How to specify costmap_2d layers?

asked 2016-12-30 18:10:23 -0500

epsilonjon
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updated 2016-12-30 18:13:13 -0500

Hi.

I am trying to define an obstacle layer in my costmap_common_params.yaml file. As per the tutorial here, this is what I have for my layers:

static:
  map_topic: /map
  first_map_only: true

inflation:
  inflation_radius: 0.1

obstacles:
  observation_sources: rtabmap
  rtabmap: {sensor_frame: /kinect_frame_optical, data_type: PointCloud2, topic: /rtabmap/cloud_map, marking: true, clearing: true}

My local_costmap_params.yaml is then

global_frame: odom
rolling_window: true

plugins:
  - {name: obstacles, type: "costmap_2d::ObstacleLayer"}
  - {name: inflation, type: "costmap_2d::InflationLayer"}

Unfortunately when I start move_base, I get the message

[ INFO] [1483141055.544545392, 135.629000000]: Using plugin "static"
[ INFO] [1483141055.767972141, 135.725000000]: Requesting the map...
[ INFO] [1483141056.074817270, 135.945000000]: Resizing costmap to 2318 X 2368 at 0.005000 m/pix
[ INFO] [1483141056.166230343, 135.976000000]: Shutting down the map subscriber. first_map_only flag is on
[ INFO] [1483141056.248844376, 136.030000000]: Received a 2318 X 2368 map at 0.005000 m/pix
[ INFO] [1483141056.276602131, 136.052000000]: Using plugin "inflation"
[ INFO] [1483140087.785485118, 121.036000000]: Using plugin "obstacles"
[ INFO] [1483140087.988274092, 121.200000000]:     Subscribed to Topics: rtabmap

followed some time later by lots of

[ WARN] [1483141579.312730659, 306.346000000]: Request for map failed; trying again...
[ WARN] [1483141581.391496974, 306.847000000]: Request for map failed; trying again...
[ WARN] [1483141583.448695892, 307.347000000]: Request for map failed; trying again...
[ WARN] [1483141584.839228073, 307.848000000]: Request for map failed; trying again...
[ WARN] [1483141586.776772495, 308.348000000]: Request for map failed; trying again...

I assume these errors are due to the obstacles layer, since it has received the static map, and I have first_map_only set to true?

Primarily I cannot understand why move_base is telling me that it is subscribing to topic rtabmap instead of /rtabmap/cloud_map like I specified in my config file. It seems like it is not linking the observation source with its specification, and so is using the default topic (which would be rtabmap according to the documentation).

If I change the obstacles layer in my costmap config to

obstacles:
  observation_sources: "/rtabmap/cloud_map"
  "/rtabmap/cloud_map": {sensor_frame: /kinect_frame_optical, data_type: PointCloud2, topic: /rtabmap/cloud_map, marking: true, clearing: true}

then I do get

[ INFO] [1483140087.785485118, 121.036000000]: Using plugin "obstacles"
[ INFO] [1483140087.988274092, 121.200000000]:     Subscribed to Topics: /rtabmap/cloud_map

and rqt_graph shows that rtabmap is publishing /rtabmap/cloud_map to move_base. However, I still get the "Request for map failed; trying again..." errors, and the local_costmap doesn't seem to update in rviz.

If someone could help me with this I'd be very grateful. It's been driving me mad for hours now!

Thanks.

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Seems like it prints the name of the source, not the topic name:

/move_base:     Subscribed to Topics: laser_scan_sensor

Humpelstilzchen ( 2017-01-02 03:31:40 -0500 )edit

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answered 2017-01-06 12:19:30 -0500

clyde
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The message "Subscribed to Topics" is somewhat misleading... it should probably say "Subscribed to sources" since it's echoing the "observation_sources" parameter. Here's the code:

  // get the topics that we'll subscribe to from the parameter server
  nh.param("observation_sources", topics_string, std::string(""));
  ROS_INFO("    Subscribed to Topics: %s", topics_string.c_str());

Further down you'll see that it's actually subscribing to the topic you specified. If you turn on debug you'll see the message:

ROS_DEBUG("Creating an observation buffer for source %s, topic %s, frame %s", source.c_str(), topic.c_str(),
          sensor_frame.c_str());

As for the message "Request for map failed; trying again..." -- David Lu is correct, that message is coming from amcl.

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answered 2017-01-04 13:21:44 -0500

billy
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I think you need to you the static map plugin as well. Something like this.

plugins:
  - {name: static_map, type: "costmap_2d::StaticLayer"}
  - {name: obstacles, type: "costmap_2d::VoxelLayer"}
  - {name: inflation_layer, type: "costmap_2d::InflationLayer"}

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I have the static map plugin in my global costmap yaml file. Sorry, should have indicated this, apologies fort he confusion.

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answered 2017-01-04 18:19:14 -0500

matlabbe

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updated 2017-01-04 18:21:03 -0500

Hi,

You should not use /rtabmap/cloud_map in obstacle layer, use kinect's output cloud directly for the local costmap (well the point cloud sent by the sensor if not a kinect, you can also use a Voxel filter to downsample the point cloud and a passthrough filter to remove the floor so that all points can "mark" and "clear"). Your obstacle frame would be base_footprint or base_link.

Use RVIZ to debug your costmaps. For example, show the occupancy grid /map that you are subscribed to with the global costmap to see if they match.

cheers