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bullet_migration: electric and fuerte compatibility

asked 2012-08-07 10:19:56 -0500

bwasserm
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updated 2012-08-07 22:48:30 -0500

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Hello, I'm trying to upgrade a project from Electric to Fuerte while still maintaining Electric compatibility (some systems will be on Electric for a while). I ran into an issue with tf and bullet. In the following code section, I need R defined as a btMatrix3x3 in Electric, but a tf::Matrix3x3 in Fuerte. Is there any way to have one set of code that will satisfy both? I would like to stay with the recommended Fuerte form, but I need it to work in both versions.

//world_to_camera is a tf::StampedTransform
//Electric version
btMatrix3x3 R;
R.setRotation(world_to_camera.inverse().getRotation());

Edit: In Electric, the error comes at tf::Matrix3x3 (Matrix3x3 is not a member of tf). In Fuerte, the error is at R.setRotation (no matching function call btMatrix3x3::setRotation(tf::Quaternion, can't convert tf::Quaternion to btQuaternion.) I tried putting .toBt() after .getRotation() in the migration guide, but I got the error Class tf::Quaternion has no member toBt.

I tried to follow the bullet_migration guide. The sed script doesn't work because it breaks in Electric. I'm sorry if this answer is obvious somewhere. Thanks for the help.

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answered 2012-08-07 22:47:21 -0500

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updated 2012-08-08 03:55:40 -0500

You can switch between fuerte and electric with the following code:

#if ROS_VERSION_MINIMUM(1,8,0)
  tf::Matrix3x3 R;      
#else
  btMatrix3x3 R;
#endif

R.setRotation(world_to_camera.inverse().getRotation());

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Alternatively, if you have many occurrences of btMatrix3x3, you can put a typedef in a header file that defines tf::Matrix3x3 for older ros versions.

Lorenz ( 2012-08-07 23:23:07 -0500 )edit

Thanks, that worked. Except you got the types backwards, but I got the idea of what you meant.

bwasserm ( 2012-08-08 03:52:28 -0500 )edit

Ah right - I'll edit that. You should also consider what Lorenz wrote, in case you have multiple occurrences.

AHornung ( 2012-08-08 03:54:40 -0500 )edit

Cool. And I would, but for some reason its only the one definition that causes problems. It is probably the right way to go though.

bwasserm ( 2012-08-08 03:58:17 -0500 )edit

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