odeagent.h

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 *   $Log: odeagent.h,v $
 *   Revision 1.3  2006/07/20 17:19:43  martius
 *   removed using namespace std from matrix.h
 *
 *   Revision 1.2  2006/07/14 12:23:31  martius
 *   selforg becomes HEAD
 *
 *   Revision 1.1.2.6  2006/05/15 13:14:10  robot3
 *   STRG-R now makes screenshots in jpg-format
 *   STRG-F now toggles the file logging (controller stuff) on/off
 *   STRG-G now restarts the GuiLogger
 *
 *   Revision 1.1.2.5  2006/03/31 16:16:58  fhesse
 *   changed trace() to init_tracing()
 *   and check for init at beginning of step
 *
 *   Revision 1.1.2.4  2006/03/29 15:08:06  martius
 *   Agent::interninit not necessary
 *
 *   Revision 1.1.2.3  2006/03/28 14:14:44  fhesse
 *   tracing of a given primitive (in the osg window) added
 *
 *   Revision 1.1.2.2  2005/12/06 10:13:23  martius
 *   openscenegraph integration started
 *
 *   Revision 1.1.2.1  2005/11/15 12:29:18  martius
 *   new selforg structure and OdeAgent, OdeRobot ...
 *
 *                                                                 *
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#ifndef __ODEAGENT_H
#define __ODEAGENT_H

#include <selforg/agent.h>
#include "oderobot.h"
#include "osgprimitive.h"
#include "primitive.h"

namespace lpzrobots {

/** Specialised agent for ode robots
 */
  class OdeAgent : public Agent {
  public:
  /** constructor
   */
  OdeAgent(const PlotOption& plotOption)  : Agent(plotOption) {tracing_initialized=false;}
  OdeAgent(const std::list<PlotOption>& plotOptions) : Agent(plotOptions) {tracing_initialized=false;}
  /** destructor
   */
  virtual ~OdeAgent() {}

  /** initializes the object with the given controller, robot and wiring
      and initializes pipe to guilogger
  */
  virtual bool init(AbstractController* controller, OdeRobot* robot, AbstractWiring* wiring){
    return Agent::init(controller, robot, wiring);
  }

  /** Performs an step of the agent, including sensor reading, pushing sensor values through wiring, 
      controller step, pushing controller outputs (= motorcommands) back through wiring and sent 
      resulting motorcommands to robot.
      @param noise Noise strength.
  */
  virtual void step(double noise);

  void internInit(){
    trace_length=0; // number of past robot positions shown in osg
  }

  /** 
   * Returns a pointer to the robot.
   */
  virtual OdeRobot* getRobot() { return (OdeRobot*)robot;}

  /// gives the number of past robot positions shown as trace in osg
  virtual int getTraceLength(){return trace_length;}

  /**
   * initialize tracing in ode
   * @param tracelength number of past positions shown as trace in osg 
   * @param tracethickness  thickness of the trace
   */
  virtual void init_tracing(int tracelength=1000, double tracethickness=0.003);


  private:
  int trace_length;
  double trace_thickness;
  int counter;
  bool tracing_initialized;

  OSGPrimitive** segments; // stores segments(cylinders) of the trace
  osg::Vec3 lastpos;
};

}

#endif

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