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Robot localization:using 3 sensors(wheel encoder,imu,gps) in curves we are getting drifts in output

asked 2018-11-14 07:28:31 -0500

moulya gravatar image

updated 2018-11-27 22:49:47 -0500

Hi Everyone,

I am using robot localization package to fuse 1 wheel encoder,1 imu and 1 gps.

  1. For doing localization , I am using 1 state estimation node(ukf) inputs: encoder(/odom/data),imu(imu/data), gps(odometry/gps). output: odometry/filtered
  2. navsat_transform_node inputs:gps(/fix1) output: odometry/gps

I am able to get output for this configuration but the problem is whenever i am running these nodes in curverd path it is showing drift.

In straight path ,the output is as expected.

  1. I want to know how to solve this issue in curved path and at the end.
  2. I want to know why static transform is required , i m giving yaw(starting heading of robot) manually here but it ll change
    everytime what can i do to do that automatic.
    1. Please view the launch and yaml file and suggest us what can we do to correct the issue.

edited-

The input messages for sensors used are,

odometry data(topic:/odom/data)

header: 
  seq: 18
  stamp: 
    secs: 1543233105
    nsecs: 933596449
  frame_id: "odom"
child_frame_id: "base_link"
pose: 
  pose: 
    position: 
      x: 0.0
      y: 0.0
      z: 0.0
    orientation: 
      x: 0.0
      y: 0.0
      z: 0.0
      w: 0.0
  covariance: [0.001, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.001, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.001, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.001, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.001, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.03]
twist: 
  twist: 
    linear: 
      x: 0.0147113889434
      y: 0.0
      z: 0.0
    angular: 
      x: 0.0
      y: 0.0
      z: -0.00374101494052
  covariance: [0.001, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.001, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.001, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.001, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.001, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.03]

IMU data(topic:/imu/data)

header: 
  seq: 313
  stamp: 
    secs: 21
    nsecs: 484000000
  frame_id: "imu_link"
orientation: 
  x: 5.24012097576e-05
  y: 0.000117985712522
  z: -0.988258955695
  w: 0.152788153412
orientation_covariance: [0.001225, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.001225, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.001225]
angular_velocity: 
  x: 0.0
  y: 0.0
  z: 0.0
angular_velocity_covariance: [0.0004, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0004, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0004]
linear_acceleration: 
  x: 0.0310470898156
  y: -0.00114743773105
  z: 9.7057897167
linear_acceleration_covariance: [0.009604, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.009604, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.009604]

GPS data(topic:/fix1)

header: 
  seq: 4
  stamp: 
    secs: 23
    nsecs:   4000000
  frame_id: "gps"
status: 
  status: 1
  service: 1
latitude: 49.8548095709
longitude: 8.59120397786
altitude: 0.92988040448 ...
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Please update your question with the following:

  1. Show an image of what it is you're seeing
  2. Provide a sample input message for every sensor input
Tom Moore gravatar image Tom Moore  ( 2018-11-26 04:03:04 -0500 )edit
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Thanks @Tom Moore for reviewing the question.

  1. I am not able to upload images because it's asking me to acquire some points.
  2. I have updated the question with sample input messages for the sensors.
moulya gravatar image moulya  ( 2018-11-26 06:10:50 -0500 )edit
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I gave you some karma. Care to update the question with images?

Tom Moore gravatar image Tom Moore  ( 2018-11-27 07:38:34 -0500 )edit

Thanks @Tom Moore for giving me karma .I have uploaded the images.

moulya gravatar image moulya  ( 2018-11-27 22:45:34 -0500 )edit

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answered 2019-01-09 07:34:48 -0500

Tom Moore gravatar image

Just so I understand, you are concerned that the paths aren't right on top of each other? Are you visualizing in top down ortho mode in rviz?

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Check the Z coordinates of the EKF output and the navsat_transform data. And are you sure the straight-line segments line up? It's a line, so it's impossible to say from your image whether the poses are offset from each other.

And what static transform are you not certain of?

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