How to set the dimensions of the initial pose array

asked 2011-04-16 21:37:34 -0600

JediHamster
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The initial pose array is really much bigger than it needs to be. How do I change it's initial dimensions?

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I'm not totally sure what array you're referring to. Are you talking about the PoseWithCovarianceStamped message that's sent to AMCL? The ParticleCloud message published by AMCL? Or something else entirely?

eitan ( 2011-04-17 06:17:54 -0600 )edit

There is an array of poses published to /particlecloud, I think by amcl.

JediHamster ( 2011-04-17 06:48:27 -0600 )edit

Do you mean the number of particles (elements in the array) or just the overall spread of those particles, say, when visualized in rviz?

Eric Perko ( 2011-04-18 06:33:27 -0600 )edit

That's a good point actually, I guess you can change the dimensions of that array by changing the number of particles AMCL uses.

eitan ( 2011-04-18 06:34:19 -0600 )edit

No I don't mean the number of particles, I mean the dimensions over which the particles are initially distributed.

JediHamster ( 2011-04-18 07:05:29 -0600 )edit

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answered 2011-04-18 06:00:16 -0600

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From looking at the code, AMCL sizes the pose array in the "particlecloud" message to be the size of the number of guesses it currently has for the robot's pose. There's no way to change its initial dimensions. If you just want the current pose of the robot displayed in rviz, you can enable TF frames and look at the "base_link" frame relative to the "map" frame. The "particlecloud" message, provides a visualization that helps give insight into the particle filter AMCL uses internally.

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answered 2011-04-18 08:38:26 -0600

Eric Perko

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The dimensions of the initial particle cloud should be dependent on the covariance of the initial pose estimate. Rviz won't let you change that value, but you should be able to publish it manually and try out different values for the covariance matrix until you get the initial spread you want. For example code of publishing the initial pose estimate programmatically, se https://github.com/cwru-robotics/cwru-ros-pkg/blob/master/cwru_tour_guide/tour_guide_executive/src/initial_pose_setup.py .

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How are the 3x3 acceleration covariance values derived ?

JediHamster ( 2011-04-18 10:25:06 -0600 )edit

Acceleration? Being a pose estimate, it contains covariance for position and orientation, not velocity or acceleration.

Eric Perko ( 2011-04-18 10:59:12 -0600 )edit

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