MultiMapper.cpp

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#include <visualization_msgs/Marker.h>
#include <nav2d_msgs/RobotPose.h>
#include <nav2d_karto/MultiMapper.h>
 
// compute linear index for given map coords
#define MAP_IDX(sx, i, j) ((sx) * (j) + (i))
 
 
MultiMapper::MultiMapper()
{
        // Get parameters from the ROS parameter server
        ros::NodeHandle robotNode;
        robotNode.param("robot_id", mRobotID, 1);
        robotNode.param("scan_input_topic", mScanInputTopic, std::string("karto_in"));
        robotNode.param("scan_output_topic", mScanOutputTopic, std::string("karto_out"));
        robotNode.param("laser_frame", mLaserFrame, std::string("laser"));
        robotNode.param("robot_frame", mRobotFrame, std::string("robot"));
        robotNode.param("odometry_frame", mOdometryFrame, std::string("odometry_base"));
        robotNode.param("offset_frame", mOffsetFrame, std::string("odometry_offset"));
        robotNode.param("map_frame", mMapFrame, std::string("map"));
        robotNode.param("map_service", mMapService, std::string("get_map"));
        robotNode.param("laser_topic", mLaserTopic, std::string("scan"));
        robotNode.param("map_topic", mMapTopic, std::string("map"));
        
        ros::NodeHandle mapperNode("~/");
        mapperNode.param("grid_resolution", mMapResolution, 0.05);
        mapperNode.param("range_threshold", mRangeThreshold, 30.0);
        mapperNode.param("map_update_rate", mMapUpdateRate, 1);
        mapperNode.param("publish_pose_graph", mPublishPoseGraph, true);
        mapperNode.param("max_covariance", mMaxCovariance, 0.05);
        mapperNode.param("min_map_size", mMinMapSize, 50);
 
        // Apply tf_prefix to all used frame-id's
        mLaserFrame = mTransformListener.resolve(mLaserFrame);
        mRobotFrame = mTransformListener.resolve(mRobotFrame);
        mOdometryFrame = mTransformListener.resolve(mOdometryFrame);
        mOffsetFrame = mTransformListener.resolve(mOffsetFrame);
        mMapFrame = mTransformListener.resolve(mMapFrame);
 
        // Initialize Publisher/Subscribers
        mScanSubscriber = robotNode.subscribe(mScanInputTopic, 100, &MultiMapper::receiveLocalizedScan, this);
        mScanPublisher = robotNode.advertise<nav2d_msgs::LocalizedScan>(mScanOutputTopic, 100, true);
        mMapServer = robotNode.advertiseService(mMapService, &MultiMapper::getMap, this);
        mMapPublisher = robotNode.advertise<nav_msgs::OccupancyGrid>(mMapTopic, 1, true);
        mLaserSubscriber = robotNode.subscribe(mLaserTopic, 100, &MultiMapper::receiveLaserScan, this);
        mInitialPoseSubscriber = robotNode.subscribe("initialpose", 1, &MultiMapper::receiveInitialPose, this);
        mOtherRobotsPublisher = robotNode.advertise<nav2d_msgs::RobotPose>("others", 10, true);
 
        mVerticesPublisher = mapperNode.advertise<visualization_msgs::Marker>("vertices", 1, true);
        mEdgesPublisher = mapperNode.advertise<visualization_msgs::Marker>("edges", 1, true);
        mPosePublisher = robotNode.advertise<geometry_msgs::PoseStamped>("localization_result", 1, true);
 
        // Initialize KARTO-Mapper
        mMapper = new karto::OpenMapper(true);
        
        double param_d;
        bool param_b;
        int param_i;
        
        if(mapperNode.getParam("UseScanMatching", param_b))
                mMapper->SetParameters("UseScanMatching", param_b);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("UseScanBarycenter", param_b))
                mMapper->SetParameters("UseScanBarycenter", param_b);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("MinimumTravelDistance", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("MinimumTravelDistance", param_d);
        
        if(mapperNode.getParam("MinimumTravelHeading", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("MinimumTravelHeading", param_d);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("ScanBufferSize", param_i))
                mMapper->SetParameters("ScanBufferSize", param_i);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("ScanBufferMaximumScanDistance", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("ScanBufferMaximumScanDistance", param_d);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("UseResponseExpansion", param_b))
                mMapper->SetParameters("UseResponseExpansion", param_b);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("DistanceVariancePenalty", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("DistanceVariancePenalty", param_d);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("MinimumDistancePenalty", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("MinimumDistancePenalty", param_d);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("AngleVariancePenalty", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("AngleVariancePenalty", param_d);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("MinimumAnglePenalty", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("MinimumAnglePenalty", param_d);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("LinkMatchMinimumResponseFine", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("LinkMatchMinimumResponseFine", param_d);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("LinkScanMaximumDistance", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("LinkScanMaximumDistance", param_d);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("CorrelationSearchSpaceDimension", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("CorrelationSearchSpaceDimension", param_d);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("CorrelationSearchSpaceResolution", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("CorrelationSearchSpaceResolution", param_d);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("CorrelationSearchSpaceSmearDeviation", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("CorrelationSearchSpaceSmearDeviation", param_d);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("CoarseSearchAngleOffset", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("CoarseSearchAngleOffset", param_d);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("FineSearchAngleOffset", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("FineSearchAngleOffset", param_d);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("CoarseAngleResolution", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("CoarseAngleResolution", param_d);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("LoopSearchSpaceDimension", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("LoopSearchSpaceDimension", param_d);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("LoopSearchSpaceResolution", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("LoopSearchSpaceResolution", param_d);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("LoopSearchSpaceSmearDeviation", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("LoopSearchSpaceSmearDeviation", param_d);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("LoopSearchMaximumDistance", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("LoopSearchMaximumDistance", param_d);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("LoopMatchMinimumChainSize", param_i))
                mMapper->SetParameters("LoopMatchMinimumChainSize", param_i);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("LoopMatchMaximumVarianceCoarse", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("LoopMatchMaximumVarianceCoarse", param_d);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("LoopMatchMinimumResponseCoarse", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("LoopMatchMinimumResponseCoarse", param_d);
                
        if(mapperNode.getParam("LoopMatchMinimumResponseFine", param_d))
                mMapper->SetParameters("LoopMatchMinimumResponseFine", param_d);
        
        mMapper->Message += karto::delegate(this, &MultiMapper::onMessage);
        
        mLaser = NULL;
        
        // Initialize Variables
        mMapToOdometry.setIdentity();
        mOdometryOffset.setIdentity();
        mNodesAdded = 0;
        mMapChanged = true;
        mLastMapUpdate = ros::WallTime(0);
        
        if(mRobotID == 1)
        {
                // I am the number one, so start mapping right away.
                mState = ST_MAPPING;
                ROS_INFO("Inititialized robot 1, starting to map now.");
                mSelfLocalizer = NULL;
                
                geometry_msgs::PoseStamped locResult;
                locResult.header.stamp = ros::Time::now();
                locResult.header.frame_id = mMapFrame.c_str();
                locResult.pose.position.x = 0;
                locResult.pose.position.y = 0;
                locResult.pose.position.z = 0;
                locResult.pose.orientation = tf::createQuaternionMsgFromYaw(0);
                mPosePublisher.publish(locResult);
        }else
        {
                // I am not number one, so wait to receive a map from number one.
                mState = ST_WAITING_FOR_MAP;
                ROS_INFO("Initialized robot %d, waiting for map from robot 1 now.", mRobotID);
                mSelfLocalizer = new SelfLocalizer();
        }
}
 
MultiMapper::~MultiMapper()
{
 
}
 
void MultiMapper::setScanSolver(karto::ScanSolver* scanSolver)
{
        mMapper->SetScanSolver(scanSolver);
}
 
void MultiMapper::setRobotPose(double x, double y, double yaw)
{
        tf::Transform transform;
        transform.setOrigin(tf::Vector3(x, y, 0));
        transform.setRotation(tf::createQuaternionFromYaw(yaw));
        transform = transform.inverse();
        
        tf::Stamped<tf::Pose> pose_in, pose_out;
        pose_in.setData(transform);
        pose_in.frame_id_ = mRobotFrame;
        pose_in.stamp_ = ros::Time(0);
        mTransformListener.transformPose(mOdometryFrame, pose_in, pose_out);
        
        transform = pose_out;
        mOdometryOffset = transform.inverse();
 
        if(mSelfLocalizer)
        {
                delete mSelfLocalizer;
                mSelfLocalizer = NULL;
        }
        
        // Publish the new pose (to inform other nodes, that we are localized now)
        geometry_msgs::PoseStamped locResult;
        locResult.header.stamp = ros::Time::now();
        locResult.header.frame_id = mMapFrame.c_str();
        locResult.pose.position.x = x;
        locResult.pose.position.y = y;
        locResult.pose.position.z = 0;
        locResult.pose.orientation = tf::createQuaternionMsgFromYaw(yaw);
        mPosePublisher.publish(locResult);
        
        // Publish via tf
        mState = ST_MAPPING;
        publishTransform();
}
 
karto::LocalizedRangeScan* MultiMapper::createFromRosMessage(const sensor_msgs::LaserScan& scan, const karto::Identifier& robot)
{
        // Implementing REP 117: Informational Distance Measurements
        // http://www.ros.org/reps/rep-0117.html
        karto::RangeReadingsList readings;
        std::vector<float>::const_iterator it;
        for(it = scan.ranges.begin(); it != scan.ranges.end(); it++)
        {
                if(*it >= scan.range_min && *it <= scan.range_max)
                {
                        // This is a valid measurement.
                        readings.Add(*it);
                }else if( !std::isfinite(*it) && *it < 0)
                {
                        // Object too close to measure.
                        readings.Add(scan.range_max);
                }else if( !std::isfinite(*it) && *it > 0)
                {
                        // No objects detected in range.
                        readings.Add(scan.range_max);
                }else if( std::isnan(*it) )
                {
                        // This is an erroneous, invalid, or missing measurement.
                        ROS_WARN_THROTTLE(1,"Laser scan contains nan-values!");
                        readings.Add(scan.range_max);
                }else
                {
                        // The sensor reported these measurements as valid, but they are
                        // discarded per the limits defined by minimum_range and maximum_range.
                        ROS_WARN_THROTTLE(1, "Laser reading not between range_min and range_max!");
                        readings.Add(scan.range_max);
                }
        }
        return new karto::LocalizedRangeScan(robot, readings);
}
 
void MultiMapper::receiveLaserScan(const sensor_msgs::LaserScan::ConstPtr& scan)
{
        // Ignore own readings until map has been received
        if(mState == ST_WAITING_FOR_MAP)
        {
                return;
        }
        
        if(!mLaser)
        {
                // Create a laser range finder device and copy in data from the first scan
                char name[10];
                sprintf(name, "robot_%d", mRobotID);
 
                // Add the laser to the mapper
                try
                {
                        mLaser = karto::LaserRangeFinder::CreateLaserRangeFinder(karto::LaserRangeFinder_Custom, name);         
                        mLaser->SetMinimumRange(scan->range_min);
                        mLaser->SetMaximumRange(scan->range_max);
                        mLaser->SetMinimumAngle(scan->angle_min);
                        mLaser->SetMaximumAngle(scan->angle_max);
                        mLaser->SetAngularResolution(scan->angle_increment);
                        mLaser->SetRangeThreshold(mRangeThreshold);
                        mMapper->Process(mLaser);
                }
                catch(karto::Exception e)
                {
                        ROS_ERROR("Could not add new Laser to Mapper: %s", e.GetErrorMessage().ToCString());
                        return;
                }
        }
        
        if(mState == ST_LOCALIZING)
        {
                mSelfLocalizer->process(scan);
                if(mSelfLocalizer->getCovariance() < mMaxCovariance)
                {
                        // Localization finished, kill the localizer and start mapping
                        ROS_INFO("Localization finished on robot %d, now starting to map.", mRobotID);
                        tf::Transform p = mSelfLocalizer->getBestPose();
                        setRobotPose(p.getOrigin().getX(), p.getOrigin().getY(), tf::getYaw(p.getRotation()));
                }
        }else 
        if(mState == ST_MAPPING)
        {
                // get the odometry pose from tf
                tf::StampedTransform tfPose;
                try
                {
                        mTransformListener.lookupTransform(mOffsetFrame, mLaserFrame, scan->header.stamp, tfPose);
                }
                catch(tf::TransformException e)
                {
                        try
                        {
                                mTransformListener.lookupTransform(mOffsetFrame, mLaserFrame, ros::Time(0), tfPose);
                        }
                        catch(tf::TransformException e)
                        {
                                ROS_WARN("Failed to compute odometry pose, skipping scan (%s)", e.what());
                                return;
                        }
                }
                karto::Pose2 kartoPose = karto::Pose2(tfPose.getOrigin().x(), tfPose.getOrigin().y(), tf::getYaw(tfPose.getRotation()));
                
                // create localized laser scan
                karto::LocalizedLaserScanPtr laserScan = createFromRosMessage(*scan, mLaser->GetIdentifier());
                laserScan->SetOdometricPose(kartoPose);
                laserScan->SetCorrectedPose(kartoPose);
                
                bool success;
                try
                {
                        success = mMapper->Process(laserScan);
                }
                catch(karto::Exception e)
                {
                        ROS_ERROR("%s", e.GetErrorMessage().ToCString());
                        success = false;
                }
                
                if(success)
                {
                        // Compute the map->odom transform
                        karto::Pose2 corrected_pose = laserScan->GetCorrectedPose();
                        tf::Pose map_in_robot(tf::createQuaternionFromYaw(corrected_pose.GetHeading()), tf::Vector3(corrected_pose.GetX(), corrected_pose.GetY(), 0.0));
                        map_in_robot = map_in_robot.inverse();
                        tf::Stamped<tf::Pose> map_in_odom;
                        bool ok = true;
                        try
                        {
                                mTransformListener.transformPose(mOffsetFrame, tf::Stamped<tf::Pose>(map_in_robot, ros::Time(0) /*scan->header.stamp*/, mLaserFrame), map_in_odom);
                        }
                        catch(tf::TransformException e)
                        {
                                ROS_WARN("Transform from %s to %s failed! (%s)", mLaserFrame.c_str(), mOffsetFrame.c_str(), e.what());
                                ok = false;
                        }
                        if(ok) 
                        {
                                mMapToOdometry = tf::Transform(tf::Quaternion( map_in_odom.getRotation() ), tf::Point(map_in_odom.getOrigin() ) ).inverse();
                                tf::Vector3 v = mMapToOdometry.getOrigin();
                                v.setZ(0);
                                mMapToOdometry.setOrigin(v);
                        }
                        mNodesAdded++;
                        mMapChanged = true;
 
                        ros::WallDuration d = ros::WallTime::now() - mLastMapUpdate;
                        if(mMapUpdateRate > 0 && d.toSec() > mMapUpdateRate)
                        {
                                sendMap();
                        }
 
                        // Send the scan to the other robots via com-layer (DDS)
                        ROS_DEBUG("Robot %d: Sending scan (uniqueID: %d, Sensor: %s, stateID: %d)", mRobotID, laserScan->GetUniqueId(), laserScan->GetSensorIdentifier().ToString().ToCString(), laserScan->GetStateId());
                        sendLocalizedScan(scan, laserScan->GetOdometricPose());
                        
                        // Publish via extra topic
                        nav2d_msgs::RobotPose other;
                        other.header.stamp = ros::Time::now();
                        other.header.frame_id = mMapFrame;
                        other.robot_id = mRobotID;
                        other.pose.x = laserScan->GetCorrectedPose().GetX();
                        other.pose.y = laserScan->GetCorrectedPose().GetY();
                        other.pose.theta = laserScan->GetCorrectedPose().GetHeading();
                        mOtherRobotsPublisher.publish(other);
                }
        }
}
 
bool MultiMapper::getMap(nav_msgs::GetMap::Request  &req, nav_msgs::GetMap::Response &res)
{
        if(mState == ST_WAITING_FOR_MAP && mNodesAdded < mMinMapSize)
        {
                ROS_INFO("Still waiting for map from robot 1.");
                return false;
        }
        
        if(sendMap())
        {
                res.map = mGridMap;
                return true;
        }else
        {
                ROS_WARN("Serving map request failed!");
                return false;
        }
}
 
bool MultiMapper::sendMap()
{
        if(!updateMap()) return false;
        
        // Publish the map
        mMapPublisher.publish(mGridMap);
        mLastMapUpdate = ros::WallTime::now();
 
        // Publish the pose-graph
        if(mPublishPoseGraph)
        {
                // Publish the vertices
                karto::MapperGraph::VertexList vertices = mMapper->GetGraph()->GetVertices();
                visualization_msgs::Marker marker;
                marker.header.frame_id = mMapFrame;
                marker.header.stamp = ros::Time();
                marker.id = 0;
                marker.type = visualization_msgs::Marker::SPHERE_LIST;
                marker.action = visualization_msgs::Marker::ADD;
                marker.pose.position.x = 0;
                marker.pose.position.y = 0;
                marker.pose.position.z = 0;
                marker.pose.orientation.x = 0.0;
                marker.pose.orientation.y = 0.0;
                marker.pose.orientation.z = 0.0;
                marker.pose.orientation.w = 1.0;
                marker.scale.x = 0.1;
                marker.scale.y = 0.1;
                marker.scale.z = 0.1;
                marker.color.a = 1.0;
                marker.color.r = 0.0;
                marker.color.g = 1.0;
                marker.color.b = 0.0;
                marker.points.resize(vertices.Size());
                
                for(int i = 0; i < vertices.Size(); i++)
                {
                        marker.points[i].x = vertices[i]->GetVertexObject()->GetCorrectedPose().GetX();
                        marker.points[i].y = vertices[i]->GetVertexObject()->GetCorrectedPose().GetY();
                        marker.points[i].z = 0;
                }
                mVerticesPublisher.publish(marker);
                
                // Publish the edges
                karto::MapperGraph::EdgeList edges = mMapper->GetGraph()->GetEdges();
                marker.header.frame_id = mMapFrame;
                marker.header.stamp = ros::Time();
                marker.id = 0;
                marker.type = visualization_msgs::Marker::LINE_LIST;
                marker.scale.x = 0.01;
                marker.color.a = 1.0;
                marker.color.r = 1.0;
                marker.color.g = 0.0;
                marker.color.b = 0.0;
                marker.points.resize(edges.Size() * 2);
                
                for(int i = 0; i < edges.Size(); i++)
                {
                        marker.points[2*i].x = edges[i]->GetSource()->GetVertexObject()->GetCorrectedPose().GetX();
                        marker.points[2*i].y = edges[i]->GetSource()->GetVertexObject()->GetCorrectedPose().GetY();
                        marker.points[2*i].z = 0;
 
                        marker.points[2*i+1].x = edges[i]->GetTarget()->GetVertexObject()->GetCorrectedPose().GetX();
                        marker.points[2*i+1].y = edges[i]->GetTarget()->GetVertexObject()->GetCorrectedPose().GetY();
                        marker.points[2*i+1].z = 0;
                }
                mEdgesPublisher.publish(marker);
        }
        return true;
}
 
bool MultiMapper::updateMap()
{
        if(!mMapChanged) return true;
        
        const karto::LocalizedLaserScanList allScans = mMapper->GetAllProcessedScans();
        karto::OccupancyGridPtr kartoGrid = karto::OccupancyGrid::CreateFromScans(allScans, mMapResolution);
 
        if(!kartoGrid)
        {
                ROS_WARN("Failed to get occupancy map from Karto-Mapper.");
                return false; 
        }
 
        // Translate to ROS format
        unsigned int width = kartoGrid->GetWidth();
        unsigned int height = kartoGrid->GetHeight();
        karto::Vector2<kt_double> offset = kartoGrid->GetCoordinateConverter()->GetOffset();
 
        if(     mGridMap.info.width != width || 
                mGridMap.info.height != height || 
                mGridMap.info.origin.position.x != offset.GetX() || 
                mGridMap.info.origin.position.y != offset.GetY())
        {
                mGridMap.info.resolution = mMapResolution;
                mGridMap.info.origin.position.x = offset.GetX();
                mGridMap.info.origin.position.y = offset.GetY();
                mGridMap.info.width = width;
                mGridMap.info.height = height;
                mGridMap.data.resize(mGridMap.info.width * mGridMap.info.height);
        }
        
        for (unsigned int y = 0; y < height; y++)
        {
                for (unsigned int x = 0; x < width; x++) 
                {
                        // Getting the value at position x,y
                        kt_int8u value = kartoGrid->GetValue(karto::Vector2<kt_int32s>(x, y));
 
                        switch (value)
                        {
                        case karto::GridStates_Unknown:
                                mGridMap.data[MAP_IDX(mGridMap.info.width, x, y)] = -1;
                                break;
                        case karto::GridStates_Occupied:
                                mGridMap.data[MAP_IDX(mGridMap.info.width, x, y)] = 100;
                                break;
                        case karto::GridStates_Free:
                                mGridMap.data[MAP_IDX(mGridMap.info.width, x, y)] = 0;
                                break;
                        default:
                                ROS_WARN("Encountered unknown cell value at %d, %d", x, y);
                                break;
                        }
                }
        }
 
        // Set the header information on the map
        mGridMap.header.stamp = ros::Time::now();
        mGridMap.header.frame_id = mMapFrame.c_str();
        mMapChanged = false;
        return true;
}
 
void MultiMapper::receiveLocalizedScan(const nav2d_msgs::LocalizedScan::ConstPtr& scan)
{
        // Ignore my own scans
        if(scan->robot_id == mRobotID) return;
        
        // Get the robot id
        char robot[10];
        sprintf(robot, "robot_%d", scan->robot_id);
        
        // Get the scan pose
        karto::Pose2 scanPose(scan->x, scan->y, scan->yaw);
        
        // create localized laser scan
        karto::LocalizedLaserScanPtr localizedScan = createFromRosMessage(scan->scan, robot);
        localizedScan->SetOdometricPose(scanPose);
        localizedScan->SetCorrectedPose(scanPose);
        
        // feed the localized scan to the Karto-Mapper
        bool added = false;
        try
        {
                added = mMapper->Process(localizedScan);
        }
        catch(karto::Exception e1)
        {
                if(mOtherLasers.find(scan->robot_id) == mOtherLasers.end())
                {
                        try
                        {
                                karto::LaserRangeFinderPtr laser = karto::LaserRangeFinder::CreateLaserRangeFinder(karto::LaserRangeFinder_Custom, robot);
                                laser->SetMinimumRange(scan->scan.range_min);
                                laser->SetMaximumRange(scan->scan.range_max);
                                laser->SetMinimumAngle(scan->scan.angle_min);
                                laser->SetMaximumAngle(scan->scan.angle_max);
                                laser->SetAngularResolution(scan->scan.angle_increment);
                                laser->SetRangeThreshold(mRangeThreshold);
                                mMapper->Process(laser);
                                mOtherLasers.insert(std::pair<int,karto::LaserRangeFinderPtr>(scan->robot_id,laser));
                        
                                added = mMapper->Process(localizedScan);
                        }
                        catch(karto::Exception e2)
                        {
                                ROS_ERROR("%s", e2.GetErrorMessage().ToCString());
                        }
                }else
                {
                        ROS_ERROR("%s", e1.GetErrorMessage().ToCString());
                }
        }
        if(added)
        {
                mNodesAdded++;
                mMapChanged = true;
                ROS_DEBUG("Robot %d: Received scan (uniqueID: %d, Sensor: %s, stateID: %d)", mRobotID, localizedScan->GetUniqueId(), localizedScan->GetSensorIdentifier().ToString().ToCString(), localizedScan->GetStateId());
                
                // Publish via extra topic
                nav2d_msgs::RobotPose other;
                other.header.stamp = ros::Time::now();
                other.header.frame_id = mMapFrame;
                other.robot_id = scan->robot_id;
                other.pose.x = localizedScan->GetCorrectedPose().GetX();
                other.pose.y = localizedScan->GetCorrectedPose().GetY();
                other.pose.theta = localizedScan->GetCorrectedPose().GetHeading();
                mOtherRobotsPublisher.publish(other);
                
                // Send the map via topic
                ros::WallDuration d = ros::WallTime::now() - mLastMapUpdate;
                if(mMapUpdateRate > 0 && d.toSec() > mMapUpdateRate)
                {
                        sendMap();
                        if(mState == ST_LOCALIZING)
                        {
                                mSelfLocalizer->convertMap(mGridMap);
                        }
                }
        }else
        {
                ROS_DEBUG("Discarded Scan from Robot %d!", scan->robot_id);
        }
 
        if(mState == ST_WAITING_FOR_MAP && mNodesAdded >= mMinMapSize)
        {
                sendMap();
                mSelfLocalizer->convertMap(mGridMap);
                mSelfLocalizer->initialize();
                mState = ST_LOCALIZING;
                ROS_INFO("Received a map, now starting to localize.");
                mSelfLocalizer->publishParticleCloud();
        }
}
 
void MultiMapper::sendLocalizedScan(const sensor_msgs::LaserScan::ConstPtr& scan, const karto::Pose2& pose)
{
        nav2d_msgs::LocalizedScan rosScan;
        rosScan.robot_id = mRobotID;
        rosScan.laser_type = 0;
        rosScan.x = pose.GetX();
        rosScan.y = pose.GetY();
        rosScan.yaw = pose.GetHeading();
        
        rosScan.scan.angle_min = scan->angle_min;
        rosScan.scan.angle_max = scan->angle_max;
        rosScan.scan.range_min = scan->range_min;
        rosScan.scan.range_max = scan->range_max;
        rosScan.scan.angle_increment = scan->angle_increment;
        rosScan.scan.time_increment = scan->time_increment;
        rosScan.scan.scan_time = scan->scan_time;
        
        unsigned int nReadings = scan->ranges.size();
        rosScan.scan.ranges.resize(nReadings);
        for(unsigned int i = 0; i < nReadings; i++)
        {
                rosScan.scan.ranges[i] = scan->ranges[i];
        }
 
//      rosScan.scan = *scan;
        mScanPublisher.publish(rosScan);
}
 
void MultiMapper::receiveInitialPose(const geometry_msgs::PoseWithCovarianceStamped::ConstPtr& pose)
{
        double x = pose->pose.pose.position.x;
        double y = pose->pose.pose.position.y;
        double yaw = tf::getYaw(pose->pose.pose.orientation);
        ROS_INFO("Received initial pose (%.2f, %.2f, %.2f) on robot %d, now starting to map.",x,y,yaw,mRobotID);
        try
        {
                setRobotPose(x,y,yaw);
        }
        catch(tf::TransformException e)
        {
                ROS_ERROR("Failed to set pose on robot %d! (%s)", mRobotID, e.what());
                return;
        }
}
 
void MultiMapper::onMessage(const void* sender, karto::MapperEventArguments& args)
{
        ROS_DEBUG("OpenMapper: %s\n", args.GetEventMessage().ToCString());
}
 
void MultiMapper::publishTransform()
{
        if(mState == ST_MAPPING)
        {
                mTransformBroadcaster.sendTransform(tf::StampedTransform (mOdometryOffset, ros::Time::now() , mOffsetFrame, mOdometryFrame));
                mTransformBroadcaster.sendTransform(tf::StampedTransform (mMapToOdometry, ros::Time::now() , mMapFrame, mOffsetFrame));
        }
}