Will urdf_tools (with its arm_kinematics package) be promoted to a first-class stack?

asked 2011-09-26 05:07:42 -0500

Asomerville
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updated 2011-09-26 05:18:33 -0500

I've recently started to use the urdf_tools stack for the arm_kinmatics package.

I'm wondering if this is in line to become a first-class stack that will be placed in the repositories.

Is urdf_tools (with arm_kinematics) slated to become a first-class?
If not, is there an alternative to urdf_tools/arm_kinematics that I should be using instead?

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answered 2011-09-26 05:35:58 -0500

egiljones
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updated 2011-09-26 05:52:09 -0500

Asomerville
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I suggest you check out this tutorial -

Automatically Generating Arm Navigation Configurations/Planning Description Configuration Wizard .

The wizard will auto-configure generic IK (basically the same thing provided by the arm_navigation package) while also auto-generating necessary configuration files for planning and trajectory filtering. It will also allow you to visualize your robot model in rviz, use the planning components visualizer to plan paths, and then use the warehouse viewer to do even more things.

If there are specific features available in urdf_tools or arm_kinematics that we should include in arm_navigation then let me know.

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Do you know if the code generation from the wizard is meant to completely replace urdf_tools/arm_kinematics?

Asomerville ( 2011-09-26 06:19:26 -0500 )edit

I don't know all of what it does, but if you are primarily using it for kinematics then the wizard should supplant that and make it collision-aware. The joint_state_publisher seems useful, but you can probably use that alongside arm_navigation.

egiljones ( 2011-09-26 06:32:10 -0500 )edit

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answered 2011-09-26 15:52:05 -0500