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You may be able to achieve this by setting the initial_pose_a and initial_cov_aa parameters described on the AMCL wiki page before starting the AMCL node. Obviously you'll need to choose a covariance (in radians) that corresponds to your compass's heading accuracy in order to generate the correct distribution of headings in the particle cloud.

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