implements the mapping protocol)

compute_control(t, dt, state, tau)

Method called from numerical pendulum simulation to calculate the next step of applied torques. This is usually overridden in a subclass, but the default implementation applies a fixed-target PD position control.

Parameters

• t – time in seconds since simulation began

• state – four element ndarray of joint positions q and joint velocities qd as [q1, q2, qd1, qd2], expressed in radians and radians/sec

• tau – two element ndarray to fill in with joint torques to apply

connect_console(console)

Attach a console object to be used for debugging output. The object needs to implement write().

gather_configuration(config)

Hook for saving parameters in a configuration file. The default implementation does nothing.

Parameters

config – configparser object (which implements the mapping protocol)

set_identity(serial_number)

Set the specific identification number for this controller out of multiples.

set_world(world)

Set the ‘world’ object which can answer global information queries. This is a deliberately abstract interface between sub-classes and the application framework.

setup()

Hook for final one-time object configuration. This is called once prior to the start of the simulation. The default implementation does nothing.

user_parameter_change(parameter, value)

Hook for interactive parameter changes (e.g. GUI sliders). The default implementation does nothing.

Parameters

• parameter – integer index of parameter, starting with zero

• value – dimensionless parameter value, ranges from zero to one inclusive.

write(string)

Write a message to the debugging console. If console is not available, writes to the log as an info message.

class rcp.doublependulum.DoublePendulumSimulator

Numerical dynamic simulation of a frictionless double pendulum. It communicates with a user-supplied control object to compute applied joint torques.

Variables

• t – simulated time in seconds

• state – four-element vector of dynamic state [q1 q2 qd1 qd2] (position and velocity)

• origin – two-element vector locating the pendulum base in world coordinates

connect_controller(controller)

Attach a controller object used to compute joint torques and set the initial state.

deriv()

Calculate the accelerations for a rigid body double-pendulum dynamics model.

Returns

system derivative vector as a numpy ndarray

endpointIK(target)

Compute two inverse kinematics solutions for a target end position. The target is a Cartesian position vector (two-element ndarray) in world coordinates, and the result vectors are joint angles as ndarrays [q0, q1]. If the target is out of reach, returns the closest pose.

forwardKinematics(q)

Compute the forward kinematics. Returns the world-coordinate Cartesian position of the elbow and endpoint for a given joint angle vector.

param q

two-element list or ndarray with [q1, q2] joint angles

return

tuple (elbow, end) of two-element ndarrays with [x,y] locations

reset()

Reset or initialize all simulator state variables.

set_default_dynamic_parameters()

Set the default dynamics coefficients defining the rigid-body model physics.

timer_tick(delta_t)

Run the simulation for an interval.

Parameters

delta_t – length of interval in simulated time seconds