Reference frames of Odometry Message
Hi All,
I'm just learning ROS and would like to ask your help to clarify something I'm totally confused by. In this tutorial the nav_msgs/Odometry message is explained as follows:
The pose in this message corresponds to the estimated position of the robot in the odometric frame [....] The twist in this message corresponds to the robot's velocity in the child frame, normally the coordinate frame of the mobile base [....]
The robot's velocity in the mobile base frame should be always zero, shouldn't it? (Because the pose of the robot in the mobile base frame is constant.) I think I fundamentally misunderstand the concept. Could someone please explain why it is a good idea to use different reference frames for pose and twist? I thought the Odometry message was used to describe the robot's position and velocity (both linear and angular) in the odom frame, but this doesn't seem to be the case.
Thank you, -Tamás
