How to call the service "ardrone/setgpstarget"
Could anyone give me an example of how to call this service? I know it is one of the TODO things for the GPS branch but I don't know how to call it. The structure is this: geographic_msgs/WayPoint...
View Articleros run mavros with permission denied.
Hi, I am using [mavros](http://wiki.ros.org/mavros) to read the signals of an AMP2.5 with a GPS connected, on ROS indigo and Ubuntu 14.04. I install the package by executing sudo apt-get install...
View ArticleUsing mapviz gpsfix vs navsatfix
Mapviz apparently uses GPSFix.It seems like most GPS nodes are still using NavSatFix which is a subset of the items in GPSFix. - Is there a mapping node between these two message types for Indigo? -...
View ArticleSeeking guidance on rtk gps topic names, message types
I will shortly release a new package that supports the swiftnav piksi rtk-gps module (http://www.swiftnav.com/piksi.html) and would like to get the message types and topic names correct. rtk-gps...
View Article3d visualizing multiple GPS points on a vehicle
Hello, I am a completely new to ROS and rviz. I wanted to ask a quick question to see if ROS can help me with my requirement. I work on a GPS and IMU logger system which logs position data of multiple...
View ArticleDoes anyone care if I modify the vectornav node?
I plan to modify the vectornav node (https://github.com/dawonn/vectornav). If anyone is using it, what would you change about the messages, if anything?
View ArticleCan I use robot_localization if I only have GPS data?
I want to use human's GPS data (I only have GPS sensor)from smartphone to calculate human's velocity, position(utm). How to configure ekf_localization_node and navsat_transform_node?
View ArticleStructure from Motion: Sync images with gps
I want to implement a SfM Algorithm in ROS. I am not really familiar with the possibilities of ROS but I've already seen the some tutorials. So I know a bit about topics and nodes. The toolchain I...
View ArticleCan I use a LIDAR in combination with a GPS?
I am creating a robot and I need a navigation system. I am using a Raspberry Pi in combination with a Adafruit DC & Stepper Motor HAT, and a Rhoeby Dynamics R2D LiDAR. My main difficulty is my...
View ArticleSetting an Odometry Offset for robot_localization
Hello all, I'm running a husky simulator with multiple robots, so each robot is starting in a different place. However, when I start each robot, the initial position is not reflected under the...
View ArticleHow to find a good covariance matrix in robot_localizaiton
I am using gps data only to compute the position and velocity of robot. In other words, only /fix can be used. I choose utm_odometry_node in gps_common package to transform /fix to /odom and then I...
View ArticleSimple GPS logging with Husky
Hello all, I am currently attempting to have a husky move in some arbitrary path (a square for now) while logging or the GPS coordinates at each turn. I'm new to python and ros, and c++ is totally...
View ArticleREP-105 and robot_localization
Hello, I have a series of questions about REP-105 and the robot_localization package. What is confusing to me is the utility of the odom reference frame and it is possible that I don't understand its...
View Articlerobot_localization with mocap data as alternative to GPS/NavSatFix?
If one has a mocap system that is giving reasonable x,y positioning coordinates but one still wants/needs to fuse that with an IMU with robot_localization, it seems I would be forced to turn my X,Y...
View ArticleRobot Localization GPS go down
I'm using the robot_localization package. The first ekf node to fuse odometry and IMU data. The second ekf node to fuse odometry, navsat_node output and IMU data. I use datum parameter in navsat's...
View Articlerobot_localization: navsat transform node does not publish
According to tutorial about GPS Integration and use of navsat transform node, i put into node the imu with absolute heading values, odometry that is the output of second instance of EKF and NavSatFix...
View Articleekf_localization: odometry/filtered topic:Frequency too low?
I am using robot_localization to fuse gps and imu referencing this Tom Moore answer: http://answers.ros.org/question/200071/how-to-fuse-imu-gps-using-robot_localization/ My setup is the same with a...
View ArticleIs AMCL mandatory for outdoor robots?
Dear all, I'm new in the ROS world and I have a question that would seem to be stupid for most of you but we all have to start somewhere. I have trouble to understand the role of AMCL. I believe that...
View Articletf map->base_link
Using robot localization package: - fuse continous data with a ekf filter - obtain gps_odom from navsat_transform_node - fuse imu,odom, gps_odom in the second ekf filter. All the node are launched with...
View ArticleVelodyne 32E GPS driver
Hi, All, I remember there was a discussion on GPS driver of Velodyne 32E sometimes ago. I am just wandering what the status of that driver is. Is there anyone developing this driver? If it is already...
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