Trying to fit teleop_twist_keyboard velocity

asked 2017-08-13 12:32:00 -0500

gerson_n
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updated 2017-08-14 11:43:56 -0500

Hi to all!

I haven't had troubles using teleop_twist_keyboard node, it works perfectly. But I can't find a way to decrease velocity of the motors I have. These are the motors https://www.pololu.com/product/2827 and this one the motor driver shield https://www.pololu.com/product/2507 mounted on arduino mega 2560, in order to drive them and get odometry info. The files I'm using for motors are:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wvl4fkcdo0i... "base_controller" (get odometry data) https://www.dropbox.com/s/jzkx5rxckoz... "motor_controller6" (this uses all parameters and suscribes to cmd_vel topic which also teleop_twist_keyboard is suscribed) https://www.dropbox.com/s/iuhv9oni4zl... "robot_specs" (parameters typical from motors)

Inside motor_controller6.ino I tried change everything that could have fit velocity:

float Kp = 15 (this is the main parameter because the 9 keyboard's keys for directions, detects faster it while I press it)
md.setM1Speed(PWM_val1) and md.setM2Speed(PWM_val2) (dividing it)
MAX_RPM (reducing it value)

Also inside teleop_twist_keyboard.py I decrease speed and turn, but seems doesn't work. Is it important clarify that "z, x and c" doesn't affect velocity nor turn speed. I'm working with this node, but is too fast and my robot is one meter high. So, abrupt speeds and turns make it tagger and it could fall. I just want to decrease velocity and turn, what should I change inside motor_controller6.ino? I understand most of code actions and relations but I can't figure out that part.

-Update-

Photos of wire connections https://www.dropbox.com/s/nq2ripdkrni... https://www.dropbox.com/s/cd9tm4ud6u8... https://www.dropbox.com/s/rrqqeaph1jx...

Thanks

answered 2017-08-13 13:11:17 -0500

ahendrix

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It looks like you have a PID controller to control the speed of each motor, but from what you describe it seems like it is always commanding maximum speed from your motor, regardless of the requested speed.

It may be that your PID controller is not working, or it could be that encoders aren't giving good feedback signals.

Since you are using a pre-built PID controller, I would check the encoders first. You should be able to see the RPM from both encoders by echoing the rpm topic, with

rostopic echo rpm

You should be able to turn your motors by hand and see the RPM values change. If you don't, I would double check that your encoder wires are hooked up, and that your arduino sketch has the correct pin settings for both encoders.

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Thanks for your fast reply. Here is what I got after execute rostopic echo rpm https://www.dropbox.com/s/82k60up2v9x...https://www.dropbox.com/s/7s047t2zqsf... and so on.

gerson_n ( 2017-08-14 11:24:52 -0500 )edit

I'm currently modifying all values that could have any influence on these lines PWM_val1 = updatePid(1, PWM_val1, rpm_req1, rpm_act1); PWM_val2 = updatePid(2, PWM_val2, rpm_req2, rpm_act2); I understand that velocity is related to PID controller. On the post I added photos with wire connections.

gerson_n ( 2017-08-14 11:33:30 -0500 )edit

I managed to decrease velocity just dividing by a big number these lines: md.setM1Speed(PWM_val1/18 and more) md.setM2Speed(PWM_val1/same) Under a 18 factor, velocity didn't change, but as soon as I increased that factor, velocity started decrease. So, I'm currently dividing it by 35 and works great

gerson_n ( 2017-08-18 08:15:45 -0500 )edit

@gerson_n: if this answer solved your problem you should mark it as correct.

jayess ( 2017-08-28 13:56:51 -0500 )edit

Yes, I'm on it

gerson_n ( 2017-08-29 11:08:10 -0500 )edit

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