Restarting a node after segfault / hector slam

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I use a hector slam node with my robot and my framework works well. I configured tf properly and can visualize the map in rviz. I also reset the map once every few minutes because of my application and this doesn't seem to have any ill effects.

However, hector slam often segfaults with the message:

[hector_mapping-1] process has died [pid 9493, exit code -11, cmd /opt/ros/kinetic/lib/hector_mapping/hector_mapping __name:=hector_mapping __log:=/home/12345/.ros/log/df3ebdde-660a-11e7-b4fd-3c4a92d5191e/hector_mapping-1.log].
log file: /home/12345/.ros/log/df3ebdde-660a-11e7-b4fd-3c4a92d5191e/hector_mapping-1*.log

When I go to look for the log file, it isn't there and I am sad.

As I have other nodes running which rely on hectorslam, is there a way to restart it once it segfaults or in general restart a node? Has anyone else had this issue with hector slam?

Thanks

• Ubuntu 16.04
• ROS Kinetic

• hector slam parameters

  PARAMETERS

  • /hector_mapping/advertise_map_service: True
  • /hector_mapping/base_frame: base_frame
  • /hector_mapping/laser_z_max_value: 3.0
  • /hector_mapping/laser_z_min_value: -3.0
  • /hector_mapping/map_frame: map
  • /hector_mapping/map_multi_res_levels: 2
  • /hector_mapping/map_resolution: 0.1
  • /hector_mapping/map_size: 512
  • /hector_mapping/map_start_x: 0.5
  • /hector_mapping/map_start_y: 0.5
  • /hector_mapping/map_update_angle_thresh: 0.06
  • /hector_mapping/map_update_distance_thresh: 0.4
  • /hector_mapping/odom_frame: base_frame
  • /hector_mapping/pub_map_odom_transform: True
  • /hector_mapping/scan_subscriber_queue_size: 1
  • /hector_mapping/scan_topic: scan
  • /hector_mapping/tf_map_scanmatch_transform_frame_name: laser
  • /hector_mapping/update_factor_free: 0.4
  • /hector_mapping/update_factor_occupied: 0.9
  • /hector_mapping/use_tf_pose_start_estimate: False
  • /hector_mapping/use_tf_scan_transformation: False
  • /rosdistro: kinetic
  • /rosversion: 1.12.7

  NODES / hector_mapping (hector_mapping/hector_mapping) laser_link_to_base_link (tf/static_transform_publisher)