From 50e80eb514611e7ece9241ab054df0c0edfeef1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: hello-sanchez Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2022 11:43:29 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Included tf2 listener description. --- example_10.md | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/example_10.md b/example_10.md index 804f040..5fdb62a 100644 --- a/example_10.md +++ b/example_10.md @@ -200,6 +200,50 @@ and ROS will not process any messages. ## tf2 Static Listener +In the previous section of the tutorial, we created a tf2 broadcaster to publish three static transform frames. In this section we will create a tf2 listener that will find the transform between *fk_link_lift* and *link_grasp_center*. + +Begin by starting up the stretch driver launch file. + +```bash +# Terminal 1 +roslaunch stretch_core stretch_driver.launch +``` + +Then run the tf2 broadcaster node to create the three static frames. + +```bash +# Terminal 2 +cd catkin_ws/src/stretch_tutorials/src/ +python tf2_broadcaster.py +``` + +Finally, run the tf2 listener node to print the transform between two links. + +```bash +# Terminal 3 +cd catkin_ws/src/stretch_tutorials/src/ +python tf2_listener.py +``` + +Within the terminal the transform will be printed every 1 second. Below is an example of what will be printed in the terminal. There is also an image for reference of the two frames. + +```bash +[INFO] [1659551318.098168]: The pose of target frame link_grasp_center with reference from fk_link_lift is: +translation: + x: 1.08415191335 + y: -0.176147838153 + z: 0.576720021135 +rotation: + x: -0.479004489528 + y: -0.508053545368 + z: -0.502884087254 + w: 0.509454501243 +``` + +

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+ ### The Code @@ -235,7 +279,7 @@ class FrameListener(): trans = tf_buffer.lookup_transform(to_frame_rel, from_frame_rel, rospy.Time()) - rospy.loginfo('The pose of target frame %s with reference to %s is: \n %s', from_frame_rel, to_frame_rel, trans.transform) + rospy.loginfo('The pose of target frame %s with reference from %s is: \n %s', from_frame_rel, to_frame_rel, trans.transform) except (tf2_ros.LookupException, tf2_ros.ConnectivityException, tf2_ros.ExtrapolationException): rospy.logwarn(' Could not transform %s from %s ', to_frame_rel, from_frame_rel) @@ -288,7 +332,7 @@ try: trans = tf_buffer.lookup_transform(to_frame_rel, from_frame_rel, rospy.Time()) - rospy.loginfo('The pose of target frame %s with reference to %s is: \n %s', from_frame_rel, to_frame_rel, trans.transform) + rospy.loginfo('The pose of target frame %s with reference from %s is: \n %s', from_frame_rel, to_frame_rel, trans.transform) except (tf2_ros.LookupException, tf2_ros.ConnectivityException, tf2_ros.ExtrapolationException): rospy.logwarn(' Could not transform %s from %s ', to_frame_rel, from_frame_rel)