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Time travel with tf - tutorial - confusing target and source frames

asked 2018-07-10 04:16:28 -0500

Azergoo gravatar image

updated 2018-07-10 04:47:24 -0500

Regarding the time travel with tf tutorial: http://wiki.ros.org/tf/Tutorials/Time...

It is stated:

Give the transform from this frame, at this time ... to this frame, at this time. Specify the frame that does not change over time, in this case the "/world" frame, and the variable to store the result in.

But I find that confusing, since I thought it was:

Give the transform TO this frame, at this time ... FROM this frame, at this time. Specify the frame that does not change over time, in this case the "/world" frame, and the variable to store the result in.

Did I miss something or is the order of TO/FROM wrong/misleading?

From what I can see from the documentation you pass the target first, then the source.

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answered 2018-07-10 18:39:50 -0500

tfoote gravatar image

You are right that it's a little confusing.

The transform from Frame A to Frame B is the transform which when applied to an object in frame B will represent it in frame A.

More info here: https://answers.ros.org/question/1940...

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