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 * Project name: care-o-bot
 * ROS stack name: cob_navigation
 * ROS package name: cob_navigation_linear
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 * Author: Philipp Koehler, email:Philipp.Koehler@ipa.fhg.de
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 * Date of creation: Apr 2011
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//##################
//#### includes ####

// standard includes
//--

// ROS includes
#include <ros/ros.h>
#include <XmlRpc.h>

#include <pthread.h>

// ROS message includes
#include <actionlib/client/simple_action_client.h>
#include <actionlib/server/simple_action_server.h>
#include <move_base_msgs/MoveBaseAction.h>

#include <geometry_msgs/Twist.h>
#include <geometry_msgs/PoseStamped.h>
#include <nav_msgs/Odometry.h>

#include <tf/transform_listener.h>

//####################
//#### node class ####
class NodeClass
{
        public:
        // create a handle for this node, initialize node
        ros::NodeHandle nh_;
                
        // declaration of topics
        ros::Publisher topic_pub_command_, action_goal_pub_;

        ros::Subscriber goal_sub_, odometry_sub_;
        
        // declaration of action server
        actionlib::SimpleActionServer<move_base_msgs::MoveBaseAction> as_;
        move_base_msgs::MoveBaseResult result_; //result is of type geometry_msgs/PoseStamped
        
        //declaration of action client to forward move_base_simple messages
        actionlib::SimpleActionClient<move_base_msgs::MoveBaseAction> * action_client_;
        

        // Constructor
        NodeClass(std::string name) :
                as_(nh_, name, boost::bind(&NodeClass::actionCB, this, _1), false)
        {                       
                m_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;

    ros::NodeHandle private_nh("~");    

                // implementation of topics to publish
                topic_pub_command_ = nh_.advertise<geometry_msgs::Twist>("cmd_vel", 1);
                
                //we'll provide a mechanism for some people to send goals as PoseStamped messages over a topic
                //they won't get any useful information back about its status, but this is useful for tools
                //like nav_view and rviz
                ros::NodeHandle simple_nh("move_base_linear_simple");
                goal_sub_ = simple_nh.subscribe<geometry_msgs::PoseStamped>("goal", 1, boost::bind(&NodeClass::topicCB, this, _1));

                action_client_ = new actionlib::SimpleActionClient<move_base_msgs::MoveBaseAction>(nh_, name);
                
                // subscribe to odometry
                odometry_sub_ = nh_.subscribe<nav_msgs::Odometry>("odom", 1, boost::bind(&NodeClass::odometryCB, this, _1));

                // read parameters from parameter server
                if(!private_nh.hasParam("kv")) ROS_WARN("Used default parameter for kv [2.5]");
                private_nh.param("kv", kv_, 2.5);

                if(!private_nh.hasParam("kp")) ROS_WARN("Used default parameter for kp [3.0]");
                private_nh.param("kp", kp_, 3.0);

    if(!private_nh.hasParam("virt_mass")) ROS_WARN("Used default parameter for virt_mass [0.5]");
                private_nh.param("virt_mass", virt_mass_, 0.5);

    if(!private_nh.hasParam("vmax")) ROS_WARN("Used default parameter for vmax [0.3 m/s]");
                private_nh.param("vmax", v_max_, 0.3);

                if(!private_nh.hasParam("goal_threshold")) ROS_WARN("Used default parameter for goal_threshold [0.03 cm]");
                private_nh.param("goal_threshold", goal_threshold_, 0.03);

                if(!private_nh.hasParam("speed_threshold")) ROS_WARN("Used default parameter for speed_threshold [0.08 m/s]");
                private_nh.param("speed_threshold", speed_threshold_, 0.08);
                
                if(!private_nh.hasParam("kv_rot")) ROS_WARN("Used default parameter for kv_rot [2.0]");
                private_nh.param("kv_rot", kv_rot_, 2.0);

                if(!private_nh.hasParam("kp_rot")) ROS_WARN("Used default parameter for kp_rot [2.0]");
                private_nh.param("kp_rot", kp_rot_, 2.0);

    if(!private_nh.hasParam("virt_mass_rot")) ROS_WARN("Used default parameter for virt_mass_rot [0.5]");
                private_nh.param("virt_mass_rot", virt_mass_rot_, 0.5);
                                
                if(!private_nh.hasParam("vtheta_max")) ROS_WARN("Used default parameter for vtheta_max [0.3 rad/s]");
                private_nh.param("vtheta_max", vtheta_max_, 0.3);
                
                if(!private_nh.hasParam("goal_threshold_rot")) ROS_WARN("Used default parameter for goal_threshold_rot [0.08 rad]");
                private_nh.param("goal_threshold_rot", goal_threshold_rot_, 0.08);
                
                if(!private_nh.hasParam("speed_threshold_rot")) ROS_WARN("Used default parameter for speed_threshold_rot [0.08 rad/s]");
                private_nh.param("speed_threshold_rot", speed_threshold_rot_, 0.08);
                
                if(!private_nh.hasParam("global_frame")) ROS_WARN("Used default parameter for global_frame [/map]");
                private_nh.param("global_frame", global_frame_, std::string("/map"));
                
                if(!private_nh.hasParam("robot_frame")) ROS_WARN("Used default parameter for robot_frame [/base_link]");
                private_nh.param("robot_frame", robot_frame_, std::string("/base_link"));

                if(!private_nh.hasParam("slow_down_distance")) ROS_WARN("Used default parameter for slow_down_distance [0.5m]");
                private_nh.param("slow_down_distance", slow_down_distance_, 0.5);

                if(!private_nh.hasParam("goal_abortion_time")) ROS_WARN("Used default parameter for goal_abortion_time [5.0s]");
                private_nh.param("goal_abortion_time", goal_abortion_time_, 5.0);

    //generate robot zero_pose
                zero_pose_.pose.position.x = 0.0;
                zero_pose_.pose.position.y = 0.0;
                zero_pose_.pose.position.z = 0.0;
                zero_pose_.pose.orientation = tf::createQuaternionMsgFromYaw(0.0);
                zero_pose_.header.frame_id = robot_frame_;

                //we need to make sure that the transform between the robot base frame and the global frame is available
                ros::Time last_error = ros::Time::now();
                std::string tf_error;
                while(!tf_listener_.waitForTransform(global_frame_, robot_frame_, ros::Time(), ros::Duration(0.1), ros::Duration(0.01), &tf_error)) {
                        ros::spinOnce();
                        if(last_error + ros::Duration(5.0) < ros::Time::now()){
                                ROS_WARN("Waiting on transform from %s to %s to become available before running cob_linear_nav, tf error: %s", 
                                robot_frame_.c_str(), global_frame_.c_str(), tf_error.c_str());
                                last_error = ros::Time::now();
                        }
                }
                
                //start action server, it holds the main loop while driving
                as_.start();
        }
        
        void topicCB(const geometry_msgs::PoseStamped::ConstPtr& goal){
                ROS_INFO("In ROS goal callback, wrapping the PoseStamped in the action message and re-sending to the server.");
                move_base_msgs::MoveBaseGoal action_goal;
                action_goal.target_pose = *goal;

                action_client_->sendGoal(action_goal);
                action_client_->stopTrackingGoal();
        }
        
        void actionCB(const move_base_msgs::MoveBaseGoalConstPtr &goal){
    // goal is of type geometry_msgs/PoseStamped
                ROS_INFO("In idle mode, new goal accepted");

    last_time_moving_ = ros::Time::now().toSec();

    getRobotPoseGlobal();
                x_last_ = robot_pose_global_.pose.position.x;
                y_last_ = robot_pose_global_.pose.position.y;
                theta_last_ = tf::getYaw(robot_pose_global_.pose.orientation);
                vtheta_last_ = 0.0f;
                vx_last_ = 0.0f;
                vy_last_ = 0.0f;
                last_time_ = ros::Time::now().toSec();
                
                goal_pose_global_ = transformGoalToMap(goal->target_pose);
                
                move_ = true;
                
                ros::Rate loop_rate(100);
                while(nh_.ok()) {
                        loop_rate.sleep();

                        if(as_.isPreemptRequested()) {
                                if(as_.isNewGoalAvailable()) {
                                        ROS_INFO("New goal received, updating movement");
                                        //if we're active and a new goal is available, we'll accept it
                                        move_base_msgs::MoveBaseGoal new_goal = * as_.acceptNewGoal();
                                        goal_pose_global_ = transformGoalToMap(new_goal.target_pose);

          last_time_moving_ = ros::Time::now().toSec();
                                        move_ = true;
                                } else {
                                        ROS_INFO("Preempt requested, aborting movement");
                                        //notify the ActionServer that we've successfully preempted
                                        as_.setPreempted();
                                        
                                        move_ = false;
                                        stopMovement();
                                        return;
                                }
                        }
                        
                        performControllerStep();
                        
                        if(finished_) {
                                as_.setSucceeded(move_base_msgs::MoveBaseResult(), "Goal reached.");
                                ROS_INFO("Goal reached.");
                                return;
                        }

      if(!as_.isActive()) {
        ROS_INFO("Goal not active anymore. Stop!");
        return;
      }
                }
                
                
                //if the node is killed then we'll abort and return
                stopMovement();
                as_.setAborted(move_base_msgs::MoveBaseResult(), "Aborting on the goal because the node has been killed");
                return;
        };


        void odometryCB(const nav_msgs::Odometry::ConstPtr &odometry){ 
                geometry_msgs::Vector3Stamped vec_stamped;
                
                vec_stamped.vector = odometry->twist.twist.linear;
                vec_stamped.header.frame_id =  "/base_footprint";
                tf_listener_.transformVector(robot_frame_, vec_stamped, robot_twist_linear_robot_);
                
                vec_stamped.vector = odometry->twist.twist.angular;
                vec_stamped.header.frame_id =  "/base_footprint";
                tf_listener_.transformVector(robot_frame_, vec_stamped, robot_twist_angular_robot_);
        }
        
        // Destructor
        ~NodeClass() 
        {
        }
        
        private:
        tf::TransformListener tf_listener_;
        std::string global_frame_, robot_frame_;
        geometry_msgs::PoseStamped goal_pose_global_;
        geometry_msgs::PoseStamped zero_pose_;
        geometry_msgs::PoseStamped robot_pose_global_;
        geometry_msgs::Vector3Stamped robot_twist_linear_robot_, robot_twist_angular_robot_;
        
  double slow_down_distance_, goal_abortion_time_;
        
        bool finished_, move_;
        
        pthread_mutex_t m_mutex;
        
        //core functions:
        void performControllerStep();
        void publishVelocitiesGlobal(double vx, double vy, double theta);
        geometry_msgs::PoseStamped transformGoalToMap(geometry_msgs::PoseStamped goal_pose);
        geometry_msgs::PoseStamped getRobotPoseGlobal();

        //helper functions:
        double getDistance2d(geometry_msgs::PoseStamped a, geometry_msgs::PoseStamped b);
        double getDistance2d(geometry_msgs::Point a, geometry_msgs::Point b);
        double getThetaDiffRad(double target, double actual);
        double sign(double x);
        void stopMovement();
  bool notMovingDueToObstacle();
        
        //Potential field Controller variables
        double vx_last_, vy_last_, x_last_, y_last_, theta_last_, vtheta_last_;
        double goal_threshold_, speed_threshold_;
        double goal_threshold_rot_, speed_threshold_rot_;
        double kp_, kv_, virt_mass_;
        double kp_rot_, kv_rot_, virt_mass_rot_;
        double last_time_;
        double v_max_, vtheta_max_;
  double last_time_moving_;

}; //NodeClass

geometry_msgs::PoseStamped NodeClass::transformGoalToMap(geometry_msgs::PoseStamped goal_pose) {
        geometry_msgs::PoseStamped goal_global_;
        if(goal_pose.header.frame_id == global_frame_) return goal_pose;
        else if(tf_listener_.canTransform(global_frame_, goal_pose.header.frame_id, ros::Time(0), new std::string)) {
                tf_listener_.transformPose(global_frame_, goal_pose, goal_global_);
                return goal_global_;
        } else {
                ROS_WARN("Can't transform goal to global frame %s", global_frame_.c_str());
                return robot_pose_global_;
        }
}

geometry_msgs::PoseStamped NodeClass::getRobotPoseGlobal() {
        try{
                tf_listener_.transformPose(global_frame_, zero_pose_, robot_pose_global_);
        }
        catch(tf::TransformException& ex){
                ROS_WARN("Failed to find robot pose in global frame %s", global_frame_.c_str());
                return zero_pose_;
        }
        
        return robot_pose_global_;
}

double NodeClass::getDistance2d(geometry_msgs::PoseStamped a, geometry_msgs::PoseStamped b) {
        return sqrt( pow(a.pose.position.x - b.pose.position.x,2) + pow(a.pose.position.y - b.pose.position.y,2) );
}

double NodeClass::getDistance2d(geometry_msgs::Point a, geometry_msgs::Point b) {
        return sqrt( pow(a.x - b.x,2) + pow(a.y - b.y,2) );
}

double NodeClass::sign(double x) {
        if(x >= 0.0f) return 1.0f;
        else return -1.0f;
}

double NodeClass::getThetaDiffRad(double target, double actual) {
        if(fabs(target - actual) <= M_PI) return (target - actual);
        else return sign(target - actual) * -2.0f * M_PI - (target - actual);
}

void NodeClass::publishVelocitiesGlobal(double vx, double vy, double theta) {
        //Transform commands from global frame to robot coordinate system
        geometry_msgs::Vector3Stamped cmd_global, cmd_robot;
        geometry_msgs::Twist msg;
        
        cmd_global.header.frame_id = global_frame_;
        cmd_global.vector.x = vx;
        cmd_global.vector.y = vy;
        try { tf_listener_.transformVector(robot_frame_, cmd_global, cmd_robot);
        } catch (tf::TransformException ex){
                ROS_ERROR("%s",ex.what());
                cmd_robot.vector.x = 0.0f;
                cmd_robot.vector.y = 0.0f;
        }
        
        
        msg.linear = cmd_robot.vector;
        msg.angular.z = theta;
        msg.linear.z = 0.0; msg.angular.x = 0.0; msg.angular.y = 0.0;
        
        topic_pub_command_.publish(msg);
}

void NodeClass::stopMovement() {
        publishVelocitiesGlobal(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
        vx_last_ = 0.0f;
        vy_last_ = 0.0f;
        vtheta_last_ = 0.0f;
}

bool NodeClass::notMovingDueToObstacle() {
  if (move_ == true && // should move
      finished_ == false && // has not reached goal
      fabs(robot_twist_linear_robot_.vector.x) <= 0.01 && // velocity components are small
      fabs(robot_twist_linear_robot_.vector.y) <= 0.01 &&
      fabs(robot_twist_angular_robot_.vector.z) <= 0.01 &&
      ros::Time::now().toSec() - last_time_moving_ > goal_abortion_time_ ) // has not been moving for x seconds
  {
    return true;
  } else if ( fabs(robot_twist_linear_robot_.vector.x) > 0.01 ||
              fabs(robot_twist_linear_robot_.vector.y) > 0.01 ||
              fabs(robot_twist_angular_robot_.vector.z) > 0.01 )
  { // still moving, then update last_time_moving_
    last_time_moving_ = ros::Time::now().toSec();
  }

  return false;
   
}

void NodeClass::performControllerStep() {
        pthread_mutex_lock(&m_mutex);

        double dt;
        double F_x, F_y, F_theta;
  double distance_to_goal;
  double theta, theta_goal;
        double cmd_vx, cmd_vy, cmd_vtheta;
        double vx_d, vy_d, vtheta_d, v_factor;
  double v_max_goal = v_max_;

        if(!move_) {
                pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
                return;
        }
        
        getRobotPoseGlobal();

  distance_to_goal = getDistance2d(robot_pose_global_, goal_pose_global_);
        theta = tf::getYaw(robot_pose_global_.pose.orientation);
        theta_goal = tf::getYaw(goal_pose_global_.pose.orientation);
        
        //exit, if positions and velocities lie inside thresholds
        if( distance_to_goal <= goal_threshold_ &&
      sqrt(vx_last_ * vx_last_ + vy_last_ * vy_last_) <= speed_threshold_ &&
      fabs(getThetaDiffRad(theta_goal, theta)) <= goal_threshold_rot_ &&
      fabs(vtheta_last_) <= speed_threshold_rot_ )
        {
                finished_ = true;
                move_ = false;
                stopMovement();
                pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
                return;
        } else if( notMovingDueToObstacle() == true ) {
                finished_ = false;
                move_ = false;
                stopMovement();
    as_.setAborted(move_base_msgs::MoveBaseResult(), "Cancel the goal because an obstacle is blocking the path.");
    ROS_INFO("Cancel the goal because an obstacle is blocking the path.");
                pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
                return;
        } else finished_ = false;

        dt = ros::Time::now().toSec() - last_time_;
        last_time_ = ros::Time::now().toSec();

        //Slow down while approaching goal
        if(distance_to_goal < slow_down_distance_) {
                //implementation for linear decrease of v_max:
                double goal_linear_slope = v_max_ / slow_down_distance_;
                v_max_goal = distance_to_goal * goal_linear_slope;

                if(v_max_goal > v_max_) v_max_goal = v_max_;
                        else if(v_max_goal < 0.0f) v_max_goal = 0.0f;
        }
        
        //Translational movement
        //calculation of v factor to limit maxspeed
        vx_d = kp_/kv_ * (goal_pose_global_.pose.position.x - robot_pose_global_.pose.position.x);
        vy_d = kp_/kv_ * (goal_pose_global_.pose.position.y - robot_pose_global_.pose.position.y);
        v_factor = v_max_goal / sqrt(vy_d*vy_d + vx_d*vx_d);

        if(v_factor > 1.0) v_factor = 1.0;
        
        F_x = - kv_ * vx_last_ + v_factor * kp_ * (goal_pose_global_.pose.position.x - robot_pose_global_.pose.position.x);
        F_y = - kv_ * vy_last_ + v_factor * kp_ * (goal_pose_global_.pose.position.y - robot_pose_global_.pose.position.y);

        cmd_vx = vx_last_ + F_x / virt_mass_ * dt;
        cmd_vy = vy_last_ + F_y / virt_mass_ * dt;

        //Rotational Movement
        //calculation of v factor to limit maxspeed
        vtheta_d = kp_rot_ / kv_rot_ * getThetaDiffRad(theta_goal, theta);
        v_factor = fabs(vtheta_max_ / vtheta_d);
        if(v_factor > 1.0) v_factor = 1.0;
        
        F_theta = - kv_rot_ * vtheta_last_ + v_factor * kp_rot_ * getThetaDiffRad(theta_goal, theta);
        cmd_vtheta = vtheta_last_ + F_theta / virt_mass_rot_ * dt;

        //Publish velocities, these calculated forces and velocities are for the global frame
  //they are transformed to robot_frame later
        x_last_ = robot_pose_global_.pose.position.x;
        y_last_ = robot_pose_global_.pose.position.y;
        theta_last_ = theta;
        vx_last_ = cmd_vx;
        vy_last_ = cmd_vy;
        vtheta_last_ = cmd_vtheta;

        publishVelocitiesGlobal(cmd_vx, cmd_vy, cmd_vtheta);
        pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
}



//#######################
//#### main programm ####
int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
        // initialize ROS, spezify name of node
        ros::init(argc, argv, "cob_linear");
        
        // create nodeClass
        NodeClass nodeClass("move_base_linear");

        ros::spin();

        return 0;
}

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cob_linear_nav
Author(s): Philipp Koehler
autogenerated on Fri Mar 1 14:52:57 2013