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Peter BarkerandClaude Opus 4.8 c9374d661a SITL: add SIM_BATT_RES_OHM to control simulated battery sag
Commit d2fc8cac ("SITL: Improve SIM::Battery energy consumption") made
unlimited-capacity batteries (the SITL default) sag under load where they
previously had none. As the simulated voltage scales motor thrust linearly,
there was no longer any way to run a sim vehicle without that thrust penalty.

Add a SIM_BATT_RES_OHM parameter that overrides the vehicle model's internal
resistance: negative keeps the model value (unchanged default behaviour), 0
disables sag entirely, and a positive value sets an explicit resistance. It is
applied live via Battery::maybe_reset(), so it can be changed without a reboot.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-07-07 09:37:48 +10:00

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/*
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*/
/*
multicopter simulator class
*/
#include "SIM_Multicopter.h"
#include <AP_Motors/AP_Motors.h>
#include <stdio.h>
using namespace SITL;
MultiCopter::MultiCopter(const char *frame_str) :
Aircraft(frame_str)
{
frame = Frame::create_frame(frame_str);
if (frame == nullptr) {
printf("Frame '%s' not found or insufficient memory", frame_str);
exit(1);
}
frame->init(frame_str);
battery.setup(frame->get_model_batt_capacity_ah(),
frame->get_model_batt_resistance_ohm(),
frame->get_model_batt_max_voltage(),
ambient_outside_temperature_degC());
mass = frame->get_mass();
frame_height = 0.1;
ground_behavior = GROUND_BEHAVIOR_NO_MOVEMENT;
lock_step_scheduled = true;
}
// calculate rotational and linear accelerations
void MultiCopter::calculate_forces(const struct sitl_input &input, Vector3f &rot_accel, Vector3f &body_accel)
{
motor_mask |= ((1U<<frame->num_motors)-1U) << frame->motor_offset;
frame->calculate_forces(*this, input, rot_accel, body_accel, rpm);
add_shove_forces(rot_accel, body_accel);
add_twist_forces(rot_accel);
// add forces from slung payload or tether payload
add_external_forces(body_accel);
}
/*
update the multicopter simulation by one time step
*/
void MultiCopter::update(const struct sitl_input &input)
{
// get wind vector setup
update_wind(input);
Vector3f rot_accel;
calculate_forces(input, rot_accel, accel_body);
// simulated clamp holding vehicle down
if (clamp.clamped(*this, input)) {
rot_accel.zero();
accel_body.zero();
}
update_battery();
update_dynamics(rot_accel);
update_external_payload(input);
// update lat/lon/altitude
update_position();
time_advance();
// update magnetic field
update_mag_field_bf();
}
void MultiCopter::update_battery() {
battery.maybe_reset(sitl->batt_voltage, sitl->batt_capacity_ah, sitl->batt_resistance);
battery_voltage = battery.get_voltage();
battery_current = frame->get_current_amp();
battery_temperature_degC = battery.get_temperature_degC();
const uint64_t now_us = AP_HAL::micros64();
battery.consume_energy(battery_current, now_us);
}