The move_base can't connect to /map and /odom in a rapp
we want to implement a server where the pose of multiple real turtlebots are shown in an interface based on rviz. We found multinav_concert in the ROCON of Hydro is a good case, and want to get our achievement based on this package.
After combining the softbotnavclient.launch with amcldemo.launch, i.e. creat a rapp with amcl and movebase for a real turtlebot, I found that although the amcl node was successfull launched, the movebase node was seriously pruned comparing to running amcldemo.launch（containing movebase node) separately. I believe this is the reason why the error information ""waiting on transform from basefootpirnt to map to become available before running costmap, tf error." comes out.
By running rosnode info /softbot/move_base：
(You can compare the following infomation with the one from running amcldemo.launch separately, in which the node is /movebase. The info of node /movebase is not listed here because it is so long. As an example, the "subscriptions" is not only three items as /softbot/movebase has.)
turtlebot@turtlebot-wec: rosnode info /softbot/move_base
Node [/softbot/move_base]
Publications:
* /softbot/move_base/current_goal [geometry_msgs/PoseStamped]
* /softbot/navigation_velocity_smoother/raw_cmd_vel [geometry_msgs/Twist]
* /rosout [rosgraph_msgs/Log]
* /softbot/move_base/goal [move_base_msgs/MoveBaseActionGoal]
Subscriptions:
* /tf [tf2_msgs/TFMessage]
* /tf_static [unknown type]
* /softbot/goal_simple [unknown type]
Services:
* /softbot/move_base/get_loggers
* /softbot/move_base/set_logger_level
contacting node http://turtlebot-wec:46491/ ...
Pid: 2846
Connections:
* topic: /rosout
* to: /rosout
* direction: outbound
* transport: TCPROS
* topic: /softbot/navigation_velocity_smoother/raw_cmd_vel
* to: /mobile_base_nodelet_manager
* direction: outbound
* transport: TCPROS
* topic: /tf
* to: /robot_state_publisher (http://turtlebot-wec:40563/)
* direction: inbound
* transport: TCPROS
* topic: /tf
* to: /mobile_base_nodelet_manager (http://turtlebot-wec:49022/)
* direction: inbound
* transport: TCPROS
* topic: /tf
* to: /softbot/amcl (http://turtlebot-wec:54342/)
* direction: inbound
* transport: TCPROS
I didn't know how to solve this problem. The instruction of rapp in ROS wiki doesn't say anything about this.
Besides the interface of the rapp is:
subscribers:
- move_base_simple/goal
- initialpose
publishers:
- map
- map_metadata
- robot_pose
- amcl_pose
services: []
action_clients: []
action_servers:
- move_base
You can see that the actionservers already includes movebase.
I found that It is because the /softbot/movebase can't connect to topic /map and /odom. I have tried to solve it by modifying movebase.launch.xml file by adding " remap from="map" to=“/map". But it doesn't work.
So What is the matter? Any advices would be appreciated.
Asked by scopus on 2014-05-11 04:41:48 UTC
Comments
I assume you are running system with multiple computers. Please make sure the nodes between two computers are communicating properly. A simple test is using talker and listener in a single master and see if they are talking.
Asked by jihoonl on 2014-05-18 13:35:16 UTC
Thank you for you reply. I do run system with mutiple computers. A computer works as a server. Other two computers control real turtlebots. So there are several computers( i.e. several muster) are communicating by using the gateway modle of ROCON. Since it is a multiple master system, I can't understand why I should do the test using talker and listener in a single master.
Asked by scopus on 2014-05-18 16:56:24 UTC
It is not a matter of single or multi master. It is to see whether nodes are exchanging data properly since it is still a ros system.
Asked by jihoonl on 2014-05-18 21:33:16 UTC
Also please introspect topic connections using rostopic list and rostopic on each of the system. Especially, you should be able to see all the public interface topics on main workspace.
Asked by jihoonl on 2014-05-18 21:35:11 UTC
Thank you! I assume that you asked me to do test by using chatter_concert in the hydro version of ROCON. It uses the rocon.rapps. I have run it by commanding " rocon_launch chatter_concert chatter.concert" in a computer. It launched autonomouly several terminals. Each of them running a talker or a listener. It works fine.
Asked by scopus on 2014-05-19 15:37:28 UTC
I didn't mean to test with chatter_concert. I meant you should test communication between two physically separated computers and see if they are still working in the same ros_master_uri. Assuming you have set launch file properly, there are only two reason it does not work.
Asked by jihoonl on 2014-05-21 16:06:06 UTC
Either ROS_HOSTNAME and ros_master_uri are not set properly or remapping rule is not matching.. Talker and listener testing will validate that you have a correct network setting.
Asked by jihoonl on 2014-05-21 16:06:54 UTC
Thank you very much for your help. As your advices, I set the network between two computers by this link: http://wiki.ros.org/turtlebot/Tutorials/hydro/Network%20Configuration. Then by using the example "001_talker_listener" in the package rospy_tutorials, I input " rosrun rospy_tutorials talker" in a computer, then input "rosrun rospy_tutorials listener" in another computer. The shown result is same with the one in link http://wiki.ros.org/ROS/Tutorials/ExaminingPublisherSubscriber. I think the network setting is fine.
Asked by scopus on 2014-05-22 18:12:44 UTC
Hi, @Jihoonl, I think this because the remapping rule is not matching. But I can't find the which rule is not matching. So I think if you explain the remappings rule in the implementation.yaml to me. This would be very helpful. For example, what does the "start" and "finish"mean in implementation.yaml? Why start from a robot(softbot) and finish in a topic(softbot_initialpose)
Asked by scopus on 2014-05-25 15:27:58 UTC