fix(start_planner): consider backward completion before preparing blinker (#6558)

consider backward completion

Signed-off-by: Mamoru Sobue <mamoru.sobue@tier4.jp>

Author: soblin

planning/behavior_path_start_planner_module/include/behavior_path_start_planner_module/start_planner_module.hpp

@@ -70,8 +70,9 @@ struct PullOutStatus
   bool prev_is_safe_dynamic_objects{false};
   std::shared_ptr<PathWithLaneId> prev_stop_path_after_approval{nullptr};
   std::optional<Pose> stop_pose{std::nullopt};
-  //! record the first time when the state changed from !isActivated() to isActivated()
-  std::optional<rclcpp::Time> first_engaged_time{std::nullopt};
+  //! record the first time when ego started forward-driving (maybe after backward driving
+  //! completion) in AUTONOMOUS operation mode
+  std::optional<rclcpp::Time> first_engaged_and_driving_forward_time{std::nullopt};
 
   PullOutStatus() {}
 };
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ class StartPlannerModule : public SceneModuleInterface
     const lanelet::ConstLanelets & pull_out_lanes, const geometry_msgs::msg::Point & current_pose,
     const double velocity_threshold, const double object_check_backward_distance,
     const double object_check_forward_distance) const;
-  bool needToPrepareBlinkerBeforeStart() const;
+  bool needToPrepareBlinkerBeforeStartDrivingForward() const;
   bool hasFinishedPullOut() const;
   bool hasFinishedBackwardDriving() const;
   bool hasCollisionWithDynamicObjects() const;

planning/behavior_path_start_planner_module/src/start_planner_module.cpp

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void StartPlannerModule::onFreespacePlannerTimer()
 BehaviorModuleOutput StartPlannerModule::run()
 {
   updateData();
-  if (!isActivated() || needToPrepareBlinkerBeforeStart()) {
+  if (!isActivated() || needToPrepareBlinkerBeforeStartDrivingForward()) {
     return planWaitingApproval();
   }
 
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ void StartPlannerModule::updateData()
 
   if (
     planner_data_->operation_mode->mode == OperationModeState::AUTONOMOUS &&
-    !status_.first_engaged_time) {
-    status_.first_engaged_time = clock_->now();
+    status_.driving_forward && !status_.first_engaged_and_driving_forward_time) {
+    status_.first_engaged_and_driving_forward_time = clock_->now();
   }
 
   status_.backward_driving_complete = hasFinishedBackwardDriving();
@@ -1179,13 +1179,15 @@ bool StartPlannerModule::hasFinishedPullOut() const
   return has_finished;
 }
 
-bool StartPlannerModule::needToPrepareBlinkerBeforeStart() const
+bool StartPlannerModule::needToPrepareBlinkerBeforeStartDrivingForward() const
 {
-  if (!status_.first_engaged_time) {
-    return true;
+  if (!status_.first_engaged_and_driving_forward_time) {
+    return false;
   }
-  const auto first_engaged_time = status_.first_engaged_time.value();
-  const double elapsed = rclcpp::Duration(clock_->now() - first_engaged_time).seconds();
+  const auto first_engaged_and_driving_forward_time =
+    status_.first_engaged_and_driving_forward_time.value();
+  const double elapsed =
+    rclcpp::Duration(clock_->now() - first_engaged_and_driving_forward_time).seconds();
   return elapsed < parameters_->prepare_time_before_start;
 }