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Should i be able to set the current pose for amcl?

asked 2011-03-23 04:51:25 -0500

Murph gravatar image

updated 2011-03-23 05:01:48 -0500

tfoote gravatar image

In rviz i can click '2d pose estimate' and it'll say: or something. But it won't actually move the estimates that amcl is providing.

Additionally, i don't see a published service or subscribed topic for this in amcl beyond the 'initial' pose. Do i need to change the initial pose and somehow restart amcl?

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Also, additionally, should I be able to *see* the current pose? rviz suppose 'pose' but not 'PoseWithCovarianceStamped' that amcl outputs.
Murph gravatar image Murph  ( 2011-03-23 05:27:53 -0500 )edit
What is your "fixed frame" set to when you do the 2D pose estimate? What topic is set for the "initialpose" topic in rviz?
Eric Perko gravatar image Eric Perko  ( 2011-03-23 11:11:39 -0500 )edit
Fixed frame is set to /odom currently.
Murph gravatar image Murph  ( 2011-03-28 04:43:31 -0500 )edit
and the 2d pose esstimate topic is set to "initialpose"
Murph gravatar image Murph  ( 2011-03-28 04:44:19 -0500 )edit

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answered 2011-03-28 05:12:40 -0500

Eric Perko gravatar image

In order for rviz to correctly set the initialpose for AMCL, rviz's fixed frame must be the same as AMCL's map frame.

Change your fixed frame in rviz to /map and then your 2D Pose Estimates should work. You can verify that it is working by subscribing to the PoseArray particle cloud output by AMCL - after a successful estimate, a cloud of particles will be centered on the location you indicated.

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The cloud of particles does not seem to change location when i do a 2D pose estimate in rviz. I have the fixed frame on /map.
Murph gravatar image Murph  ( 2011-03-28 06:45:54 -0500 )edit
Ugh. Seems that my network connection was suspect (I guess the master node couldn't ping the rviz node). -_- your answer was right. thanks!
Murph gravatar image Murph  ( 2011-03-28 08:35:37 -0500 )edit

Thank you! Running rviz on the same machine as the master fixed it for me!

ounsworth gravatar image ounsworth  ( 2014-06-17 20:35:46 -0500 )edit

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