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why local costmap rotates with robot [closed]

asked 2011-09-29 13:32:12 -0600

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updated 2011-10-09 21:10:34 -0600

Hi: I got a strange problem. I am simulating a robot in gazebo and visualizing in rviz. My local costmap rotates as robot traverses along its planned path. I tried all options, double check with frames naming. Please refer to an image below.image description

costmap configuration files are as follow:

costmap_common_params_sim.yaml

footprint: [[-0.18,-0.20],[-0.28,-0.10],[-0.28,0.10],[-0.18,0.20],[0.070,0.20],[0.180,0.10],[0.180,-0.10],[0.07,-0.20]]    
inflation_radius: 0.75
cost_scaling_factor: 10.0
transform_tolerance: 2.0

observation_sources: laser_scan_sensor sonar_scan_sensor point_cloud_sensor

laser_scan_sensor: {sensor_frame: base_scan_link, data_type: LaserScan, topic: /scan,marking: true, clearing: true, obstacle_range: 10, raytrace_range: 10}

sonar_scan_sensor: {sensor_frame: base_link, data_type: LaserScan, topic: /myscan, marking: false, clearing: true, obstacle_range: 5.2, raytrace_range: 5.7, observation_persistence: 0}

point_cloud_sensor: {sensor_frame: base_scan_link, data_type: PointCloud2, topic: /marking, max_obstacle_height: 7, min_obstacle_height: 2, marking: true, clearing: false, obstacle_range: 4.9, raytrace_range: 4.9, observation_persistance: 0}

global_costmap_params.yaml

global_costmap:
  global_frame: map
  robot_base_frame: base_footprint
  map_type: costmap
  unknown_cost_value: 1
  track_unknown_space: true
  obstacle_range: 10.0
  raytrace_range: 10.0
  update_frequency: 0.5
  publish_frequency: 0.2
  static_map: true

local_costmap_params.yaml

local_costmap:
  global_frame: odom
  map_type: costmap
  robot_base_frame: base_footprint
  obstacle_range: 2.0
  raytrace_range: 2.0
  update_frequency: 5.0
  publish_frequency: 1.0
  inflation_radius: 0.35
  static_map: false
  rolling_window: true
  width: 6.0
  height: 6.0
  origin_x: 0.0
  origin_y: 0.0
  resolution: 0.025

I am just using laser sensor to get the data in simulation. So "sonar_scan_sensor" and "point_cloud_sensor" in costmap_common_params_sim.yaml are not in use.

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Could you include your costmap configuration files?
Eric Perko gravatar image Eric Perko  ( 2011-10-01 08:07:19 -0600 )edit
Have you looked at TF information in rviz? Specifically, you'd want to look at whether the odometric frame moves as expected relative to the map frame. If you see it rotate strangely, something is wrong in your odometry.
eitan gravatar image eitan  ( 2011-10-05 11:13:47 -0600 )edit

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answered 2011-10-07 07:25:53 -0600

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If the odometric frame is rotating with respect to the map frame in rviz, it implies that something is wrong with the raw odometry information. You'll probably want to check that the odometry source you're using is operating correctly. Are you using a custom odometry source? Or are you exposing ground truth data from gazebo over tf somehow?

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So another words about the root cause is the map -> odom tf relation is polluted by the terrible robot odometer output?

SHI.ZP gravatar image SHI.ZP  ( 2016-03-19 01:33:26 -0600 )edit
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answered 2011-09-29 17:40:04 -0600

Alexandr Buyval gravatar image

I'm not sure, maybe it arises from the accumulation of odometry errors.

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answered 2011-10-05 07:46:14 -0600

tfoote gravatar image

Are you using electric? There's a possibly releated question gazebo model wheels slip after upgrade to electric

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