Add algorithm to compute the free-floating Coriolis matrix

src/jaxsim/api/model.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import jaxsim.api as js
 import jaxsim.parsers.descriptions
 import jaxsim.typing as jtp
+from jaxsim.math import Cross
 from jaxsim.utils import HashlessObject, JaxsimDataclass, Mutability
 
 from .common import VelRepr
@@ -871,6 +872,126 @@ def free_floating_mass_matrix(
             raise ValueError(data.velocity_representation)
 
 
+@jax.jit
+def free_floating_coriolis_matrix(
+    model: JaxSimModel, data: js.data.JaxSimModelData
+) -> jtp.Matrix:
+    """
+    Compute the free-floating Coriolis matrix of the model.
+
+    Args:
+        model: The model to consider.
+        data: The data of the considered model.
+
+    Returns:
+        The free-floating Coriolis matrix of the model.
+
+    Note:
+        This function, contrarily to other quantities of the equations of motion,
+        does not exploit any iterative algorithm. Therefore, the computation of
+        the Coriolis matrix may be much slower than other quantities.
+    """
+
+    # We perform all the calculation in body-fixed.
+    # The Coriolis matrix computed in this representation is converted later
+    # to the active representation stored in data.
+    with data.switch_velocity_representation(VelRepr.Body):
+
+        B_ν = data.generalized_velocity()
+
+        # Doubly-left free-floating Jacobian.
+        L_J_WL_B = generalized_free_floating_jacobian(model=model, data=data)
+
+        # Doubly-left free-floating Jacobian derivative.
+        L_J̇_WL_B = jax.vmap(
+            lambda link_index: js.link.jacobian_derivative(
+                model=model, data=data, link_index=link_index
+            )
+        )(js.link.names_to_idxs(model=model, link_names=model.link_names()))
+
+    L_M_L = link_spatial_inertia_matrices(model=model)
+
+    # Body-fixed link velocities.
+    # Note: we could have called link.velocity() instead of computing it ourselves,
+    # but since we need the link Jacobians later, we can save a double calculation.
+    L_v_WL = jax.vmap(lambda J: J @ B_ν)(L_J_WL_B)
+
+    # Compute the contribution of each link to the Coriolis matrix.
+    def compute_link_contribution(M, v, J, J̇) -> jtp.Array:
+
+        return J.T @ ((Cross.vx_star(v) @ M + M @ Cross.vx(v)) @ J + M @ J̇)
+
+    C_B_links = jax.vmap(compute_link_contribution)(
+        L_M_L,
+        L_v_WL,
+        L_J_WL_B,
+        L_J̇_WL_B,
+    )
+
+    # We need to adjust the Coriolis matrix for fixed-base models.
+    # In this case, the base link does not contribute to the matrix, and we need to zero
+    # the off-diagonal terms mapping joint quantities onto the base configuration.
+    if model.floating_base():
+        C_B = C_B_links.sum(axis=0)
+    else:
+        C_B = C_B_links[1:].sum(axis=0)
+        C_B = C_B.at[0:6, 6:].set(0.0)
+        C_B = C_B.at[6:, 0:6].set(0.0)
+
+    # Adjust the representation of the Coriolis matrix.
+    # Refer to https://github.com/traversaro/traversaro-phd-thesis, Section 3.6.
+    match data.velocity_representation:
+
+        case VelRepr.Body:
+            return C_B
+
+        case VelRepr.Inertial:
+
+            n = model.dofs()
+            W_H_B = data.base_transform()
+            B_X_W = jaxsim.math.Adjoint.from_transform(W_H_B, inverse=True)
+            B_T_W = jax.scipy.linalg.block_diag(B_X_W, jnp.eye(n))
+
+            with data.switch_velocity_representation(VelRepr.Inertial):
+                W_v_WB = data.base_velocity()
+                B_Ẋ_W = -B_X_W @ jaxsim.math.Cross.vx(W_v_WB)
+
+            B_Ṫ_W = jax.scipy.linalg.block_diag(B_Ẋ_W, jnp.zeros(shape=(n, n)))
+
+            with data.switch_velocity_representation(VelRepr.Body):
+                M = free_floating_mass_matrix(model=model, data=data)
+
+            C = B_T_W.T @ (M @ B_Ṫ_W + C_B @ B_T_W)
+
+            return C
+
+        case VelRepr.Mixed:
+
+            n = model.dofs()
+            BW_H_B = data.base_transform().at[0:3, 3].set(jnp.zeros(3))
+            B_X_BW = jaxsim.math.Adjoint.from_transform(transform=BW_H_B, inverse=True)
+            B_T_BW = jax.scipy.linalg.block_diag(B_X_BW, jnp.eye(n))
+
+            with data.switch_velocity_representation(VelRepr.Mixed):
+                BW_v_WB = data.base_velocity()
+                BW_v_W_BW = BW_v_WB.at[3:6].set(jnp.zeros(3))
+
+            BW_v_BW_B = BW_v_WB - BW_v_W_BW
+            B_Ẋ_BW = -B_X_BW @ jaxsim.math.Cross.vx(BW_v_BW_B)
+
+            B_Ṫ_BW = jax.scipy.linalg.block_diag(B_Ẋ_BW, jnp.zeros(shape=(n, n)))
+
+            with data.switch_velocity_representation(VelRepr.Body):
+                M = free_floating_mass_matrix(model=model, data=data)
+
+            C = B_T_BW.T @ (M @ B_Ṫ_BW + C_B @ B_T_BW)
+
+            return C
+
+        case _:
+            raise ValueError(data.velocity_representation)
+
+
 @jax.jit
 def inverse_dynamics(
     model: JaxSimModel,
@@ -931,8 +1052,6 @@ def to_inertial(C_v̇_WB, W_H_C, C_v_WB, W_v_WC):
         expressed in a generic frame C to the inertial-fixed representation W_v̇_WB.
         """
 
-        from jaxsim.math import Cross
-
         W_X_C = jaxlie.SE3.from_matrix(W_H_C).adjoint()
         C_X_W = jaxlie.SE3.from_matrix(W_H_C).inverse().adjoint()
         C_v_WC = C_X_W @ W_v_WC

tests/test_api_model.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import rod
 
 import jaxsim.api as js
+import jaxsim.math
 from jaxsim import VelRepr
 
 from . import utils_idyntree
@@ -319,6 +320,95 @@ def test_model_jacobian(
                 assert pytest.approx(JTf_inertial) == JTf_other, vel_repr.name
 
 
+def test_coriolis_matrix(
+    jaxsim_models_types: js.model.JaxSimModel,
+    velocity_representation: VelRepr,
+    prng_key: jax.Array,
+):
+
+    model = jaxsim_models_types
+
+    _, subkey = jax.random.split(prng_key, num=2)
+    data = js.data.random_model_data(
+        model=model, key=subkey, velocity_representation=velocity_representation
+    )
+
+    # =====
+    # Tests
+    # =====
+
+    I_ν = data.generalized_velocity()
+    C = js.model.free_floating_coriolis_matrix(model=model, data=data)
+
+    h = js.model.free_floating_bias_forces(model=model, data=data)
+    g = js.model.free_floating_gravity_forces(model=model, data=data)
+    Cν = h - g
+
+    assert C @ I_ν == pytest.approx(Cν)
+
+    # Compute the free-floating mass matrix.
+    # This function will be used to compute the Ṁ with AD.
+    # Given q, computing Ṁ by AD-ing this function should work out-of-the-box with
+    # all velocity representations, that are handled internally when computing M.
+    def M(q) -> jax.Array:
+
+        data_ad = js.data.JaxSimModelData.zero(
+            model=model, velocity_representation=data.velocity_representation
+        )
+
+        data_ad = data_ad.reset_base_position(base_position=q[:3])
+        data_ad = data_ad.reset_base_quaternion(base_quaternion=q[3:7])
+        data_ad = data_ad.reset_joint_positions(positions=q[7:])
+
+        M = js.model.free_floating_mass_matrix(model=model, data=data_ad)
+
+        return M
+
+    def compute_q(data: js.data.JaxSimModelData) -> jax.Array:
+
+        q = jnp.hstack(
+            [data.base_position(), data.base_orientation(), data.joint_positions()]
+        )
+
+        return q
+
+    def compute_q̇(data: js.data.JaxSimModelData) -> jax.Array:
+
+        with data.switch_velocity_representation(VelRepr.Body):
+            B_ω_WB = data.base_velocity()[3:6]
+
+        with data.switch_velocity_representation(VelRepr.Mixed):
+            W_ṗ_B = data.base_velocity()[0:3]
+
+        W_Q̇_B = jaxsim.math.Quaternion.derivative(
+            quaternion=data.base_orientation(),
+            omega=B_ω_WB,
+            omega_in_body_fixed=True,
+            K=0.0,
+        ).squeeze()
+
+        q̇ = jnp.hstack([W_ṗ_B, W_Q̇_B, data.joint_velocities()])
+
+        return q̇
+
+    # Compute q and q̇.
+    q = compute_q(data)
+    q̇ = compute_q̇(data)
+
+    # Compute Ṁ with AD.
+    dM_dq = jax.jacfwd(M, argnums=0)(q)
+    Ṁ = jnp.einsum("ijq,q->ij", dM_dq, q̇)
+
+    # We need to zero the blocks projecting joint variables to the base configuration
+    # for fixed-base models.
+    if not model.floating_base():
+        Ṁ = Ṁ.at[0:6, 6:].set(0)
+        Ṁ = Ṁ.at[6:, 0:6].set(0)
+
+    # Ensure that (Ṁ - 2C) is skew symmetric.
+    assert Ṁ - C - C.T == pytest.approx(0)
+
+
 def test_model_fd_id_consistency(
     jaxsim_models_types: js.model.JaxSimModel,
     velocity_representation: VelRepr,

tests/test_simulations.py

@@ -169,5 +169,5 @@ def test_box_with_zero_gravity(
     assert data.base_position() == pytest.approx(
         data0.base_position()
         + 0.5 * L_f[:, :3].squeeze() / js.model.total_mass(model=model) * tf**2,
-        rel=1e-4,
+        abs=1e-3,
     )