How can I change the robot's max velocity programmatically?

asked 2012-08-24 16:55:10 -0600

ceverett

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updated 2014-01-28 17:13:27 -0600

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Hello,

I would like to change the max_vel_x parameter programmatically, at runtime to increase or decrease the speed of the robot, based on environmental conditions. Is this possible with the TrajectoryPlannerROS base local planner?

I am using the SimpleActionClient API to send goal locations to the robot. For some of these goals, I would like to be able to also decrease the maximum speed.

Thanks in advance, Charles

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After some more investigation, I learned that I can use the dynamic_reconfigure tool, and that it has a command line. While not an elegant solution, I could execute a system command from my code, i.e. rosrun dynamic_reconfigure dynparam set /robot_0/move_base/TrajectoryPlannerROS max_vel_x 0.1

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answered 2012-08-29 06:26:19 -0600

Thomas D

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I asked something similar about a C++ API for a dynamic reconfigure client here and Pablo gave a good answer for how to get around the lack of such an API. He suggested using the service

/my_node/set_parameters

with topics

/my_node/parameter_descriptions-
/my_node/parameter_updates-

That service and those topics are provided by the dynamic reconfigure server.

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answered 2013-05-03 16:52:41 -0600

jorge

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I make a system call to the dynamic_reconfigure server:

system("rosrun dynamic_reconfigure dynparam set <node_name> \"{ param1: value1, param2: value2, ... }\"");

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answered 2012-08-29 05:47:15 -0600

Javier
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You can use dynamic_reconfigure python API. See http://www.ros.org/wiki/hokuyo_node/Tutorials/UsingDynparamToChangeHokuyoLaserParameters point 1.4

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