Universal robots calibration offsets

asked 2014-01-22 02:28:19 -0500

davinci

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updated 2014-01-22 02:40:42 -0500

gvdhoorn
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When running the Universal robots ur5_driver and connecting to the robot I always see these messages:

[WARN] [WallTime: 1390394126.210844] No calibration offset for joint "shoulder_pan_joint"
[WARN] [WallTime: 1390394126.212435] No calibration offset for joint "shoulder_lift_joint"
[WARN] [WallTime: 1390394126.214354] No calibration offset for joint "elbow_joint"
[WARN] [WallTime: 1390394126.216533] No calibration offset for joint "wrist_1_joint"
[WARN] [WallTime: 1390394126.219127] No calibration offset for joint "wrist_2_joint"
[WARN] [WallTime: 1390394126.222308] No calibration offset for joint "wrist_3_joint"
[ERROR] [WallTime: 1390394126.223789] Loaded calibration offsets: {}

I can however not find anything in the documentation about this. Is this to compensate any drift? Or with the calibration loaded you don't have to initialize the joints by moving them around? How can this be used?

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Can you please verify which version of the driver you are using? Debian (ROS version) or from source (which branch)?

sedwards ( 2014-01-22 04:51:47 -0500 )edit

I think it is the Debian version (as I copied it from /opt/ros/fuerte) of this package: http://wiki.ros.org/ur5_driver

davinci ( 2014-01-22 20:54:58 -0500 )edit

Did this end up being an issue for you? I'm having the exact same [WARN] message.

maxgitt ( 2017-08-03 16:43:10 -0500 )edit

when these warns occured,the python file didn't run successfully to control the robot.As the answer said,the robot should run well in this situation.Is there something else wrong with my robot?

expo ( 2018-10-19 03:51:53 -0500 )edit

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answered 2014-01-23 04:11:39 -0500

sedwards
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This isn't a real answer, but I can tell you that we work without the joint offsets all the time. The calibration procedure of the UR is separate from any ROS piece. In my opinion, the calibration done by the UR is good enough and no further offsets are required. The offsets are really only needed if the mechanics of the UR do not properly locate the true "zero" position. Most industrial arms have well calibrated zero position since they often depend on accurate kinematics for cartesian control.

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As you said,the robot should run well in this situation.but when these warns occured,the python file didn't run successfully to control my robot.So sad

expo ( 2018-10-19 03:53:05 -0500 )edit

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answered 2018-10-19 06:08:05 -0500

expo
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Actually,we have solve the problem by degrad the debian to 2016.this problem may be caused by the debian versian.Also,there may be some other wrong,for as the debian version is 2016 yet,today the problem occured again.

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