Problem with running p3dx robot using ROS

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Update RosAria

Have you tired grabbing the latest version of RosAria from github today? A fix has recently been applied for this kind of issue: https://github.com/amor-ros-pkg/rosaria

Launch RosAria

In a terminal, run the ROS master server:

$ roscore

In another terminal, run the robot driver (RosAria):

$ rosrun rosaria RosAria

In another terminal, verify topics are being published:

$ rostopic list

If you don't see any topics listed, something is wrong with your ROS Environment settings. http://wiki.ros.org/ROS/Tutorials/InstallingandConfiguringROSEnvironment

TicksMM et al:

When rosaria launches, it will set TicksMM et al from the ROS parameter server iif they are set. If the parameters are not set, it will read the values from the robot's EEPROM and set them. There are a few ways to tune them if needed:

• dynamic_reconfigure
• launch file
• @launch via _TicksMM:=XXX
• There is a tool that lets you change the value in the robot's EEPROM from adept (I dont remember what it's called but you can find it on their wiki)

Test robot motion with:

$ rostopic pub -1 /RosAria/cmd_vel geometry_msgs/Twist '{linear:  {x: 0.05, y: 0.0, z: 0.0}, angular: {x: 0.0, y: 0.0, z: 0.0}}'

* Still having problems? *

If you are still are having problems, post the output of rosrun rosaria RosAria and I'll see what I can do for you. :)

I am working along with the person who posted the original question.

I am able to connect to the robot but we can't get the pose as well as we can't set any velocity to make it move. Actually, we could able to move the robot properly 2 days back with same commands in the same PC. May be we are missing something today?

Also, I downloaded the latest version of ROSARIA today and tried. But, no success.

Below is the output from the terminal:

raj@ubuntu:~$ rosrun rosaria RosAria _port:=/dev/ttyUSB0
[rospack] Error: stack/package rosaria not found
[ INFO] [1382556066.136615207]: RosAria: using port: [/dev/ttyUSB0]
Could not connect to simulator, connecting to robot through serial port /dev/ttyUSB0.
Syncing 0
Syncing 1
Syncing 2
Connected to robot.
Name: Purdue_2052
Type: Pioneer
Subtype: p3dx
ArConfig: Config version: 2.0
Loaded robot parameters from p3dx.p
ArRobotConnector: Connecting to MTX batteries (if neccesary)...
ArRobotConnector: Connecting to MTX sonar (if neccesary)...
[ INFO] [1382556066.783694745]: Setting TicksMM from ROS Parameter: 128
[ INFO] [1382556066.787164745]: Setting DriftFactor from ROS Parameter: 0
[ INFO] [1382556066.789165374]: Setting RevCount from ROS Parameter: 16570
[ INFO] [1382556066.812910459]: RosAria: publishing new recharge state -1.
[ INFO] [1382556066.813135248]: RosAria: publishing new motors state 0.
[ INFO] [1382556066.896789292]: RosAria: publishing new motors state 1.