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turtlebot2 teleop problem

asked 2014-07-15 06:06:40 -0600

gerhenz gravatar image

updated 2014-07-16 03:28:04 -0600

Hi, I'm new to ROS and I'm having some trouble when running the teleop application in the turtlebot2. I'm trying to run it directly on the netbook that came along with the turtlebot. Therefore, I'm not using SSH. ROS Hydro and the turtlebot_teleop package were already installed in the netbook. I'm running "turtlebot_bringup minimal.launch" in one terminal and "turtlebot_teleop keyboard_teleop.launch" in another one. When I press one of the assigned letters I can see that the velocities are being changed, however the robot doesn't move.

the output of 'roswtf' was 1 warning:

WARNING The following node subscriptions are unconnected:
 * /mobile_base_nodelet_manager:
   * /mobile_base/commands/controller_info
   * /mobile_base/commands/external_power
   * /mobile_base/commands/reset_odometry
   * /mobile_base/commands/sound
   * /cmd_vel_mux/input/safety_controller
   * /cmd_vel_mux/input/navi
   * /mobile_base/commands/digital_output
   * /mobile_base/commands/led1
   * /mobile_base/commands/led2
   * /mobile_base/commands/motor_power

Furthermore, I used rqt_graph to take a look in the nodes connection. The rqt_graph can be seen here: http://oi59.tinypic.com/2r21z0w.jpg and http://oi61.tinypic.com/n5q9vb.jpg

This graph looks weird to me. Why are there so many topics named /mobile_base_nodelet_manager/bond?

I've read other threads of people with a similar problem and it seems that the problem was either with the turtlebot_teleop package or that the person was running codes of different release versions. However, I'm not sure if this is my case too because I didn't have to install anything. Everything I'm using came already installed in the netbook that came along with the robot.


EDIT: the log for 'roslaunch turtlebot_bringup minimal.launch --screen' is:

turtlebot@turtlebot-X200CA:~$ roslaunch turtlebot_bringup minimal.launch --screen... logging to /home/turtlebot/.ros/log/917cdfc6-0cc2-11e4-9663-48d22479773d/roslaunch-turtlebot-X200CA-2196.log
Checking log directory for disk usage. This may take awhile.
Press Ctrl-C to interrupt
Done checking log file disk usage. Usage is <1GB.

started roslaunch server http://10.85.254.209:54459/

SUMMARY
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PARAMETERS
 * /bumper2pointcloud/pointcloud_radius
 * /cmd_vel_mux/yaml_cfg_file
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/analyzers/input_ports/contains
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/analyzers/input_ports/path
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/analyzers/input_ports/remove_prefix
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/analyzers/input_ports/timeout
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/analyzers/input_ports/type
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/analyzers/kobuki/contains
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/analyzers/kobuki/path
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/analyzers/kobuki/remove_prefix
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/analyzers/kobuki/timeout
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/analyzers/kobuki/type
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/analyzers/power/contains
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/analyzers/power/path
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/analyzers/power/remove_prefix
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/analyzers/power/timeout
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/analyzers/power/type
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/analyzers/sensors/contains
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/analyzers/sensors/path
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/analyzers/sensors/remove_prefix
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/analyzers/sensors/timeout
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/analyzers/sensors/type
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/base_path
 * /diagnostic_aggregator/pub_rate
 * /mobile_base/base_frame
 * /mobile_base/battery_capacity
 * /mobile_base/battery_dangerous
 * /mobile_base/battery_low
 * /mobile_base/cmd_vel_timeout
 * /mobile_base/device_port
 * /mobile_base/odom_frame
 * /mobile_base/publish_tf
 * /mobile_base/use_imu_heading
 * /mobile_base/wheel_left_joint_name
 * /mobile_base/wheel_right_joint_name
 * /robot/name
 * /robot/type
 * /robot_description
 * /robot_state_publisher/publish_frequency
 * /rosdistro
 * /rosversion
 * /turtlebot_laptop_battery/acpi_path
 * /use_sim_time

NODES
  /
    bumper2pointcloud (nodelet/nodelet)
    cmd_vel_mux (nodelet/nodelet)
    diagnostic_aggregator (diagnostic_aggregator/aggregator_node)
    mobile_base (nodelet/nodelet)
    mobile_base_nodelet_manager (nodelet/nodelet)
    robot_state_publisher (robot_state_publisher/robot_state_publisher)
    turtlebot_laptop_battery (linux_hardware/laptop_battery.py)

auto-starting new master
process[master]: started with pid [2213]
ROS_MASTER_URI=http://10.85.254.209:11311

setting /run_id to 917cdfc6-0cc2-11e4-9663-48d22479773d
process[rosout-1]: started with pid [2226]
started core service [/rosout]
process[robot_state_publisher-2]: started with pid [2229]
process[diagnostic_aggregator-3]: started with pid [2230 ...
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Can you attach the log of minimal.launch terminal? You should see some logs if you start turtlebot using roslaunch turtlebot_bringup minimal.launch --screen

jihoonl gravatar image jihoonl  ( 2014-07-15 19:21:54 -0600 )edit

Hi jihoonl, I've added the log you requested in the question. Thanks

gerhenz gravatar image gerhenz  ( 2014-07-16 03:28:57 -0600 )edit

I don't see any problem here. Try rostopic echo on /mobile_base/commands/velocity and /cmd_vel_mux/input/teleop to see if there is any data stream. /cmd_vel_mux/input/teleop is a command from teleop_keyboard node and /mobile_base/commands/velocity is actual topic which kobuki_driver listens.

jihoonl gravatar image jihoonl  ( 2014-07-16 22:57:11 -0600 )edit

Both topics aren't receiving the commands. When I use the keyboard to try to move the robot, the teleop terminal displays the 'speed' and 'turn' parameters changing, however both topics that you mentioned display only zeroes. I also ran the kobuki dashboard and everything is fine (green mark)

gerhenz gravatar image gerhenz  ( 2014-07-17 03:22:45 -0600 )edit

What keys did you press to move the robot?

jihoonl gravatar image jihoonl  ( 2014-07-20 20:34:37 -0600 )edit

W,E,Q,C,X,Z. But I don't think this is the problem, since I could see the velocity parameters changing in the terminal as I pressed the keys. Anyway, I managed to make it work using a different command (see comments on the other answer)

gerhenz gravatar image gerhenz  ( 2014-07-21 03:08:38 -0600 )edit
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Yeah it was the problem.. You should have used u,i,o,j,k,l,m ... keys to move robot. weqcxz are to configure speed of robots.

jihoonl gravatar image jihoonl  ( 2014-07-23 03:51:51 -0600 )edit

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answered 2014-07-15 12:34:48 -0600

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updated 2014-07-15 12:36:05 -0600

Instead brining up the turtlebot with roslaunch turtlebot_bringup minimal.launch, I suggest that you simply start up the turtlebot from the top right corner if you are going to be testing out some of the basic stuff with out ssh.

Just simply click on the turtle icon on the top right corner and start turtlebot. Hopefully you will see this. Also, wait for the jingling noise to finish before you try to run anything else.

They simply launch the turtlebot_teleop package.

I think that should help you for the most part. Let me know if this suggestion is useful.

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Hi choog, I'm sorry but I'm new to this and I didn't understand what you mean. Where can I find this turtle icon that you mentioned? Is it in the top right corner of what?

gerhenz gravatar image gerhenz  ( 2014-07-16 03:47:48 -0600 )edit

I guess if your ROS_HOSTNAME is different from your ROS_MASTER_URI. That means that setup is wrong. Could you check your .bashrc? In your case, I think that both has to be same because you intend to make a turtlebot move with the netbook on turtlebot.

Ken_in_JAPAN gravatar image Ken_in_JAPAN  ( 2014-07-16 18:41:37 -0600 )edit

Both of them are the same, the only difference is that the ROS_MASTER_URI is pointed to port 11311 in the turtlebot IP. I did exactly as instructed in section 3 of the Turtlebot Networking Setup tutorial (http://wiki.ros.org/Robots/TurtleBot/Network%20Setup)

gerhenz gravatar image gerhenz  ( 2014-07-17 03:25:40 -0600 )edit

Just an update, I've tried the commands 'roslaunch kobuki_node minimal.launch' and 'roslaunch kobuki_keyop keyop.launch' and they worked. I've found them in the kobuki manual that came along with the robot. Why these commands work and not the 'turtlebot_teleop' ones?

gerhenz gravatar image gerhenz  ( 2014-07-17 08:13:31 -0600 )edit

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