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+// Ceres Solver - A fast non-linear least squares minimizer
+// Copyright 2010, 2011, 2012 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+// http://code.google.com/p/ceres-solver/
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+//
+// * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+// this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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+// this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
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+// ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+// LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
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+// INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
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+// ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+// POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+//
+// Author: keir@google.com (Keir Mierle)
+
+#include "ceres/gradient_checking_cost_function.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <numeric>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "ceres/cost_function.h"
+#include "ceres/internal/eigen.h"
+#include "ceres/internal/scoped_ptr.h"
+#include "ceres/parameter_block.h"
+#include "ceres/problem.h"
+#include "ceres/problem_impl.h"
+#include "ceres/program.h"
+#include "ceres/residual_block.h"
+#include "ceres/runtime_numeric_diff_cost_function.h"
+#include "ceres/stringprintf.h"
+#include "ceres/types.h"
+#include "glog/logging.h"
+
+namespace ceres {
+namespace internal {
+namespace {
+
+// True if x and y have an absolute relative difference less than
+// relative_precision and false otherwise. Stores the relative and absolute
+// difference in relative/absolute_error if non-NULL.
+bool IsClose(double x, double y, double relative_precision,
+ double *relative_error,
+ double *absolute_error) {
+ double local_absolute_error;
+ double local_relative_error;
+ if (!absolute_error) {
+ absolute_error = &local_absolute_error;
+ }
+ if (!relative_error) {
+ relative_error = &local_relative_error;
+ }
+ *absolute_error = fabs(x - y);
+ *relative_error = *absolute_error / max(fabs(x), fabs(y));
+ if (x == 0 || y == 0) {
+ // If x or y is exactly zero, then relative difference doesn't have any
+ // meaning. Take the absolute difference instead.
+ *relative_error = *absolute_error;
+ }
+ return fabs(*relative_error) < fabs(relative_precision);
+}
+
+class GradientCheckingCostFunction : public CostFunction {
+ public:
+ GradientCheckingCostFunction(const CostFunction* function,
+ double relative_step_size,
+ double relative_precision,
+ const string& extra_info)
+ : function_(function),
+ finite_diff_cost_function_(
+ CreateRuntimeNumericDiffCostFunction(function,
+ CENTRAL,
+ relative_step_size)),
+ relative_precision_(relative_precision),
+ extra_info_(extra_info) {
+ *mutable_parameter_block_sizes() = function->parameter_block_sizes();
+ set_num_residuals(function->num_residuals());
+ }
+
+ virtual ~GradientCheckingCostFunction() { }
+
+ virtual bool Evaluate(double const* const* parameters,
+ double* residuals,
+ double** jacobians) const {
+ if (!jacobians) {
+ // Nothing to check in this case; just forward.
+ return function_->Evaluate(parameters, residuals, NULL);
+ }
+
+ int num_residuals = function_->num_residuals();
+
+ // Make space for the jacobians of the two methods.
+ const vector<int16>& block_sizes = function_->parameter_block_sizes();
+ vector<Matrix> term_jacobians(block_sizes.size());
+ vector<Matrix> finite_difference_jacobians(block_sizes.size());
+ vector<double*> term_jacobian_pointers(block_sizes.size());
+ vector<double*> finite_difference_jacobian_pointers(block_sizes.size());
+ for (int i = 0; i < block_sizes.size(); i++) {
+ term_jacobians[i].resize(num_residuals, block_sizes[i]);
+ term_jacobian_pointers[i] = term_jacobians[i].data();
+ finite_difference_jacobians[i].resize(num_residuals, block_sizes[i]);
+ finite_difference_jacobian_pointers[i] =
+ finite_difference_jacobians[i].data();
+ }
+
+ // Evaluate the derivative using the user supplied code.
+ if (!function_->Evaluate(parameters,
+ residuals,
+ &term_jacobian_pointers[0])) {
+ LOG(WARNING) << "Function evaluation failed.";
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ // Evaluate the derivative using numeric derivatives.
+ finite_diff_cost_function_->Evaluate(
+ parameters,
+ residuals,
+ &finite_difference_jacobian_pointers[0]);
+
+ // See if any elements have relative error larger than the threshold.
+ int num_bad_jacobian_components = 0;
+ double worst_relative_error = 0;
+
+ // Accumulate the error message for all the jacobians, since it won't get
+ // output if there are no bad jacobian components.
+ string m;
+ for (int k = 0; k < block_sizes.size(); k++) {
+ // Copy the original jacobian blocks into the jacobians array.
+ if (jacobians[k] != NULL) {
+ MatrixRef(jacobians[k],
+ term_jacobians[k].rows(),
+ term_jacobians[k].cols()) = term_jacobians[k];
+ }
+
+ StringAppendF(&m,
+ "========== "
+ "Jacobian for " "block %d: (%ld by %ld)) "
+ "==========\n",
+ k,
+ static_cast<long>(term_jacobians[k].rows()),
+ static_cast<long>(term_jacobians[k].cols()));
+ // The funny spacing creates appropriately aligned column headers.
+ m += " block row col user dx/dy num diff dx/dy "
+ "abs error relative error parameter residual\n";
+
+ for (int i = 0; i < term_jacobians[k].rows(); i++) {
+ for (int j = 0; j < term_jacobians[k].cols(); j++) {
+ double term_jacobian = term_jacobians[k](i, j);
+ double finite_jacobian = finite_difference_jacobians[k](i, j);
+ double relative_error, absolute_error;
+ bool bad_jacobian_entry =
+ !IsClose(term_jacobian,
+ finite_jacobian,
+ relative_precision_,
+ &relative_error,
+ &absolute_error);
+ worst_relative_error = std::max(worst_relative_error,
+ relative_error);
+
+ StringAppendF(&m, "%6d %4d %4d %17g %17g %17g %17g %17g %17g",
+ k, i, j,
+ term_jacobian, finite_jacobian,
+ absolute_error, relative_error,
+ parameters[k][j],
+ residuals[i]);
+
+ if (bad_jacobian_entry) {
+ num_bad_jacobian_components++;
+ StringAppendF(
+ &m, " ------ (%d,%d,%d) Relative error worse than %g",
+ k, i, j, relative_precision_);
+ }
+ m += "\n";
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ // Since there were some bad errors, dump comprehensive debug info.
+ if (num_bad_jacobian_components) {
+ string header = StringPrintf("Detected %d bad jacobian component(s). "
+ "Worst relative error was %g.\n",
+ num_bad_jacobian_components,
+ worst_relative_error);
+ if (!extra_info_.empty()) {
+ header += "Extra info for this residual: " + extra_info_ + "\n";
+ }
+ LOG(WARNING) << "\n" << header << m;
+ }
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ private:
+ const CostFunction* function_;
+ internal::scoped_ptr<CostFunction> finite_diff_cost_function_;
+ double relative_precision_;
+ string extra_info_;
+};
+
+} // namespace
+
+CostFunction *CreateGradientCheckingCostFunction(
+ const CostFunction *cost_function,
+ double relative_step_size,
+ double relative_precision,
+ const string& extra_info) {
+ return new GradientCheckingCostFunction(cost_function,
+ relative_step_size,
+ relative_precision,
+ extra_info);
+}
+
+ProblemImpl* CreateGradientCheckingProblemImpl(ProblemImpl* problem_impl,
+ double relative_step_size,
+ double relative_precision) {
+ // We create new CostFunctions by wrapping the original CostFunction
+ // in a gradient checking CostFunction. So its okay for the
+ // ProblemImpl to take ownership of it and destroy it. The
+ // LossFunctions and LocalParameterizations are reused and since
+ // they are owned by problem_impl, gradient_checking_problem_impl
+ // should not take ownership of it.
+ Problem::Options gradient_checking_problem_options;
+ gradient_checking_problem_options.cost_function_ownership = TAKE_OWNERSHIP;
+ gradient_checking_problem_options.loss_function_ownership =
+ DO_NOT_TAKE_OWNERSHIP;
+ gradient_checking_problem_options.local_parameterization_ownership =
+ DO_NOT_TAKE_OWNERSHIP;
+
+ ProblemImpl* gradient_checking_problem_impl = new ProblemImpl(
+ gradient_checking_problem_options);
+
+ Program* program = problem_impl->mutable_program();
+
+ // For every ParameterBlock in problem_impl, create a new parameter
+ // block with the same local parameterization and constancy.
+ const vector<ParameterBlock*>& parameter_blocks = program->parameter_blocks();
+ for (int i = 0; i < parameter_blocks.size(); ++i) {
+ ParameterBlock* parameter_block = parameter_blocks[i];
+ gradient_checking_problem_impl->AddParameterBlock(
+ parameter_block->mutable_user_state(),
+ parameter_block->Size(),
+ parameter_block->mutable_local_parameterization());
+
+ if (parameter_block->IsConstant()) {
+ gradient_checking_problem_impl->SetParameterBlockConstant(
+ parameter_block->mutable_user_state());
+ }
+ }
+
+ // For every ResidualBlock in problem_impl, create a new
+ // ResidualBlock by wrapping its CostFunction inside a
+ // GradientCheckingCostFunction.
+ const vector<ResidualBlock*>& residual_blocks = program->residual_blocks();
+ for (int i = 0; i < residual_blocks.size(); ++i) {
+ ResidualBlock* residual_block = residual_blocks[i];
+
+ // Build a human readable string which identifies the
+ // ResidualBlock. This is used by the GradientCheckingCostFunction
+ // when logging debugging information.
+ string extra_info = StringPrintf(
+ "Residual block id %d; depends on parameters [", i);
+ vector<double*> parameter_blocks;
+ for (int j = 0; j < residual_block->NumParameterBlocks(); ++j) {
+ ParameterBlock* parameter_block = residual_block->parameter_blocks()[j];
+ parameter_blocks.push_back(parameter_block->mutable_user_state());
+ StringAppendF(&extra_info, "%p", parameter_block->mutable_user_state());
+ extra_info += (j < residual_block->NumParameterBlocks() - 1) ? ", " : "]";
+ }
+
+ // Wrap the original CostFunction in a GradientCheckingCostFunction.
+ CostFunction* gradient_checking_cost_function =
+ CreateGradientCheckingCostFunction(residual_block->cost_function(),
+ relative_step_size,
+ relative_precision,
+ extra_info);
+
+ // The const_cast is necessary because
+ // ProblemImpl::AddResidualBlock can potentially take ownership of
+ // the LossFunction, but in this case we are guaranteed that this
+ // will not be the case, so this const_cast is harmless.
+ gradient_checking_problem_impl->AddResidualBlock(
+ gradient_checking_cost_function,
+ const_cast<LossFunction*>(residual_block->loss_function()),
+ parameter_blocks);
+ }
+
+ return gradient_checking_problem_impl;
+}
+
+
+} // namespace internal
+} // namespace ceres