Kstars

polaralignmentassistant.h
1/* Ekos Polar Alignment Assistant Tool
2 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018-2021 Jasem Mutlaq
3 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020-2021 Hy Murveit
4
5 SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
6 */
7
8#pragma once
9
10#include "ui_polaralignmentassistant.h"
11#include "ekos/ekos.h"
12#include "ekos/guide/internalguide/starcorrespondence.h"
13#include "polaralign.h"
14#include "align.h"
15#include "indi/indimount.h"
16
17class AlignView;
19class SolverUtils;
20
21namespace Ekos
22{
23
24class PolarAlignWidget;
25
26/**
27 * @brief The PolarAlignmentAssistant class
28 *
29 * Captures three images rotated by a set number of degrees decided by the user (default 30).
30 * Each image is plate solver to find the center RA,DE coordinates. The three points are then
31 * used to generate a unique circle with its center as the RA axis. As the mount rotated around
32 * these point, we can identify the RA rotational axis. From there, we compare the distance from RA axis
33 * to the celestial pole axis. For a perfectly aligned mount, the two points would overlap exactly.
34 * In reality, there is also some differences due to the mount mechanical limitations and measurements
35 * errors.
36 *
37 * The user is then presented with a triangle that couples the corrections required in Altitude and Azimuth
38 * knobs to move the RA axis to the celestial pole. An optional feature is available the calculates the error
39 * in real time as the user move the mount around during refresh, but this feature is computationally intensive
40 * as we need to extract stars from each frame.
41 *
42 * @author Jasem Mutlaq
43 * @author Hy Murveit
44 */
45class PolarAlignmentAssistant : public QWidget, public Ui::PolarAlignmentAssistant
46{
48
49 public:
52
53 typedef enum
54 {
55 PAH_IDLE,
56 PAH_FIRST_CAPTURE,
57 PAH_FIRST_SOLVE,
58 PAH_FIND_CP,
59 PAH_FIRST_ROTATE,
60 PAH_FIRST_SETTLE,
61 PAH_SECOND_CAPTURE,
62 PAH_SECOND_SOLVE,
63 PAH_SECOND_ROTATE,
64 PAH_SECOND_SETTLE,
65 PAH_THIRD_CAPTURE,
66 PAH_THIRD_SOLVE,
67 PAH_STAR_SELECT,
68 PAH_REFRESH,
69 PAH_POST_REFRESH
70 } Stage;
71
72 // Algorithm choice in UI
73 typedef enum
74 {
75 PLATE_SOLVE_ALGORITHM,
76 MOVE_STAR_ALGORITHM,
77 MOVE_STAR_UPDATE_ERR_ALGORITHM
78 } RefreshAlgorithm;
79
80 enum CircleSolution
81 {
82 NO_CIRCLE_SOLUTION,
83 ONE_CIRCLE_SOLUTION,
84 TWO_CIRCLE_SOLUTION,
85 INFINITE_CIRCLE_SOLUTION
86 };
87 typedef enum { NORTH_HEMISPHERE, SOUTH_HEMISPHERE } HemisphereType;
88
89 // Set the mount used in Align class.
90 void setCurrentTelescope(ISD::Mount *scope)
91 {
92 m_CurrentTelescope = scope;
93 }
94 // Sync mount slew speed and available rates from the telescope object
95 void syncMountSpeed(const QString &speed);
96 // Enable PAA if the FOV is sufficient
97 void setEnabled(bool enabled);
98 // Return the exposure used in the refresh phase.
99 double getPAHExposureDuration() const
100 {
101 return pAHExposure->value();
102 }
103 // Handle updates during the refresh phase such as error estimation.
104 void processPAHRefresh();
105 // Handle solver failure and retry to capture until a preset number of retries is met.
106 bool processSolverFailure();
107 // Handle both automated and manual mount rotations.
108 void processMountRotation(const dms &ra, double settleDuration);
109 // After solver is complete, handle PAH Stage processing
110 void processPAHStage(double orientation, double ra, double dec, double pixscale, bool eastToTheRight, short healpix,
111 short index);
112 // Return current PAH stage
113 Stage getPAHStage() const
114 {
115 return m_PAHStage;
116 }
117 // Set active stage.
118 void setPAHStage(Stage stage);
119 // Start the polar alignment process.
120 void startPAHProcess();
121 // Stops the polar alignment process.
122 void stopPAHProcess();
123 // Process the results of WCS from the solving process. If the results are good, we continue to the next phase.
124 // Otherwise, we abort the operation.
125 void setWCSToggled(bool result);
126 // Update GUI to reflect mount status.
127 void setMountStatus(ISD::Mount::Status newState);
128 // Update the correction offset by this percentage in order to move the triangle around when clicking on
129 // for example.
130 void setPAHCorrectionOffsetPercentage(double dx, double dy);
131 // Update the PAH refresh duration
132 void setPAHRefreshDuration(double value)
133 {
134 pAHExposure->setValue(value);
135 }
136 // Start the refresh process.
137 void startPAHRefreshProcess();
138 // This should be called when manual slewing is complete.
139 void setPAHSlewDone();
140 // Return current active stage label
141 QString getPAHStageString(bool translated = true) const
142 {
143 return translated ? PAHStages[m_PAHStage].toString() : PAHStages[m_PAHStage].untranslatedText();
144 }
145 // Return last message
146 QString getPAHMessage() const;
147 // Set image data from align class
148 void setImageData(const QSharedPointer<FITSData> &image);
149
150 void setPAHRefreshAlgorithm(RefreshAlgorithm value);
151
152 protected:
153 // Polar Alignment Helper slots
154 void rotatePAH();
155 void setPAHCorrectionOffset(int x, int y);
156
157 private:
158 /**
159 * @brief Warns the user if the polar alignment might cross the meridian.
160 */
161 bool checkPAHForMeridianCrossing();
162
163 /**
164 * @brief calculatePAHError Calculate polar alignment error in the Polar Alignment Helper (PAH) method
165 * @return True if calculation is successsful, false otherwise.
166 */
167 bool calculatePAHError();
168
169 /**
170 * @brief syncCorrectionVector Flip correction vector based on user settings.
171 */
172 void syncCorrectionVector();
173
174 /**
175 * @brief setupCorrectionGraphics Update align view correction graphics.
176 * @param pixel
177 */
178 void setupCorrectionGraphics(const QPointF &pixel);
179
180 /**
181 * @brief supdateRefreshDisplay Updates the UI's refresh error stats.
182 * @param azError the azimuth error in degrees
183 * @param altError the altitude error in degrees
184 */
185 void updateRefreshDisplay(double azError, double altError);
186
187 signals:
188 // Report new log
189 void newLog(const QString &);
190 // Request new capture and solve
191 void captureAndSolve();
192 // Report correction vector and original errors
193 void polarResultUpdated(QLineF correctionVector, double polarError, double azError, double altError);
194 // Report updated errors
195 void updatedErrorsChanged(double total, double az, double alt);
196 // Report new correction vector
197 void newCorrectionVector(QLineF correctionVector);
198 // Report new PAH stage
199 void newPAHStage(Stage stage);
200 // Report new PAH message
201 void newPAHMessage(const QString &message);
202 // Report whether the tool is enabled or not
203 void PAHEnabled(bool);
204 // Request to set alignment table result
205 void newAlignTableResult(Align::AlignResult result);
206 // Report that the align view was updated.
207 void newFrame(const QSharedPointer<FITSView> &view);
208
209 private:
210 void updateDisplay(Stage stage, const QString &message);
211 void drawArrows(double altError, double azError);
212 void showUpdatedError(bool show);
213 // These are only used in the plate-solve refresh scheme.
214 void solverDone(bool timedOut, bool success, const FITSImage::Solution &solution, double elapsedSeconds);
215 void startSolver();
216 void updatePlateSolveTriangle(const QSharedPointer<FITSData> &image);
217
218 // Polar Alignment Helper
219 Stage m_PAHStage { PAH_IDLE };
220
221 SkyPoint targetPAH;
222
223 // Which hemisphere are we located on?
224 HemisphereType hemisphere;
225
226 // Polar alignment will retry capture & solve a few times if solve fails.
227 int m_PAHRetrySolveCounter { 0 };
228
229 // Points on the image to correct mount's ra axis.
230 // correctionFrom is the star the user selected (or center of the image at start).
231 // correctionTo is where theuser should move that star.
232 // correctionAltTo is where the use should move that star to only fix altitude.
233 QPointF correctionFrom, correctionTo, correctionAltTo;
234
235 // RA/DEC coordinates where the image center needs to be move to to correct the RA axis.
236 SkyPoint refreshSolution, altOnlyRefreshSolution;
237
238
239 bool detectStarsPAHRefresh(QList<Edge> *stars, int num, int x, int y, int *xyIndex);
240
241 // Incremented every time sufficient # of stars are detected (for move-star refresh) or
242 // when solver is successful (for plate-solve refresh).
243 int refreshIteration { 0 };
244 // Incremented on every image received.
245 int imageNumber { 0 };
246 StarCorrespondence starCorrespondencePAH;
247
248 // Class used to estimate alignment error.
249 PolarAlign polarAlign;
250
251 // Pointer to image data
252 QSharedPointer<FITSData> m_ImageData;
253
254 // Reference to parent
255 Align *m_AlignInstance {nullptr};
256
257 // Reference to current active telescope
258 ISD::Mount *m_CurrentTelescope { nullptr };
259
260 // Reference to align view
261 QSharedPointer<AlignView> m_AlignView;
262
263 // PAH Stage Map
264 static const QMap<Stage, KLocalizedString> PAHStages;
265
266 // Threshold to stop PAH rotation in degrees
267 static constexpr uint8_t PAH_ROTATION_THRESHOLD { 5 };
268
269 PolarAlignWidget *polarAlignWidget {nullptr};
270
271 // Used in the refresh part of polar alignment.
273 double m_LastRa {0};
274 double m_LastDec {0};
275 double m_LastOrientation {0};
276 double m_LastPixscale {0};
277
278 // Restricts (the internal solver) to using the index and healpix
279 // from the previous solve, if that solve was successful.
280 int m_IndexToUse { -1 };
281 int m_HealpixToUse { -1 };
282 int m_NumHealpixFailures { 0 };
283};
284}
Align class handles plate-solving and polar alignment measurement and correction using astrometry....
Definition align.h:77
The PolarAlignmentAssistant class.
device handle controlling Mounts.
Definition indimount.h:29
The QProgressIndicator class lets an application display a progress indicator to show that a long tas...
The sky coordinates of a point in the sky.
Definition skypoint.h:45
An angle, stored as degrees, but expressible in many ways.
Definition dms.h:38
Ekos is an advanced Astrophotography tool for Linux.
Definition align.cpp:83
Q_OBJECTQ_OBJECT
QObject * parent() const const
void show()
This file is part of the KDE documentation.
Documentation copyright © 1996-2024 The KDE developers.
Generated on Mon Nov 4 2024 16:38:42 by doxygen 1.12.0 written by Dimitri van Heesch, © 1997-2006

KDE's Doxygen guidelines are available online.