Localization with layered costmaps
Hi all, I am new to ROS and I'm just figuring things out. I just started with a project where I need to navigate/localize a robot in a non-static environment. I currently have an implementation of AMCL where the robot localizes itself using a static map made by gmapping.
However, the environment is non-static (there are objects that are placed in different locations at times) and also people walking around the robot. I want to start with a static map of the environment, an obstacle layer that marks/clears any new obstacles and a layer that checks for moving obstacles (people/other robots) and ignores these values. I would like AMCL to localize using the final costmap that these three layers form into.
I haven't used layered costmaps before and I am slightly unsure about how to begin. The tutorials on the wiki aren't as clear as other ROS resources on the web. Also, the tutorials talk about the compatibility of layered costmaps with ROS Hydro but I am working on ROS Indigo and would also like compatibility with Jade/Kinetic in the future.
Any help, suggestions or even a push in the right direction would be helpful. :)
-- Adi
(somewhat) related question: http://answers.ros.org/question/22352...
