costmap2D from 3Dpointcloud

asked 2012-02-14 05:25:46 -0600

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I am trying to follow tutorial http://www.ros.org/wiki/navigation/Tutorials/RobotSetup. After setting various prerequisites for launch, with move_base launch file, move_base node results in 2D costmap, obstacles, inflated obstacles etc. In rviz visualization, it is observed that obstacles detected are not getting cleared in subsequent published costmaps. Old obstacles becomes part of current costmap as well. Suddenly after sometime, everything is cleared and a correct cost map is displayed. Am I missing setting up any specific parameter? Current all parameters are as advised in tutorial. I had set "observation_persistence: 0.0" in costmap_common_params.yaml but it do not help.

Following is a set of screenshots of rviz

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Screenshot5: This is taken after around 12 seconds from screenshot4. Semicircles in front and back of robot are artifacts of costmap. It is plain road.

This is published on topic /move_base/local_costmap/obstacles.

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This is when driving by an obstacle?

DimitriProsser ( 2012-02-14 06:17:21 -0600 )edit

We had captured one data set as bag which I am replaying for test purposes. The accumulations of previous obstacles in latest costmap is happening continuously. For example when taking a turn in. In this case, obstacles which were on left will shift in horizon and also previous position will stay.

prince ( 2012-02-14 17:00:20 -0600 )edit

I had edited original question to add screenshots to it.

prince ( 2012-02-14 17:58:47 -0600 )edit

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answered 2012-03-02 09:28:02 -0600

tfoote

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The tuning suggestions in that tutorial are designed for indoor robots. Once you take it outdoors you will need to make the costmap much more permissive for not flat roads and miscalibrations in your data.

FYI: Having worked on autonomous vehicles roads are not flat at all.

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answered 2012-02-16 23:52:41 -0600

Àngel - IRI
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I'd similar problems visualizing point clouds in a specific computer. The problem was the same as your, the point cloud was not cleared from rviz event if there were no data, at the end the problem was the graphic card of that computer, because I checked the algorithm on other machines and it worked perfecly. It seems stupid, but have you tried on other PCs?

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We had tried on different machines, although not thinking about this possibility. I believe obstacles are not getting cleared properly. Also My frame moves with the robot. I want it this way. This is input to local planner.

prince ( 2012-02-21 16:07:24 -0600 )edit

I suppose that you're well defining the observation sources (at costmap_common_params.yaml), with the clearing parameter set to "true", right? (it's something obious but we must be sure...;P)

Àngel - IRI ( 2012-02-21 21:37:40 -0600 )edit

Yes, it is set to true. Screenshot 5 even confirms this. After playing data for around 15secs, costmap gets cleared.

prince ( 2012-02-22 18:21:15 -0600 )edit

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And also and obvious parameter that it must be checked, the Decay Time in rviz, is set to 0, right?

Àngel - IRI ( 2012-02-22 21:32:13 -0600 )edit

Yes it is.

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answered 2012-05-09 08:28:58 -0600

PeterW
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I know this is old topic but I have same problem. I'am working indoor. Map gets almost cleared but a few single points stays and global planner is unable to plan path. Did you solve it?

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not completely. I followed Tfoote suggestions. Some points representing false obstacles still appears!

prince ( 2012-05-09 20:05:31 -0600 )edit

Ok, but I have your problem with indoor navigation in quasi-static case (robot drives few meters across corridor and stops on small fake obstacle e.g. after somebody crosses its way)

PeterW ( 2012-05-14 23:17:18 -0600 )edit

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