ArduPilot/ardupilot

SITL: add correct battery estimator from vehicle type

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#10,050 opened on Dec 18, 2018

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Description

Feature request

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Following https://github.com/ArduPilot/ardupilot/pull/9900, we should create a correct way to implement battery consumption on SITL : Maybe with a battery object in SITL and with model of consumption on each vehicle backend.

Platform [ X] All [ ] AntennaTracker [ ] Copter [ ] Plane [ ] Rover [ ] Submarine

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Research direction
Study the existing SITL battery model in ArduPilot and analyze the referenced pull request #9900. Design a battery object that can be integrated into SITL with vehicle specific consumption models.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
backendtesting
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
C++SITL
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30