TSlidingWindow.h

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#ifndef TSLIDINGWINDOW_H
#define TSLIDINGWINDOW_H

#include <mrpt/config/CLoadableOptions.h>

#include <string>
#include <vector>

namespace mrpt::graphslam
{
/**\brief Class to monitor the evolution of a statistical quantity.
 *
 * ## Description
 *
 * Keeps track of the last N incoming measurements of the quantity at hand and
 * upon request returns statistical properties of these measurements (mean,
 * median, etc.)
 *
 * Class also contains methods for evaluating incoming measurements (whether to
 * accept or reject those)
 *
 * ### .ini Configuration Parameters </b>
 *
 * \htmlinclude graphslam-engine_config_params_preamble.txt
 *
 * - \b sliding_win_size
 *   + \a Default value : 10
 *   + \a Required      : FALSE
 *   + \a Description   : How many of the latest measurements to take into
 *   account when computing the relevant statistics
 *
 * \ingroup mrpt_graphslam_grp
 */
struct TSlidingWindow : public mrpt::config::CLoadableOptions
{
   public:
    TSlidingWindow(std::string name = "window");
    ~TSlidingWindow();
    /**\brief Return the current median value.  */
    double getMedian();
    /**\brief Return the current mean value.  */
    double getMean();
    /**\brief Return the Standard deviation of the current measurement vector*/
    double getStdDev();
    /**\brief Determine whether the incoming measurement is inside the
     * [-3sigma, +3sigma] boundaries from the current mean value.
     *
     * \return True if it's inside the uncertainty boundaries
     */
    bool evaluateMeasurementInGaussian(double measurement);
    /**\brief Determine whether the incoming measurement is over the current
     * mean value.
     *
     * \return True if it's above the mean
     */
    bool evaluateMeasurementAbove(double value);
    /**\brief Determine whether the incoming measurement is *less or equal* to
     * the current mean value.
     *
     * \return True if it's <= to the mean
     */
    bool evaluateMeasurementBelow(double value);
    /**\brief Update the sliding window by appending a new measurement */
    void addNewMeasurement(double measurement);
    /** Resize the window.
     *
     * \note Method affects the underlying vector only if the new_size
     * specified has already been reached
     */
    void resizeWindow(size_t new_size);
    void loadFromConfigFile(
        const mrpt::config::CConfigFileBase& source,
        const std::string& section);
    // TODO - make it use the boundaries
    void dumpToTextStream(std::ostream& out) const;

    /**\brief Return the size of the window
     */
    size_t getWindowSize() const;
    /**\brief Check if the window has reached its limit. This limit is set by
     * the user via the resizeWindow method.
     *
     * \sa resizeWindow
     */
    bool windowIsFull() const;

   private:
    size_t m_win_size;
    std::vector<double> m_measurements_vec;

    /**\brief Name of the TSlidingWindow Instance at hand */
    std::string m_name;

    double m_mean_cached; /**< Cached mean value */
    double m_median_cached; /**< Cached median value */
    double m_std_dev_cached; /**< Cached version of the standard deviation */
    bool m_mean_updated; /**< Is the mean up-to-date? */
    bool m_median_updated; /**< Is the median up-to-date? */
    bool m_std_dev_updated; /**< Is the standard deviation up-to-date? */

    /**\brief flag is raised the first time that
     * TSlidingWindow::addNewMeasurement is
     * called
     */
    bool m_is_initialized;
};
}
#endif /* end of include guard: TSLIDINGWINDOW_H */