gazebo_ros_range.cpp

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#include "gazebo_plugins/gazebo_ros_range.h"
#include "gazebo_plugins/gazebo_ros_utils.h"
 
#include <algorithm>
#include <string>
#include <assert.h>
 
#include <gazebo/physics/World.hh>
#include <gazebo/physics/HingeJoint.hh>
#include <gazebo/sensors/Sensor.hh>
#include <gazebo/common/Exception.hh>
#include <gazebo/sensors/RaySensor.hh>
#include <gazebo/sensors/SensorTypes.hh>
 
#ifdef ENABLE_PROFILER
#include <ignition/common/Profiler.hh>
#endif
 
#include <sdf/sdf.hh>
#include <sdf/Param.hh>
 
#include <tf/tf.h>
#include <ignition/math/Rand.hh>
 
namespace gazebo
{
// Register this plugin with the simulator
GZ_REGISTER_SENSOR_PLUGIN(GazeboRosRange)
 
// Constructor
GazeboRosRange::GazeboRosRange()
{
}
 
// Destructor
GazeboRosRange::~GazeboRosRange()
{
  this->range_queue_.clear();
  this->range_queue_.disable();
  this->rosnode_->shutdown();
  this->callback_queue_thread_.join();
 
  delete this->rosnode_;
}
 
// Load the controller
void GazeboRosRange::Load(sensors::SensorPtr _parent, sdf::ElementPtr _sdf)
{
  // load plugin
  RayPlugin::Load(_parent, this->sdf);
  // Get then name of the parent sensor
  this->parent_sensor_ = _parent;
  // Get the world name.
  std::string worldName = _parent->WorldName();
  this->world_ = physics::get_world(worldName);
  // save pointers
  this->sdf = _sdf;
 
  this->last_update_time_ = common::Time(0);
 
  GAZEBO_SENSORS_USING_DYNAMIC_POINTER_CAST;
  this->parent_ray_sensor_ =
    dynamic_pointer_cast<sensors::RaySensor>(this->parent_sensor_);
 
  if (!this->parent_ray_sensor_)
    gzthrow("GazeboRosRange controller requires a Ray Sensor as its parent");
 
  this->robot_namespace_ = "";
  if (this->sdf->HasElement("robotNamespace"))
    this->robot_namespace_ = this->sdf->Get<std::string>("robotNamespace") + "/";
 
  if (!this->sdf->HasElement("frameName"))
  {
    ROS_INFO_NAMED("range", "Range plugin missing <frameName>, defaults to /world");
    this->frame_name_ = "/world";
  }
  else
    this->frame_name_ = this->sdf->Get<std::string>("frameName");
 
  if (!this->sdf->HasElement("topicName"))
  {
    ROS_INFO_NAMED("range", "Range plugin missing <topicName>, defaults to /range");
    this->topic_name_ = "/range";
  }
  else
    this->topic_name_ = this->sdf->Get<std::string>("topicName");
 
  if (!this->sdf->HasElement("radiation"))
  {
      ROS_WARN_NAMED("range", "Range plugin missing <radiation>, defaults to ultrasound");
      this->radiation_ = "ultrasound";
 
  }
  else
      this->radiation_ = _sdf->GetElement("radiation")->Get<std::string>();
 
  if (!this->sdf->HasElement("fov"))
  {
      ROS_WARN_NAMED("range", "Range plugin missing <fov>, defaults to 0.05");
      this->fov_ = 0.05;
  }
  else
      this->fov_ = _sdf->GetElement("fov")->Get<double>();
  if (!this->sdf->HasElement("gaussianNoise"))
  {
    ROS_INFO_NAMED("range", "Range plugin missing <gaussianNoise>, defaults to 0.0");
    this->gaussian_noise_ = 0;
  }
  else
    this->gaussian_noise_ = this->sdf->Get<double>("gaussianNoise");
 
  if (!this->sdf->HasElement("updateRate"))
  {
    ROS_INFO_NAMED("range", "Range plugin missing <updateRate>, defaults to 0");
    this->update_rate_ = 0;
  }
  else
    this->update_rate_ = this->sdf->Get<double>("updateRate");
 
  // prepare to throttle this plugin at the same rate
  // ideally, we should invoke a plugin update when the sensor updates,
  // have to think about how to do that properly later
  if (this->update_rate_ > 0.0)
    this->update_period_ = 1.0/this->update_rate_;
  else
    this->update_period_ = 0.0;
 
  this->range_connect_count_ = 0;
 
  this->range_msg_.header.frame_id = this->frame_name_;
  if (this->radiation_==std::string("ultrasound"))
     this->range_msg_.radiation_type = sensor_msgs::Range::ULTRASOUND;
  else
      this->range_msg_.radiation_type = sensor_msgs::Range::INFRARED;
 
  this->range_msg_.field_of_view = fov_;
  this->range_msg_.max_range = this->parent_ray_sensor_->RangeMax();
  this->range_msg_.min_range = this->parent_ray_sensor_->RangeMin();
 
  // Init ROS
  if (ros::isInitialized())
  {
    // ros callback queue for processing subscription
    this->deferred_load_thread_ = boost::thread(
      boost::bind(&GazeboRosRange::LoadThread, this));
  }
  else
  {
    gzerr << "Not loading plugin since ROS hasn't been "
          << "properly initialized.  Try starting gazebo with ros plugin:\n"
          << "  gazebo -s libgazebo_ros_api_plugin.so\n";
  }
}
 
// Load the controller
void GazeboRosRange::LoadThread()
{
  this->rosnode_ = new ros::NodeHandle(this->robot_namespace_);
 
  // resolve tf prefix
  std::string prefix;
  this->rosnode_->getParam(std::string("tf_prefix"), prefix);
  this->frame_name_ = tf::resolve(prefix, this->frame_name_);
 
  if (this->topic_name_ != "")
  {
    ros::AdvertiseOptions ao =
      ros::AdvertiseOptions::create<sensor_msgs::Range>(
      this->topic_name_, 1,
      boost::bind(&GazeboRosRange::RangeConnect, this),
      boost::bind(&GazeboRosRange::RangeDisconnect, this),
      ros::VoidPtr(), &this->range_queue_);
    this->pub_ = this->rosnode_->advertise(ao);
  }
 
 
  // Initialize the controller
 
  // sensor generation off by default
  this->parent_ray_sensor_->SetActive(false);
  // start custom queue for range
  this->callback_queue_thread_ =
    boost::thread(boost::bind(&GazeboRosRange::RangeQueueThread, this));
}
 
// Increment count
void GazeboRosRange::RangeConnect()
{
  this->range_connect_count_++;
  this->parent_ray_sensor_->SetActive(true);
}
// Decrement count
void GazeboRosRange::RangeDisconnect()
{
  this->range_connect_count_--;
 
  if (this->range_connect_count_ == 0)
    this->parent_ray_sensor_->SetActive(false);
}
 
 
// Update the plugin
void GazeboRosRange::OnNewLaserScans()
{
#ifdef ENABLE_PROFILER
  IGN_PROFILE("GazeboRosRange::OnNewLaserScans");
#endif
  if (this->topic_name_ != "")
  {
#if GAZEBO_MAJOR_VERSION >= 8
    common::Time cur_time = this->world_->SimTime();
#else
    common::Time cur_time = this->world_->GetSimTime();
#endif
    if (cur_time < this->last_update_time_)
    {
        ROS_WARN_NAMED("range", "Negative sensor update time difference detected.");
        this->last_update_time_ = cur_time;
    }
 
    if (cur_time - this->last_update_time_ >= this->update_period_)
    {
      common::Time sensor_update_time =
        this->parent_sensor_->LastUpdateTime();
#ifdef ENABLE_PROFILER
      IGN_PROFILE_BEGIN("PutRangeData");
#endif
      this->PutRangeData(sensor_update_time);
#ifdef ENABLE_PROFILER
      IGN_PROFILE_END();
#endif
      this->last_update_time_ = cur_time;
    }
  }
  else
  {
    ROS_INFO_NAMED("range", "gazebo_ros_range topic name not set");
  }
}
 
// Put range data to the interface
void GazeboRosRange::PutRangeData(common::Time &_updateTime)
{
  this->parent_ray_sensor_->SetActive(false);
 
  /***************************************************************/
  /*                                                             */
  /*  point scan from ray sensor                                 */
  /*                                                             */
  /***************************************************************/
  {
    boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(this->lock_);
    // Add Frame Name
    this->range_msg_.header.frame_id = this->frame_name_;
    this->range_msg_.header.stamp.sec = _updateTime.sec;
    this->range_msg_.header.stamp.nsec = _updateTime.nsec;
 
    // find ray with minimal range
    range_msg_.range = std::numeric_limits<sensor_msgs::Range::_range_type>::max();
 
    int num_ranges = parent_ray_sensor_->LaserShape()->GetSampleCount() * parent_ray_sensor_->LaserShape()->GetVerticalSampleCount();
 
    for(int i = 0; i < num_ranges; ++i)
    {
        double ray = parent_ray_sensor_->LaserShape()->GetRange(i);
        if (ray < range_msg_.range)
            range_msg_.range = ray;
    }
 
    // add Gaussian noise and limit to min/max range
    if (range_msg_.range < range_msg_.max_range)
        range_msg_.range = std::min(range_msg_.range + this->GaussianKernel(0,gaussian_noise_), parent_ray_sensor_->RangeMax());
 
    this->parent_ray_sensor_->SetActive(true);
 
    // send data out via ros message
    if (this->range_connect_count_ > 0 && this->topic_name_ != "")
        this->pub_.publish(this->range_msg_);
  }
}
 
// Utility for adding noise
double GazeboRosRange::GaussianKernel(double mu, double sigma)
{
  // using Box-Muller transform to generate two independent standard
  // normally disbributed normal variables see wikipedia
 
  // normalized uniform random variable
  double U = ignition::math::Rand::DblUniform();
 
  // normalized uniform random variable
  double V = ignition::math::Rand::DblUniform();
 
  double X = sqrt(-2.0 * ::log(U)) * cos(2.0*M_PI * V);
  // double Y = sqrt(-2.0 * ::log(U)) * sin(2.0*M_PI * V);
 
  // there are 2 indep. vars, we'll just use X
  // scale to our mu and sigma
  X = sigma * X + mu;
  return X;
}
 
// Put range data to the interface
void GazeboRosRange::RangeQueueThread()
{
  static const double timeout = 0.01;
 
  while (this->rosnode_->ok())
  {
    this->range_queue_.callAvailable(ros::WallDuration(timeout));
  }
}
}