movePioneer.cpp

example showing how to connect and send direct basic motion commands to a Pioneer mobile robot.

WARNING: this program does no sensing or avoiding of obstacles, the robot WILL collide with any objects in the way! Make sure the robot has about 2-3 meters of free space around it before starting the program.

This program will work either with the MobileSim simulator or on a real robot's onboard computer. (Or use -remoteHost to connect to a wireless ethernet-serial bridge.)

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 * Description:
 * Example that shows how to control a Pioneer mobile robot in ViSP.
 *
 * Authors:
 * Fabien Spindler
 *
 *****************************************************************************/

#include <iostream>

#include <visp3/core/vpConfig.h>
#include <visp3/core/vpTime.h>
#include <visp3/robot/vpRobotPioneer.h>

#ifndef VISP_HAVE_PIONEER
int main()
{
  std::cout << "\nThis example requires Aria 3rd party library. You should install it.\n"
            << std::endl;
  return 0;
}

#else

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
  try {
    std::cout << "\nWARNING: this program does no sensing or avoiding of obstacles, \n"
                 "the robot WILL collide with any objects in the way! Make sure the \n"
                 "robot has approximately 3 meters of free space on all sides.\n"
              << std::endl;

    vpRobotPioneer robot;

    ArArgumentParser parser(&argc, argv);
    parser.loadDefaultArguments();

    // ArRobotConnector connects to the robot, get some initial data from it such as type and name,
    // and then loads parameter files for this robot.
    ArRobotConnector robotConnector(&parser, &robot);
    if(!robotConnector.connectRobot())
    {
      ArLog::log(ArLog::Terse, "Could not connect to the robot.");
      if(parser.checkHelpAndWarnUnparsed())
      {
        Aria::logOptions();
        Aria::exit(1);
      }
    }
    if (!Aria::parseArgs())
    {
      Aria::logOptions();
      Aria::shutdown();
      return false;
    }

    std::cout << "Robot connected" << std::endl;
    robot.useSonar(false); // disable the sonar device usage

    // Robot velocities
    vpColVector v(2), v_mes(2);

    for (int i=0; i < 100; i++)
    {
      double t = vpTime::measureTimeMs();

      v = 0;
      v[0] = i/1000.; // Translational velocity in m/s
      //v[1] = vpMath::rad(i/5.); // Rotational velocity in rad/sec
      robot.setVelocity(vpRobot::REFERENCE_FRAME, v);

      v_mes = robot.getVelocity(vpRobot::REFERENCE_FRAME);
      std::cout << "Trans. vel= " << v_mes[0] << " m/s, Rot. vel=" << vpMath::deg(v_mes[1]) << " deg/s" << std::endl;
      v_mes = robot.getVelocity(vpRobot::ARTICULAR_FRAME);
      std::cout << "Left wheel vel= " << v_mes[0] << " m/s, Right wheel vel=" << v_mes[1] << " m/s" << std::endl;
      std::cout << "Battery=" << robot.getBatteryVoltage() << std::endl;

      vpTime::wait(t, 40);
    }

    ArLog::log(ArLog::Normal, "simpleMotionCommands: Stopping.");
    robot.lock();
    robot.stop();
    robot.unlock();
    ArUtil::sleep(1000);

    robot.lock();
    ArLog::log(ArLog::Normal, "simpleMotionCommands: Pose=(%.2f,%.2f,%.2f), Trans. Vel=%.2f, Rot. Vel=%.2f, Battery=%.2fV",
               robot.getX(), robot.getY(), robot.getTh(), robot.getVel(), robot.getRotVel(), robot.getBatteryVoltage());
    robot.unlock();

    std::cout << "Ending robot thread..." << std::endl;
    robot.stopRunning();

    // wait for the thread to stop
    robot.waitForRunExit();

    // exit
    ArLog::log(ArLog::Normal, "simpleMotionCommands: Exiting.");
    return 0;
  }
  catch(vpException &e) {
    std::cout << "Catch an exception: " << e << std::endl;
    return 1;
  }
}

#endif