diff --git a/hello_helpers/src/hello_helpers/base_move_by.py b/hello_helpers/src/hello_helpers/base_move_by.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from stretch_body.robot import Robot
+import hello_helpers.hello_misc as hm
+from nav_msgs.msg import Odometry
+from sensor_msgs.msg import JointState
+from geometry_msgs.msg import Pose2D, Twist
+from control_msgs.msg import FollowJointTrajectoryGoal
+from trajectory_msgs.msg import JointTrajectoryPoint
+import rospy
+import time
+import sys
+from math import pow, sqrt, pi
+
+class BaseMoveBy(hm.HelloNode):
+    def _init_(self):
+        hm.HelloNode.__init__(self)
+        self.joint_state = None
+        self.robot_pose = None
+        self.command_sent = False
+
+    def base_translate(self, trans):
+        print('Base translate command received')
+        command = {'joint': 'translate_mobile_base', 'inc': trans}
+        # self.send_command(command)
+        self.base_controller(command)
+
+    def base_rotate(self, rot):
+        print('Base rotate command received')
+        command = {'joint': 'rotate_mobile_base', 'inc': rot}
+        # self.send_command(command)
+        self.base_controller(command)
+
+    def base_controller(self, command):
+        self.twist = Twist()
+        self.twist.linear.x = 0.0
+        self.twist.linear.y = 0.0
+        self.twist.linear.z = 0.0
+        self.twist.angular.x = 0.0
+        self.twist.angular.y = 0.0
+        self.twist.angular.z = 0.0
+
+        if command['joint'] == 'translate_mobile_base':
+            x_i = self.robot_pose.x
+            y_i = self.robot_pose.y
+            dist_travelled = 0
+            dist_err = command['inc']
+            while abs(dist_err) >= 0.02:
+                # limit translation velocity between 0.05 and 0.2 m/s
+                t_vel = dist_err
+                if command['inc'] > 0:
+                    t_vel = min(t_vel, 0.2)
+                    t_vel = max(t_vel, 0.05)
+                else:
+                    t_vel = min(t_vel, -0.05)
+                    t_vel = max(t_vel, -0.2)
+
+                self.twist.linear.x = t_vel
+                self.base_vel.publish(self.twist)
+                dist_travelled = sqrt(pow(x_i-self.robot_pose.x, 2) + pow(y_i-self.robot_pose.y, 2))
+                if command['inc'] > 0:
+                    dist_err = command['inc'] - dist_travelled
+                else: # Could introduce a bug where if the goal is overshot, the robot keeps going ahead
+                    dist_err = -(abs(command['inc']) - dist_travelled)
+
+            self.twist.linear.x = 0.0
+            self.base_vel.publish(self.twist)
+
+        else:
+            if command['inc'] > pi or command['inc'] < -pi:
+                print("Requested angle out of bounds")
+                print("The goal angle must be in the range -3.141 to 3.141")
+                sys.exit(1)
+            
+            crossover = None
+            theta_travelled = 0
+            theta_i = self.robot_pose.theta
+            if theta_i + command['inc'] < -pi:
+                crossover = 'positive'
+            if theta_i + command['inc'] > pi:
+                crossover = 'negative'
+            theta_err = command['inc']
+            while abs(theta_err) >= 0.02:
+                # limit rotational velocity between 0.05 rad/s and 0.25 rad/s
+                r_vel = theta_err
+                if theta_err > 0:
+                    r_vel = min(r_vel, 0.25)
+                    r_vel = max(r_vel, 0.05)
+                else:
+                    r_vel = min(r_vel, -0.05)
+                    r_vel = max(r_vel, -0.25)
+
+                self.twist.angular.z = r_vel
+                self.base_vel.publish(self.twist)
+
+                if crossover == 'negative':
+                    if self.robot_pose.theta > 0:
+                        theta_travelled = self.robot_pose.theta - theta_i
+                    else:
+                        theta_travelled = pi - theta_i + pi - abs(self.robot_pose.theta)
+                elif crossover == 'positive':
+                    if self.robot_pose.theta < 0:
+                        theta_travelled = -self.robot_pose.theta + theta_i
+                    else:
+                        theta_travelled = pi + theta_i + pi - self.robot_pose.theta
+                else:
+                    if command['inc'] < 0:
+                        theta_travelled = theta_i - self.robot_pose.theta
+                    else:
+                        theta_travelled = self.robot_pose.theta - theta_i
+
+                if command['inc'] > 0:
+                    theta_err = command['inc'] - theta_travelled
+                else: # Could cause a bug where if the goal is overshot, the robot keeps turning
+                    theta_err = -(abs(command['inc']) - theta_travelled)
+
+                print(theta_err)
+
+            self.twist.angular.z = 0.0
+            self.base_vel.publish(self.twist)
+
+    def joint_states_callback(self, joint_state):
+        self.joint_state = joint_state
+
+    def pose2d_callback(self, pose):
+        self.robot_pose = pose
+
+    def send_command(self, command):
+        print('Moving the base')
+        joint_state = self.joint_state
+        if (joint_state is not None) and (command is not None):
+            point = JointTrajectoryPoint()
+            point.time_from_start = rospy.Duration(0.0)
+            trajectory_goal = FollowJointTrajectoryGoal()
+            trajectory_goal.goal_time_tolerance = rospy.Time(1.0)
+            
+            joint_name = command['joint']
+            trajectory_goal.trajectory.joint_names = [joint_name]
+            if 'inc' in command:
+                inc = command['inc']
+                new_value = inc
+            point.positions = [new_value]
+            trajectory_goal.trajectory.points = [point]
+            trajectory_goal.trajectory.header.stamp = rospy.Time.now()
+            self.trajectory_client.send_goal(trajectory_goal)
+
+    def main(self):
+        hm.HelloNode.main(self, 'base_control', 'base_control', wait_for_first_pointcloud=False)
+        rospy.Subscriber('/stretch/joint_states', JointState, self.joint_states_callback)
+        rospy.Subscriber('/pose2D', Pose2D, self.pose2d_callback)
+        self.base_vel = rospy.Publisher('/stretch/cmd_vel', Twist, queue_size=1) #/stretch_diff_drive_controller/cmd_vel for gazebo
+
+        self.command_sent = False
+        
+        for i in range(5):
+            time.sleep(2)
+            self.base_translate(0.5)
+            time.sleep(2)
+            self.base_rotate(-3.14)
+            time.sleep(2)
+            self.base_translate(0.5)
+            time.sleep(2)
+            self.base_rotate(-3.14)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    try:
+        base = BaseMoveBy()
+        base.main()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        rospy.loginfo('interrupt received, so shutting down')
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diff --git a/stretch_core/launch/base_move_by.launch b/stretch_core/launch/base_move_by.launch
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+<launch>
+ 
+  <!-- STRETCH DRIVER -->
+  <param name="/stretch_driver/broadcast_odom_tf" type="bool" value="true"/>
+  <param name="/stretch_driver/fail_out_of_range_goal" type="bool" value="false"/>
+  <include file="$(find stretch_core)/launch/stretch_driver.launch" pass_all_args="true"/>
+  <!-- -->
+  
+  <!-- LASER RANGE FINDER -->
+  <include file="$(find stretch_core)/launch/rplidar.launch" />
+  <!-- -->
+
+  <!-- LASER SCAN MATCHER -->
+  <include file="$(find stretch_core)/launch/stretch_scan_matcher.launch" />
+  <!-- -->
+  
+  <!-- VISUALIZE -->
+  <node name="rviz" pkg="rviz" type="rviz" output="screen" args="-d $(find stretch_core)/rviz/wheel_odometry_test.rviz" />
+  <!-- -->
+  
+</launch>
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