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I would like to know about /world frame. Is it something to be explicitly defined or is it there automatically in our c++ code?
My assumption is that /world frame is supposed to be a fixed frame(if we want to see our robot moving) and the position of it is always (0,0,0), if it is a fixed frame. Is this kind of understanding true?
Thanks in advance.
"/world" frame is typically used to represent absolute positions in the world. It has no parent, so its value is always (0, 0, 0).
(0, 0, 0) in the world frame represents the intersection of the Prime Meridian and the Equator at sea level in outdoor applications, but could represent the southwest corner of a building on the 1st floor, or any other fixed point.
The world frame is your permanent frame. It is the frame against which all other frames are measured. If you're only working inside of a building, your world frame should be a fixed point in that building. If your robot can go anywhere in the world, maybe your world frame should be the world frame I mentioned above.
Actually, the last parameter in StampedTransform() is the child frame.
@DimitriProsser Is the world frame a pre-defined coordinate system by tf?
No nothing is pre defined in tf. Look at REP105 the frame world is not even a proposal, it's name should be earth. In tf you can build it like you want name the frames like you want etc. but i would highly recommend to build your ros system after the proposals in the rep index. This will help you get answers here on ros.answers and if anyone should ever take a look at your robot they will understand the basic structure immediately.
There are no frame_ids with special names and meanings in the code. The use of all frame_ids are done using conventions. Currently for navigation one convention is written down in REP 105 which also has some background on why to choose the convention.
Asked: 2012-02-06 07:27:34 -0600
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