Running navigation stack without being concerned about a robot
Hello all,
My objective is to navigate autonomously with an Arduino controlled differential drive robot in ROS. This robot is equipped with a Hokuyo LIDAR, so as of now, I am able to map my surroundings, send initial poses etc. If I wish to move from point A to B autonomously using the nav stack (move_base), if move_base can just give me a path between A and B in a preprovided map (without being concerned about /odom, /base_link etc.), I can write a node that converts these velocity commands into what the Arduino needs. There are no encoders etc. on the robot, else I would have gone for something like ardros. Is it possible to get a motion plan and the necessary velocity commands in a map from move_base without worrying about odometry or feedback from a robot?
Thank you, Sai
