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I'm trying to use the ekf_localization_node in ROS2, but it is crashing because of "different time sources" when subtracting timestamps. I'm using the node-clock timestamp for the messages (inside the node: this->now()). The only solution that worked, was to use the simulated time. Is there a possibility to use the "real"-time or do I always have to use the sim-time?
Can you be more specific in how this is running?
It is true that they must be from the same source. So if the timestamp from the messages is from the real-world, RL needs to be running on a real-world clock too. They cannot be mixed and matched. IMO that was one really smart feature they added in ROS2 and lets me know if I've messed something up with clocks without having to guess.
I tried to run one instance of the ekf_localization_node, one node for publishing odometry data and one node for imu data.
At first I launched the ekf_localization_node with the parameter 'use_sim_time: false'.
The odometry node is publishing odom-messages with a timestamp created like this: this->now(). After launching the odometry node I received a few odometry/filtered-messages from the ekf_localization_node, but then it crashes after a few milliseconds: can't subtract times with different time sources.
And are the timestamps from the messages in simulation time or in real time?
I think the error is relatively straight forward -- your system must have all the components running on the same clock.
Asked: 2020-01-24 12:10:11 -0500
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Last updated: Jan 24 '20
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