Coordinate transformation (demo_CH_coords.cpp)

Tutorial on how to perform coordinate transformations in Chrono.

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//
// =============================================================================
// Authors: Alessandro Tasora
// =============================================================================
//
// Demo on how to use Chrono coordinate transformations
//
// =============================================================================
#include <cmath>
#include "chrono/core/ChLog.h"
#include "chrono/core/ChTransform.h"
#include "chrono/core/ChFrame.h"
#include "chrono/core/ChFrameMoving.h"
#include "chrono/core/ChTimer.h"
using namespace chrono;
int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
GetLog() << "Copyright (c) 2017 projectchrono.org\nChrono version: " << CHRONO_VERSION << "\n\n";
// To write something to the console, use the chrono::GetLog()
GetLog() << "CHRONO demo about coordinate transformations: \n\n";
//
// Some methods to achieve coordinate transformations, and some
// examples of how to manipulate coordinates and frames, using Chrono features.
//
// You can use ChTransform or ChChCoordsys<> or ChFrame functions to transform points
// from/to local coordinates in 3D, in ascending complexity and capabilities.
//
ChVector<> mvect2; // resulting (transformed) vectors will go here
ChVector<> mvect3;
// Define a POINT to be transformed, expressed in
// local frame coordinate.
ChVector<> mvect1(2, 3, 4);
// Define a vector representing the TRANSLATION of the frame
// respect to absolute (world) coordinates.
ChVector<> vtraslA(5, 6, 7);
// Define a quaternion representing the ROTATION of the frame
// respect to absolute (world) coordinates. Must be normalized.
ChQuaternion<> qrotA(1, 3, 4, 5);
qrotA.Normalize();
// ..Also create a 3x3 rotation matrix [A] from the quaternion
// (at any time you can use mrotA.Set_A_quaternion(qrotA) );
ChMatrix33<> mrotA(qrotA);
// ..Also create a ChCoordsys<>tem object, representing both
// translation and rotation.
ChCoordsys<> csysA(vtraslA, qrotA);
// OK!!! Now we are ready to perform the transformation, like in
// linear algebra formula v'=t+[A]*v, so that we will obtain
// the coordinates of mvect1 in absolute coordinates.
// This can be achieved in many ways. Let's see them.
// TRANSFORM USING ROTATION MATRIX AND LINEAR ALGEBRA
//
mvect2 = vtraslA + mrotA * mvect1; // like: v2 = t + [A]*v1
GetLog() << mvect2 << " ..using linear algebra, \n";
// TRANSFORM USING QUATERNION ROTATION
mvect2 = vtraslA + qrotA.Rotate(mvect1);
GetLog() << mvect2 << " ..using quaternion rotation, \n";
// TRANSFORM USING THE ChTransform STATIC METHODS
mvect2 = ChTransform<>::TransformLocalToParent(mvect1, vtraslA, mrotA);
GetLog() << mvect2 << " ..using the ChTransform- vect and rot.matrix, \n";
mvect2 = ChTransform<>::TransformLocalToParent(mvect1, vtraslA, qrotA);
GetLog() << mvect2 << " ..using the ChTransform- vect and quat, \n";
// TRANSFORM USING A ChCoordys OBJECT
mvect2 = csysA.TransformLocalToParent(mvect1);
GetLog() << mvect2 << " ..using a ChChCoordsys<> object, \n";
mvect2 = mvect1 >> csysA;
GetLog() << mvect2 << " ..using a ChChCoordsys<> '>>' operator, \n";
mvect2 = csysA * mvect1;
GetLog() << mvect2 << " ..using a ChChCoordsys<> '*' operator, \n";
// TRANSFORM USING A ChFrame OBJECT
ChFrame<> mframeA(vtraslA, qrotA); // or ChFrame<> mframeA(csysA);
mvect2 = mframeA.TransformLocalToParent(mvect1);
GetLog() << mvect2 << " ..using a ChFrame object function, \n";
mvect2 = mvect1 >> mframeA;
GetLog() << mvect2 << " ..using a ChFrame '>>' operator, \n";
mvect2 = mframeA * mvect1;
GetLog() << mvect2 << " ..using a ChFrame '*' operator, \n";
//
// Now perform transformations in a chain of frames, in
// sequence.
//
ChVector<> v10(5, 6, 7);
ChQuaternion<> q10(1, 3, 4, 5);
q10.Normalize();
ChMatrix33<> m10(q10);
ChVector<> v21(4, 1, 3);
ChQuaternion<> q21(3, 2, 1, 5);
q21.Normalize();
ChMatrix33<> m21(q21);
ChVector<> v32(1, 5, 1);
ChQuaternion<> q32(4, 1, 3, 1);
q32.Normalize();
ChMatrix33<> m32(q32);
// ...with linear algebra:
mvect3 = v10 + m10 * (v21 + m21 * (v32 + m32 * mvect1));
GetLog() << mvect3 << " ..triple trsf. using linear algebra, \n";
// ...with ChFrame '>>' operator or "*" operator
// is by far much simplier!
ChFrame<> f10(v10, q10);
ChFrame<> f21(v21, q21);
ChFrame<> f32(v32, q32);
mvect3 = mvect1 >> f32 >> f21 >> f10;
GetLog() << mvect3 << " ..triple vector trsf. with ChFrame '>>' operator, \n";
mvect3 = f10 * f21 * f32 * mvect1;
GetLog() << mvect3 << " ..triple vector trsf. with ChFrame '*' operator, \n";
ChFrame<> tempf(f10 * f21 * f32);
mvect3 = tempf * mvect1;
GetLog() << mvect3 << " ..triple vector trsf. with ChFrame '*' operator, \n";
// Not only vectors, but also ChFrame can be transformed
// with ">>" or "*" operators.
ChFrame<> f_3(mvect1);
ChFrame<> f_0;
f_0 = f_3 >> f32 >> f21 >> f10;
GetLog() << f_0 << " ..triple frame trsf. with ChFrame '>>' operator, \n";
f_0 = f10 * f21 * f32 * f_3;
GetLog() << f_0 << " ..triple frame trsf. with ChFrame '*' operator, \n";
// Test the ">>" or "*" operators also for ChCoordsys:
c_0 = f_3.GetCoord() >> f32.GetCoord() >> f21.GetCoord() >> f10.GetCoord();
GetLog() << f_0 << " ..triple frame trsf. with ChCoordsys '>>' operator, \n";
c_0 = f10.GetCoord() * f21.GetCoord() * f32.GetCoord() * f_3.GetCoord();
GetLog() << f_0 << " ..triple frame trsf. with ChCoordsys '*' operator, \n";
//
// Now test inverse transformations too.
//
// From the low-level to the higher level methods, here are some
// ways to accomplish this.
//
// TRANSFORM USING ROTATION MATRIX AND LINEAR ALGEBRA
//
GetLog() << mvect1 << " ..mvect1 \n";
mvect1 = mrotA.transpose() * (mvect2 - vtraslA); // like: v1 = [A]'*(v2-t)
GetLog() << mvect1 << " ..inv, using linear algebra, \n";
// TRANSFORM USING QUATERNION ROTATION
mvect1 = qrotA.RotateBack(mvect2 - vtraslA);
GetLog() << mvect1 << " ..inv, using quaternion rotation, \n";
// TRANSFORM USING THE ChTransform STATIC METHODS
mvect1 = ChTransform<>::TransformParentToLocal(mvect2, vtraslA, mrotA);
GetLog() << mvect1 << " ..inv, using the ChTransform- vect and rot.matrix, \n";
mvect1 = ChTransform<>::TransformParentToLocal(mvect2, vtraslA, qrotA);
GetLog() << mvect1 << " ..inv, using the ChTransform- vect and quat, \n";
// TRANSFORM USING A ChCoordys OBJECT
mvect1 = csysA.TransformParentToLocal(mvect2);
GetLog() << mvect1 << " ..inv, using a ChChCoordsys<> object, \n";
// TRANSFORM USING A ChFrame OBJECT
mvect1 = mframeA.TransformParentToLocal(mvect2);
GetLog() << mvect1 << " ..inv, using a ChFrame object function, \n";
mvect1 = mvect2 >> mframeA.GetInverse();
GetLog() << mvect1 << " ..inv, using a ChFrame inverse and '>>' operator, \n";
mvect1 = mframeA.GetInverse() * mvect2;
GetLog() << mvect1 << " ..inv, using a ChFrame inverse and '*' operator, \n";
mvect1 = mframeA / mvect2;
GetLog() << mvect1 << " ..inv, using a ChFrame '/' operator, \n";
ChFrame<> mframeAinv(mframeA);
mframeAinv.Invert();
mvect1 = mframeAinv * mvect2;
GetLog() << mvect1 << " ..inv, using an inverted ChFrame \n";
// ... also for inverting chain of transformations...
// mvect3 = f10 * f21 * f32 * mvect1; // direct transf..
mvect1 = (f10 * f21 * f32).GetInverse() * mvect3; // inverse transf.
GetLog() << mvect1 << " ..inv three transf \n";
mvect1 = f32.GetInverse() * f21.GetInverse() * f10.GetInverse() * mvect3;
GetLog() << mvect1 << " ..inv three transf (another method) \n";
mvect1 = mvect3 >> (f32 >> f21 >> f10).GetInverse();
GetLog() << mvect1 << " ..inv three transf (another method) \n";
mvect1 = mvect3 >> f10.GetInverse() >> f21.GetInverse() >> f32.GetInverse();
GetLog() << mvect1 << " ..inv three transf (another method) \n";
//
// Now test the * and >> operators with some mixed-types operators
//
ChFrame<> mframeA1(vtraslA, qrotA);
ChFrameMoving<> mframemovingB1(vtraslA, qrotA);
ChFrame<> mresf = mframemovingB1 * mframeA1;
ChFrameMoving<> mresg = mframeA1 * mframemovingB1;
//
// Test some in-place operators, even with mixed-types. Some examples.
//
// Transform mframeA1 by rotating & translating by another frame,
// using the in-place >>= operator, as in A >>= B,
// that means: frameA' = frameA >> frameB = frameB * frameA
mframeA1 >>= f10;
// Transform mframeA1 by translating by a vector:
mframeA1 >>= ChVector<>(1, 2, 3);
// Transform mframeA1 by rotating it 30 degrees on axis Y, using a quaternion:
mframeA1 >>= Q_from_AngAxis(30 * CH_C_DEG_TO_RAD, VECT_Y);
//
// BENCHMARK FOR EXECUTION SPEED
//
GetLog() << " %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \n\n";
mrotA.Set_A_quaternion(qrotA);
ChFpMatrix34<> Fp(qrotA);
ChFmMatrix34<> Fm(qrotA);
ChGlMatrix34<> Gl(qrotA);
ChGwMatrix34<> Gw(qrotA);
ChFrameMoving<> testa(vtraslA, qrotA);
testa.SetPos_dt(ChVector<>(0.5, 0.6, 0.7));
testa.SetWvel_loc(ChVector<>(1.1, 2.1, 5.1));
testa.SetPos_dtdt(ChVector<>(7, 8, 9));
testa.SetWacc_loc(ChVector<>(4.3, 5.3, 2.3));
GetLog() << testa << "a moving frame";
ChVector<> locpos(0.1, 3.1, 1.1);
ChVector<> locspeed(3.2, 9.2, 7.2);
ChVector<> locacc(5.3, 3.3, 2.3);
ChFrameMoving<> testPl(locpos, QUNIT);
testPl.SetPos_dt(locspeed);
testPl.SetRot_dt(qrotA);
testPl.SetWvel_loc(ChVector<>(0.4, 0.5, 0.6));
testPl.SetPos_dtdt(locacc);
testPl.SetWacc_loc(ChVector<>(0.43, 0.53, 0.63));
testa.TransformLocalToParent(testPl, testPw);
ChFrameMoving<> bres = (testPl >> testa);
GetLog() << bres << " trasf loc->abs \n";
ChQuaternion<> pollo(3, 5, 6, 7);
ChVector<> pallo(2, 4, 6);
ChTimer timer;
//int numcycles = 100000;
int i;
timer.start();
for (i = 0; i < 1000000; i++) {
testa.TransformLocalToParent(testPl, testPw);
}
timer.stop();
GetLog() << "TEST 10e6 of ChFrameMoving::TransformLocalToParent (1.38) Time: " << timer() << " \n";
// VC6 : 1.380
// VC2003: 0.861
// VC2005: 0.691
// GCC : 0.661
timer.start();
for (i = 0; i < 1000000; i++) {
mvect2 = mvect1 >> mframeA;
}
timer.stop();
GetLog() << "TEST 10e6 of mvect2 = mvect1 >> mframeA; (0.03)" << timer() << " \n";
// VC6 : 0.03
// VC2003: 0.03
// VC2005: 0.03
// GCC : 0.03
timer.start();
for (i = 0; i < 1000000; i++) {
testa.PointAccelerationParentToLocal(vtraslA, vtraslA, vtraslA);
}
timer.stop();
GetLog() << "TEST 10e6 of PointAccelerationParentToLocal (0.811)" << timer() << " \n";
// VC6 : 0.811
// VC2003: 0.531
// VC2005: 0.410
// GCC : 0.320
/*
timer.start();
for (i= 0; i<numcycles; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j<100; j++)
{
mvect2 = mvect1 >> f32 >> f21 >> f10;
// NOTE: thank to the fact that operators are executed from left to
// right, the above is MUCH faster (16x) than the equivalent:
// mvect2 = f10 * f21 * f32 * mvect1;
// because the latter, if no parenthesis are used, would imply
// three expensive frame*frame operations, and a last frame*vector.
}
}
timer.stop();
GetLog() << "Test 3 frame transf. with >> ChFrame operator: " << timer() << " \n";
timer.start();
for (i= 0; i<1000000; i++)
{
testa.SetCoord(vtraslA,qrotA);
}
timer.stop();
GetLog() << "Test ChFrame::SetPos() " << timer() << " \n";
//ChQuaternion<> mqdt(1, 2, 3, 4);
timer.start();
for (i= 0; i<1000000; i++)
{
testa.SetRot_dt(mqdt);
}
timer.stop();
GetLog() << "Test ChFrame::SetRot_dt() " << timer() << " \n";
timer.start();
for (i= 0; i<1000000; i++)
{
testa.SetRot_dtdt(mqdt);
}
timer.stop()
GetLog() << "Test ChFrame::SetRot_dtdt() " << timer() << " \n";
ChVector<> mv(1, 2, 3);
timer.start();
for (i= 0; i<1000000; i++)
{
testa.SetWvel_loc(mv);
}
timer.stop();
GetLog() << "Test ChFrame::SetWvel_loc() " << timer() << " \n";
timer.start();
for (i= 0; i<1000000; i++)
{
testa.SetWacc_loc(mv);
}
timer.stop();
GetLog() << "Test ChFrame::SetWacc_loc() " << timer() << " \n";
timer.start();
for (i= 0; i<1000000; i++)
{
Vector p= testa.GetWvel_loc();
}
timer.stop();
GetLog() << "Test ChFrame::GetWvel_loc() " << timer() << " \n";
timer.start();
for (i= 0; i<1000000; i++)
{
ChVector<> p= testa.GetWacc_loc();
}
timer.stop();
GetLog() << "Test ChFrame::GetWacc_loc() " << timer() << " \n";
*/
GetLog() << "\n CHRONO execution terminated.";
return 0;
}
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Definition: ChCoordsys.h:38
ChLog & GetLog()
Global function to get the current ChLog object.
Definition: ChLog.cpp:39
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Definition: ChMatrix33.h:31
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Definition: ChMatrixMBD.h:148
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Definition: ChQuaternion.h:458
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Definition: ChTransform.h:79
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Definition: ChVector.h:35
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Definition: ChMatrixMBD.h:71
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Definition: ChFrameMoving.h:38
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Definition: ChQuaternion.h:45
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Definition: ChTimer.h:32
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Definition: ChMatrixMBD.h:95
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Definition: ChTimer.h:29