one_side_gripper_controller.py

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#!/usr/bin/env python

"""
  one_side_gripper_controller.py - controls a gripper built with one servo
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"""

import rospy
import thread

from std_msgs.msg import Float64
from math import asin

class OneSideGripperController:
    """ A simple controller that operates a servos to
        open/close to a particular size opening. """
    def __init__(self):
        rospy.init_node("one_side_gripper_controller")
        rospy.logwarn("one_side_gripper_controller.py is deprecated and will be removed in ROS Indigo, please use gripper_controller")

        self.pad_width = rospy.get_param("~pad_width", 0.01)
        self.finger_length = rospy.get_param("~finger_length", 0.02)
        self.center = rospy.get_param("~center", 0.0)
        self.invert = rospy.get_param("~invert", False)

        # publishers
        self.pub = rospy.Publisher("gripper_joint/command", Float64, queue_size=5)

        # subscribe to command and then spin
        rospy.Subscriber("~command", Float64, self.commandCb)
        rospy.spin()

    def commandCb(self, msg):
        """ Take an input command of width to open gripper. """
        # check limits
        #if msg.data > self.max_opening or msg.data < self.min_opening:
        #    rospy.logerr("Command exceeds limits.")
        #    return
        # compute angle
        angle = asin((msg.data - self.pad_width)/(2*self.finger_length))
        # publish message
        if self.invert:
            self.pub.publish(-angle + self.center)
        else:
            self.pub.publish(angle + self.center)

if __name__=="__main__":
    try:
        OneSideGripperController()
    except rospy.ROSInterruptException:
        rospy.loginfo("Hasta la Vista...")