autotest: add test to catch bug with opticalflow if no rangefinder

Tools/autotest/arducopter.py

@@ -1867,6 +1867,31 @@ class AutoTestCopter(AutoTest):
         if ex is not None:
             raise ex
 
+    def configure_EKFs_to_use_optical_flow_instead_of_GPS(self):
+        '''configure EKF to use optical flow instead of GPS'''
+        ahrs_ekf_type = self.get_parameter("AHRS_EKF_TYPE")
+        if ahrs_ekf_type == 2:
+            self.set_parameter("EK2_GPS_TYPE", 3)
+        if ahrs_ekf_type == 3:
+            self.set_parameters({
+                "EK3_SRC1_POSXY": 0,
+                "EK3_SRC1_VELXY": 5,
+                "EK3_SRC1_VELZ": 0,
+            })
+
+    def optical_flow(self):
+        '''test optical low works'''
+        self.start_subtest("Make sure no crash if no rangefinder")
+        self.set_parameter("SIM_FLOW_ENABLE", 1)
+        self.set_parameter("FLOW_TYPE", 10)
+
+        self.configure_EKFs_to_use_optical_flow_instead_of_GPS()
+
+        self.reboot_sitl()
+        self.change_mode('LOITER')
+        self.delay_sim_time(5)
+        self.wait_statustext("Need Position Estimate", timeout=300)
+
     # fly_optical_flow_limits - test EKF navigation limiting
     def fly_optical_flow_limits(self):
         ex = None
@@ -1876,14 +1901,7 @@ class AutoTestCopter(AutoTest):
             self.set_parameter("SIM_FLOW_ENABLE", 1)
             self.set_parameter("FLOW_TYPE", 10)
 
-            # configure EKF to use optical flow instead of GPS
-            ahrs_ekf_type = self.get_parameter("AHRS_EKF_TYPE")
-            if ahrs_ekf_type == 2:
-                self.set_parameter("EK2_GPS_TYPE", 3)
-            if ahrs_ekf_type == 3:
-                self.set_parameter("EK3_SRC1_POSXY", 0)
-                self.set_parameter("EK3_SRC1_VELXY", 5)
-                self.set_parameter("EK3_SRC1_VELZ", 0)
+            self.configure_EKFs_to_use_optical_flow_instead_of_GPS()
 
             self.set_analog_rangefinder_parameters()
 
@@ -6860,6 +6878,10 @@ class AutoTestCopter(AutoTest):
              "Test magnetometer failure",
              self.test_mag_fail),
 
+            ("OpticalFlow",
+             "Test Optical Flow",
+             self.optical_flow),
+
             ("OpticalFlowLimits",
              "Fly Optical Flow limits",
              self.fly_optical_flow_limits),  # 27s