Calculate speed given linear twist message

farofaro
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I have a twist message and want to know what the speed of my robot.

Would it just be sqrt(twist.linear.x^2 + twist.linear.y^2)?

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praskot
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Yes! (for a 2D system).

Is the equation similar for 3D systems (sqrt(twist.linear.x^2 + twist.linear.y^2+twist.z^2))?

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