Input arguments for tf::Vector3() tf::Quaternion()

asked 2012-02-06 06:00:55 -0500

alfa_80
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I would like to know the kind of input arguments passed both in the tf::Vector3() tf::Quaternion() as in the code below:

tf::Transform xform;
xform.setOrigin(tf::Vector3(pose3D_LDD.pose.position.x, pose3D_LDD.pose.position.y, pose3D_LDD.pose.position.z));
xform.setRotation(tf::Quaternion(pose3D_LDD.pose.orientation.x, pose3D_LDD.pose.orientation.y, pose3D_LDD.pose.orientation.z, pose3D_LDD.pose.orientation.w));

Specifically, I want to know, are they absolute or relative? By the way, those all those lines reside in a callback function. For a more detail version of the code snippet of it, kindly refer to the code snippet here.

I know that tf::Vector3() tf::Quaternion() refer to translation and rotation respectively but, should they be passed as absolute or relative in this regard?

Thanks in advance.

answered 2012-02-06 06:42:31 -0500

DimitriProsser

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They should be passed in relative to the parent frame.

For example, you have base_link, located at (0, 0, 0) with a roll, pitch, and yaw of (0, 0, 0). Let's say that your sensor is located 1 meter in front of your robot, and it is inverted (upside down). Then, you would set the transform origin to (1, 0, 0) with RPY of (0, M_PI, 0).

tf::Transform xform;
xform.setOrigin(tf::Vector3(1.0, 0, 0));
xform.setRotation(tf::createQuaternionFromRPY(0, M_PI, 0));

If the sensor were located behind the robot, it would be:

tf::Transform xform;
xform.setOrigin(tf::Vector3(-1.0, 0, 0));
xform.setRotation(tf::createQuaternionFromRPY(0, M_PI, 0));

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With respect to the input values in my code snippet(that you once suggested that way), what was your assumption? relative or absolute?

alfa_80 ( 2012-02-06 06:53:04 -0500 )edit

If it is relative, that means, I've to pass in the value, like (previousValueOfX - ValueOfX) for each of them correspondingly. Am i right?

alfa_80 ( 2012-02-06 06:55:24 -0500 )edit

For instance, xform.setOrigin(tf::Vector3(pose3D_LDD.pose.position.x, pose3D_LDD.pose.position.y, pose3D_LDD.pose.position.z)); ]

alfa_80 ( 2012-02-06 06:57:27 -0500 )edit

I don't know what pose3D_LDD represents.

DimitriProsser ( 2012-02-06 06:58:37 -0500 )edit

cont'd: should have been written as [should have been written as [xform.setOrigin(tf::Vector3(previous_pose3D_LDD.pose.position.x-pose3D_LDD.pose.position.x, previous_pose3D_LDD.pose.position.y-pose3D_LDD.pose.position.y, previous_pose3D_LDD.pose.position.z-pose3D_LDD.pose.position.z));]

alfa_80 ( 2012-02-06 06:59:39 -0500 )edit

pose3D_LDD represents absolute values for x, y and z.

alfa_80 ( 2012-02-06 07:01:12 -0500 )edit

You can do tf::transformPose() to transform the pose from the world frame to the same frame as the cloud.

DimitriProsser ( 2012-02-06 07:33:24 -0500 )edit

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