tf2 setup for Cartographer-ROS

asked 2019-07-19 14:51:32 -0600

Alan8 gravatar image

Hi,

(This is a conceptual question; no specific code or software version.)

I'm trying to use Cartographer-ROS to do SLAM (Simultaneous Location and Mapping) on sensor data in a .bag file. I can run the 2D backpack example with the command:

roslaunch cartographer_ros demo_backpack_2d.launch bag_filename:=${HOME}/Downloads/cartographer_paper_deutsches_museum.bag

But when I substitute my .bag file, I get errors related to frames and transforms:

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The tutorials don't seem to cover this situation, where there's just sensor data and no robot. Also it's puzzling why it works with the demo .bag file but not mine. I know transforms and programming; I just have a conceptual gap in how/why transforms are used in this situation in ROS.

Can anyone tell me what (in general) needs to be done to provide the missing transforrms?

Thanks! Alan

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OK, found my first error: Using the 2D backpack demo .launch and .lua files instead of creating my own, as described in https://buildmedia.readthedocs.org/me...

Getting fewer error messages:

Fixed Frame: No tf data.  Actual error: Fixed Frame [map] does not exist.
RobotModel: Status: Error: URDF: Parameter [robot_description] does not exist and was not found by searchParam().

The example doesn't give any guidance whether to use /tf messages or a .urdf description. Nothing shows up in RViz.

Alan8 gravatar image Alan8  ( 2019-07-19 16:40:59 -0600 )edit
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