AP_Beacon: added units in the comments documentation, to make the API easier to use

libraries/AP_Beacon/AP_Beacon.cpp

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ bool AP_Beacon::get_origin(Location &origin_loc) const
         return false;
     }
 
-    // check for unitialised origin
+    // check for un-initialised origin
     if (is_zero(origin_lat) && is_zero(origin_lon) && is_zero(origin_alt)) {
         return false;
     }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ bool AP_Beacon::get_origin(Location &origin_loc) const
     return true;
 }
 
-// return position in NED from position estimate system's origin
+// return position in NED from position estimate system's origin in meters
 bool AP_Beacon::get_vehicle_position_ned(Vector3f &position, float& accuracy_estimate) const
 {
     if (!device_ready()) {
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ float AP_Beacon::beacon_distance(uint8_t beacon_instance) const
     return beacon_state[beacon_instance].distance;
 }
 
-// return beacon position
+// return beacon position in meters
 Vector3f AP_Beacon::beacon_position(uint8_t beacon_instance) const
 {
     if (!device_ready() || beacon_instance >= num_beacons) {
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ Vector3f AP_Beacon::beacon_position(uint8_t beacon_instance) const
     return beacon_state[beacon_instance].position;
 }
 
-// return last update time from beacon
+// return last update time from beacon in milliseconds
 uint32_t AP_Beacon::beacon_last_update_ms(uint8_t beacon_instance) const
 {
     if (_type == AP_BeaconType_None || beacon_instance >= num_beacons) {

libraries/AP_Beacon/AP_Beacon.h

@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ public:
     // update state of all beacons
     void update(void);
 
-    // return origin of position estimate system
+    // return origin of position estimate system in lat/lon
     bool get_origin(Location &origin_loc) const;
 
-    // return vehicle position in NED from position estimate system's origin
+    // return vehicle position in NED from position estimate system's origin in meters
     bool get_vehicle_position_ned(Vector3f& pos, float& accuracy_estimate) const;
 
     // return the number of beacons
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ public:
     // return distance to beacon in meters
     float beacon_distance(uint8_t beacon_instance) const;
 
-    // return NED position of beacon relative to the beacon systems origin
+    // return NED position of beacon in meters relative to the beacon systems origin
     Vector3f beacon_position(uint8_t beacon_instance) const;
 
-    // return last update time from beacon
+    // return last update time from beacon in milliseconds
     uint32_t beacon_last_update_ms(uint8_t beacon_instance) const;
 
     static const struct AP_Param::GroupInfo var_info[];

libraries/AP_Beacon/AP_Beacon_Backend.cpp

@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ AP_Beacon_Backend::AP_Beacon_Backend(AP_Beacon &frontend) :
 {
 }
 
-// set vehicle position, pos should be in the beacon's local frame
+// set vehicle position:
+// pos should be in the beacon's local frame in meters
+// accuracy_estimate is also in meters
 void AP_Beacon_Backend::set_vehicle_position(const Vector3f& pos, float accuracy_estimate)
 {
     _frontend.veh_pos_update_ms = AP_HAL::millis();
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ void AP_Beacon_Backend::set_beacon_distance(uint8_t beacon_instance, float dista
 }
 
 // configure beacon's position in meters from origin
-// pos should be in the beacon's local frame
+// pos should be in the beacon's local frame (meters)
 void AP_Beacon_Backend::set_beacon_position(uint8_t beacon_instance, const Vector3f& pos)
 {
     // sanity check instance
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ void AP_Beacon_Backend::set_beacon_position(uint8_t beacon_instance, const Vecto
     _frontend.beacon_state[beacon_instance].position = correct_for_orient_yaw(pos);
 }
 
-// rotate vector to correct for beacon system yaw orientation
+// rotate vector (meters) to correct for beacon system yaw orientation
 Vector3f AP_Beacon_Backend::correct_for_orient_yaw(const Vector3f &vector)
 {
     // exit immediately if no correction