obstacles_detection_old.cpp

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#include <ros/ros.h>
#include <pluginlib/class_list_macros.hpp>
#include <nodelet/nodelet.h>

#include <pcl/point_cloud.h>
#include <pcl/point_types.h>
#include <pcl_conversions/pcl_conversions.h>

#include <tf/transform_listener.h>

#include <sensor_msgs/PointCloud2.h>

#include <rtabmap_ros/MsgConversion.h>

#include "rtabmap/core/util3d.h"
#include "rtabmap/core/util3d_filtering.h"
#include "rtabmap/core/util3d_mapping.h"
#include "rtabmap/core/util3d_transforms.h"

namespace rtabmap_ros
{

class ObstaclesDetectionOld : public nodelet::Nodelet
{
public:
        ObstaclesDetectionOld() :
                frameId_("base_link"),
                normalKSearch_(20),
                groundNormalAngle_(M_PI_4),
                clusterRadius_(0.05),
                minClusterSize_(20),
                maxObstaclesHeight_(0.0), // if<=0.0 -> disabled
                maxGroundHeight_(0.0),    // if<=0.0 -> disabled, used only if detect_flat_obstacles is true
                segmentFlatObstacles_(false),
                waitForTransform_(false),
                optimizeForCloseObjects_(false),
                projVoxelSize_(0.01)
        {}

        virtual ~ObstaclesDetectionOld()
        {}

private:
        virtual void onInit()
        {
                ros::NodeHandle & nh = getNodeHandle();
                ros::NodeHandle & pnh = getPrivateNodeHandle();

                int queueSize = 10;
                pnh.param("queue_size", queueSize, queueSize);
                pnh.param("frame_id", frameId_, frameId_);
                pnh.param("normal_k", normalKSearch_, normalKSearch_);
                pnh.param("ground_normal_angle", groundNormalAngle_, groundNormalAngle_);
                if(pnh.hasParam("normal_estimation_radius") && !pnh.hasParam("cluster_radius"))
                {
                        NODELET_WARN("Parameter \"normal_estimation_radius\" has been renamed "
                                         "to \"cluster_radius\"! Your value is still copied to "
                                         "corresponding parameter. Instead of normal radius, nearest neighbors count "
                                         "\"normal_k\" is used instead (default 20).");
                        pnh.param("normal_estimation_radius", clusterRadius_, clusterRadius_);
                }
                else
                {
                        pnh.param("cluster_radius", clusterRadius_, clusterRadius_);
                }
                pnh.param("min_cluster_size", minClusterSize_, minClusterSize_);
                pnh.param("max_obstacles_height", maxObstaclesHeight_, maxObstaclesHeight_);
                pnh.param("max_ground_height", maxGroundHeight_, maxGroundHeight_);
                pnh.param("detect_flat_obstacles", segmentFlatObstacles_, segmentFlatObstacles_);
                pnh.param("wait_for_transform", waitForTransform_, waitForTransform_);
                pnh.param("optimize_for_close_objects", optimizeForCloseObjects_, optimizeForCloseObjects_);
                pnh.param("proj_voxel_size", projVoxelSize_, projVoxelSize_);

                cloudSub_ = nh.subscribe("cloud", 1, &ObstaclesDetectionOld::callback, this);

                groundPub_ = nh.advertise<sensor_msgs::PointCloud2>("ground", 1);
                obstaclesPub_ = nh.advertise<sensor_msgs::PointCloud2>("obstacles", 1);
                projObstaclesPub_ = nh.advertise<sensor_msgs::PointCloud2>("proj_obstacles", 1);
        }



        void callback(const sensor_msgs::PointCloud2ConstPtr & cloudMsg)
        {
                ros::WallTime time = ros::WallTime::now();

                if (groundPub_.getNumSubscribers() == 0 && obstaclesPub_.getNumSubscribers() == 0 && projObstaclesPub_.getNumSubscribers() == 0)
                {
                        // no one wants the results
                        return;
                }

                rtabmap::Transform localTransform;
                try
                {
                        if(waitForTransform_)
                        {
                                if(!tfListener_.waitForTransform(frameId_, cloudMsg->header.frame_id, cloudMsg->header.stamp, ros::Duration(1)))
                                {
                                        NODELET_ERROR("Could not get transform from %s to %s after 1 second!", frameId_.c_str(), cloudMsg->header.frame_id.c_str());
                                        return;
                                }
                        }
                        tf::StampedTransform tmp;
                        tfListener_.lookupTransform(frameId_, cloudMsg->header.frame_id, cloudMsg->header.stamp, tmp);
                        localTransform = rtabmap_ros::transformFromTF(tmp);
                }
                catch(tf::TransformException & ex)
                {
                        NODELET_ERROR("%s",ex.what());
                        return;
                }

                pcl::PointCloud<pcl::PointXYZ>::Ptr originalCloud(new pcl::PointCloud<pcl::PointXYZ>);
                pcl::fromROSMsg(*cloudMsg, *originalCloud);

                //Common variables for all strategies
                pcl::IndicesPtr ground, obstacles;
                pcl::PointCloud<pcl::PointXYZ>::Ptr obstaclesCloud(new pcl::PointCloud<pcl::PointXYZ>);
                pcl::PointCloud<pcl::PointXYZ>::Ptr groundCloud(new pcl::PointCloud<pcl::PointXYZ>);
                pcl::PointCloud<pcl::PointXYZ>::Ptr obstaclesCloudWithoutFlatSurfaces(new pcl::PointCloud<pcl::PointXYZ>);

                if(originalCloud->size())
                {
                        originalCloud = rtabmap::util3d::transformPointCloud(originalCloud, localTransform);
                        if(maxObstaclesHeight_ > 0)
                        {
                                // std::numeric_limits<float>::lowest() exists only for c++11
                                originalCloud = rtabmap::util3d::passThrough(originalCloud, "z", std::numeric_limits<int>::min(), maxObstaclesHeight_);
                        }

                        if(originalCloud->size())
                        {
                                if(!optimizeForCloseObjects_)
                                {
                                        // This is the default strategy
                                        pcl::IndicesPtr flatObstacles(new std::vector<int>);
                                        rtabmap::util3d::segmentObstaclesFromGround<pcl::PointXYZ>(
                                                        originalCloud,
                                                        ground,
                                                        obstacles,
                                                        normalKSearch_,
                                                        groundNormalAngle_,
                                                        clusterRadius_,
                                                        minClusterSize_,
                                                        segmentFlatObstacles_,
                                                        maxGroundHeight_,
                                                        &flatObstacles);

                                        if(groundPub_.getNumSubscribers() &&
                                                        ground.get() && ground->size())
                                        {
                                                pcl::copyPointCloud(*originalCloud, *ground, *groundCloud);
                                        }

                                        if((obstaclesPub_.getNumSubscribers() || projObstaclesPub_.getNumSubscribers()) &&
                                                        obstacles.get() && obstacles->size())
                                        {
                                                // remove flat obstacles from obstacles
                                                std::set<int> flatObstaclesSet;
                                                if(projObstaclesPub_.getNumSubscribers())
                                                {
                                                        flatObstaclesSet.insert(flatObstacles->begin(), flatObstacles->end());
                                                }

                                                obstaclesCloud->resize(obstacles->size());
                                                obstaclesCloudWithoutFlatSurfaces->resize(obstacles->size());

                                                int oi=0;
                                                for(unsigned int i=0; i<obstacles->size(); ++i)
                                                {
                                                        obstaclesCloud->points[i] = originalCloud->at(obstacles->at(i));
                                                        if(flatObstaclesSet.size() == 0 ||
                                                           flatObstaclesSet.find(obstacles->at(i))==flatObstaclesSet.end())
                                                        {
                                                                obstaclesCloudWithoutFlatSurfaces->points[oi] = obstaclesCloud->points[i];
                                                                obstaclesCloudWithoutFlatSurfaces->points[oi].z = 0;
                                                                ++oi;
                                                        }

                                                }

                                                obstaclesCloudWithoutFlatSurfaces->resize(oi);
                                                if(obstaclesCloudWithoutFlatSurfaces->size() && projVoxelSize_ > 0.0)
                                                {
                                                        obstaclesCloudWithoutFlatSurfaces = rtabmap::util3d::voxelize(obstaclesCloudWithoutFlatSurfaces, projVoxelSize_);
                                                }
                                        }
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                        // in this case optimizeForCloseObject_ is true:
                                        // we divide the floor point cloud into two subsections, one for all potential floor points up to 1m
                                        // one for potential floor points further away than 1m.
                                        // For the points at closer range, we use a smaller normal estimation radius and ground normal angle,
                                        // which allows to detect smaller objects, without increasing the number of false positive.
                                        // For all other points, we use a bigger normal estimation radius (* 3.) and tolerance for the
                                        // grond normal angle (* 2.).

                                        pcl::PointCloud<pcl::PointXYZ>::Ptr originalCloud_near = rtabmap::util3d::passThrough(originalCloud, "x", std::numeric_limits<int>::min(), 1.);
                                        pcl::PointCloud<pcl::PointXYZ>::Ptr originalCloud_far = rtabmap::util3d::passThrough(originalCloud, "x", 1., std::numeric_limits<int>::max());

                                        // Part 1: segment floor and obstacles near the robot
                                        rtabmap::util3d::segmentObstaclesFromGround<pcl::PointXYZ>(
                                                        originalCloud_near,
                                                        ground,
                                                        obstacles,
                                                        normalKSearch_,
                                                        groundNormalAngle_,
                                                        clusterRadius_,
                                                        minClusterSize_,
                                                        segmentFlatObstacles_,
                                                        maxGroundHeight_);

                                        if(groundPub_.getNumSubscribers() && ground.get() && ground->size())
                                        {
                                                pcl::copyPointCloud(*originalCloud_near, *ground, *groundCloud);
                                                ground->clear();
                                        }

                                        if((obstaclesPub_.getNumSubscribers() || projObstaclesPub_.getNumSubscribers()) && obstacles.get() && obstacles->size())
                                        {
                                                pcl::copyPointCloud(*originalCloud_near, *obstacles, *obstaclesCloud);
                                                obstacles->clear();
                                        }

                                        // Part 2: segment floor and obstacles far from the robot
                                        rtabmap::util3d::segmentObstaclesFromGround<pcl::PointXYZ>(
                                                        originalCloud_far,
                                                        ground,
                                                        obstacles,
                                                        normalKSearch_,
                                                        2.*groundNormalAngle_,
                                                        3.*clusterRadius_,
                                                        minClusterSize_,
                                                        segmentFlatObstacles_,
                                                        maxGroundHeight_);

                                        if(groundPub_.getNumSubscribers() && ground.get() && ground->size())
                                        {
                                                pcl::PointCloud<pcl::PointXYZ>::Ptr groundCloud2 (new pcl::PointCloud<pcl::PointXYZ>);
                                                pcl::copyPointCloud(*originalCloud_far, *ground, *groundCloud2);
                                                *groundCloud += *groundCloud2;
                                        }


                                        if((obstaclesPub_.getNumSubscribers() || projObstaclesPub_.getNumSubscribers()) && obstacles.get() && obstacles->size())
                                        {
                                                pcl::PointCloud<pcl::PointXYZ>::Ptr obstacles2(new pcl::PointCloud<pcl::PointXYZ>);
                                                pcl::copyPointCloud(*originalCloud_far, *obstacles, *obstacles2);
                                                *obstaclesCloud += *obstacles2;
                                        }
                                }

                                if(!localTransform.isIdentity())
                                {
                                        //transform back in topic frame
                                        rtabmap::Transform localTransformInv = localTransform.inverse();
                                        if(groundCloud->size())
                                        {
                                                groundCloud = rtabmap::util3d::transformPointCloud(groundCloud, localTransformInv);
                                        }
                                        if(obstaclesCloud->size())
                                        {
                                                obstaclesCloud = rtabmap::util3d::transformPointCloud(obstaclesCloud, localTransformInv);
                                        }
                                }
                        }
                }

                if(groundPub_.getNumSubscribers())
                {
                        sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 rosCloud;
                        pcl::toROSMsg(*groundCloud, rosCloud);
                        rosCloud.header = cloudMsg->header;

                        //publish the message
                        groundPub_.publish(rosCloud);
                }

                if(obstaclesPub_.getNumSubscribers())
                {
                        sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 rosCloud;
                        pcl::toROSMsg(*obstaclesCloud, rosCloud);
                        rosCloud.header = cloudMsg->header;

                        //publish the message
                        obstaclesPub_.publish(rosCloud);
                }

                if(projObstaclesPub_.getNumSubscribers())
                {
                        sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 rosCloud;
                        pcl::toROSMsg(*obstaclesCloudWithoutFlatSurfaces, rosCloud);
                        rosCloud.header.stamp = cloudMsg->header.stamp;
                        rosCloud.header.frame_id = frameId_;

                        //publish the message
                        projObstaclesPub_.publish(rosCloud);
                }

                NODELET_DEBUG("Obstacles segmentation time = %f s", (ros::WallTime::now() - time).toSec());
        }

private:
        std::string frameId_;
        int normalKSearch_;
        double groundNormalAngle_;
        double clusterRadius_;
        int minClusterSize_;
        double maxObstaclesHeight_;
        double maxGroundHeight_;
        bool segmentFlatObstacles_;
        bool waitForTransform_;
        bool optimizeForCloseObjects_;
        double projVoxelSize_;

        tf::TransformListener tfListener_;

        ros::Publisher groundPub_;
        ros::Publisher obstaclesPub_;
        ros::Publisher projObstaclesPub_;

        ros::Subscriber cloudSub_;
};

PLUGINLIB_EXPORT_CLASS(rtabmap_ros::ObstaclesDetectionOld, nodelet::Nodelet);
}