Package edu.wpi.first.math.kinematics

Class DifferentialDriveKinematics

java.lang.Object

edu.wpi.first.math.kinematics.DifferentialDriveKinematics

public class DifferentialDriveKinematics
extends Object

Helper class that converts a chassis velocity (dx and dtheta components) to left and right wheel velocities for a differential drive.

Inverse kinematics converts a desired chassis speed into left and right velocity components whereas forward kinematics converts left and right component velocities into a linear and angular chassis speed.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
double	trackWidthMeters

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DifferentialDriveKinematics(double trackWidthMeters)	Constructs a differential drive kinematics object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ChassisSpeeds	toChassisSpeeds(DifferentialDriveWheelSpeeds wheelSpeeds)	Returns a chassis speed from left and right component velocities using forward kinematics.
Twist2d	toTwist2d(double leftDistanceMeters, double rightDistanceMeters)	Performs forward kinematics to return the resulting Twist2d from the given left and right side distance deltas.
DifferentialDriveWheelSpeeds	toWheelSpeeds(ChassisSpeeds chassisSpeeds)	Returns left and right component velocities from a chassis speed using inverse kinematics.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

trackWidthMeters

public final double trackWidthMeters

Constructor Details

DifferentialDriveKinematics

public DifferentialDriveKinematics(double trackWidthMeters)

Constructs a differential drive kinematics object.

Parameters:

trackWidthMeters - The track width of the drivetrain. Theoretically, this is the distance between the left wheels and right wheels. However, the empirical value may be larger than the physical measured value due to scrubbing effects.

Method Details

toChassisSpeeds

public ChassisSpeeds toChassisSpeeds(DifferentialDriveWheelSpeeds wheelSpeeds)

Returns a chassis speed from left and right component velocities using forward kinematics.

Parameters:

wheelSpeeds - The left and right velocities.

Returns:

The chassis speed.

toWheelSpeeds

public DifferentialDriveWheelSpeeds toWheelSpeeds(ChassisSpeeds chassisSpeeds)

Returns left and right component velocities from a chassis speed using inverse kinematics.

Parameters:

chassisSpeeds - The linear and angular (dx and dtheta) components that represent the chassis' speed.

Returns:

The left and right velocities.

toTwist2d

public Twist2d toTwist2d(double leftDistanceMeters, double rightDistanceMeters)

Performs forward kinematics to return the resulting Twist2d from the given left and right side distance deltas. This method is often used for odometry -- determining the robot's position on the field using changes in the distance driven by each wheel on the robot.

Parameters:

leftDistanceMeters - The distance measured by the left side encoder.

rightDistanceMeters - The distance measured by the right side encoder.

Returns:

The resulting Twist2d.