quaternion filter

asked 2015-03-17 05:22:44 -0500

updated 2015-03-17 05:24:36 -0500

I am currently using optitrack to track a rigid body which has both position and orientation. I have the position and orientation of my rigid object published in a ros topic, all is good there.

What I would want is a filter for the orientation (at least) and position. The orientation is described in quaternions. A quick google search has shown that a kalman filter for this exists. In general I have found that optitrack can easily flip the orientation completely when the tracking of some of the markers is suboptimal. This is why I would need a filter.

Is there a ros pakage (solution) already out there,... before I go ahead and implement my own.

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I will implement : kalman filter, unless anybody has an alternative already done and tested piece of code for this.

gpldecha ( 2015-03-17 06:57:18 -0500 )edit

The link you post filters orientation in Euler angles, so if I read it correctly, you might still experience discrete jumps in the orientation values. The Euler angle representation is subject to singularities, aka gimball lock.

Adolfo Rodriguez T ( 2015-03-17 07:33:18 -0500 )edit

Yea.. I have just noticed.. thanks.

gpldecha ( 2015-03-17 07:51:10 -0500 )edit

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I just want to note that a Kalman filter is an estimator, while slerp is an interpolator. Strictly speaking, they are not alternative solutions to the same problem.

Adolfo Rodriguez T ( 2015-03-17 09:35:43 -0500 )edit

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