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Only released in EOL distros:   indigo

About

The carl_moveit_package includes configuration files for running the CARL robot with MoveIt!. The package also includes a ros node that acts as a wrapper for relevant MoveIt! functionality that CARL uses, and a node that provides simple execution of common actions such as arm readying, retracting, and lifting.

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Nodes

carl_moveit_wrapper

'carl_moveit_wrapper' provides a convenient wrapper to commonly used MoveIt! functionality for CARL, such as motion planning for end-effector poses, end-effector Cartesian trajectory generation, and inverse kinematics.

Action Goal

carl_moveit_wrapper/move_to_pose (carl_moveit/MoveToPoseGoal)

• Plan a trajectory to a pose goal, and execute the trajectory if planning was successful. Note that the pose is for the jaco_link_hand frame.

carl_moveit_wrapper/move_to_joint_pose (carl_moveit/MoveToJointPoseGoal)

• Plan a trajectory to a joint configuration goal, and execute the trajectory if planning was successful.

Action Result

carl_moviet_wrapper/move_to_pose (carl_moveit/MoveToPoseResult)

• Success/failure of motion planning and trajectory execution to a given pose.

carl_moveit_wrapper/move_to_joint_pose (carl_moveit/MoveToJointPoseResult)

• Success/failure of motion planning and trajectory execution to a given joint configuration.

Actions Called

jaco_arm/joint_velocity_controller/trajectory (control_msgs/FollowJointTrajectoryGoal)

• Joint velocity control based smooth trajectory generator and follower, provides smooth trajectory execution for any valid point-to-point trajectory in the arm's workspace.

Subscribed Topics

joint_states (sensor_msgs/JointState)

• Joint state updates for CARL.

carl_moveit_wrapper/cartesian_control (geometry_msgs/Twist)

• Experimental direct end-effector control using Jacobian pseudoinverse methods.

jaco_arm/arm_homed (std_msgs/Bool)

• Listen for the arm to complete a home action using the Kinova API.

Published Topics

jaco_arm/angular_cmd (wpi_jaco_msgs/AngularCommand)

• Send angular commands to the JACO.

carl_moveit/computed_trajectory (moveit_msgs/DisplayTrajectory)

• Trajectory visualization for debugging planned paths.

Services

carl_moveit_wrapper/cartesian_path (carl_moveit/CartesianPath)

• Compute and execute a Cartesian path for CARL's end-effector.

carl_moveit_wrapper/call_ik (carl_moveit/CallIK)

• Compute inverse kinematics given a only a pose (automatically handles other parameters MoveIt! needs for IK).

Services Called

compute_ik (moveit_msgs/GetPositionIK)

• Get inverse kinematics from MoveIt!.

clear_octomap (std_srvs/Empty)

• Clear the octomap (environment collision voxel grid).

carl_moveit_common_actions

'carl_moveit_common_actions' provides a quick way to call preprogrammed actions that require motion planning, such as resetting the arm to its home position with obstacle avoidance.

Action Goal

carl_moveit_wrapper/common_actions/arm_action (carl_moveit/ArmAction)

• Perform a pre-defined arm action, such as moving the arm to the ready position or retracted position using motion planning for obstacle avoidance.

carl_moveit_wrapper/common_actions/lift (rail_manipulation_msgs/LiftAction)

• Raise the end-effector up by 10 cm using Cartesian path planning and execution.

carl_moveit_wrapper/common_actions/pickup (carl_moveit/PickupAction)

• Execute a complete pickup action on a given pickup pose.

Action Result

carl_moveit_wrapper/common_actions/arm_action (carl_moveit/ArmResult)

• Success/failure of arm action.

carl_moveit_wrapper/common_actions/lift (rail_manipulation_msgs/LiftResult)

• Success/failure of the lift action.

carl_moveit_wrapper/common_actions/pickup (carl_moveit/PickupResult)

• Success/failure of the pickup action.

Actions Called

carl_moveit_wrapper/move_to_joint_pose (carl_moveit/MoveToJointPoseGoal)

• Call to the move arm action server that will plan and move to a joint goal.

carl_moveit_wrapper/move_to_pose (carl_moveit/MoveToPoseGoal)

• Call to the move arm action server that will plan and move to an end-effector goal.

jaco_arm/manipulation/gripper (rail_manipulation_msgs/GripperAction)

• Gripper open/close action.

carl_moveit_wrapper/common_actions/lift (rail_manipulation_msgs/LiftAction)

• Call to lift action.

Subscribed Topics

jaco_arm/angular_cmd (wpi_jaco_msgs/AngularCommand)

• Angular command publisher for the arm.

Services Called

jaco_arm/erase_trajectories (std_srvs/Empty)

• Stop any currently running arm trajectory.

jaco_arm/get_angular_position (wpi_jaco_msgs/GetAngularPosition)

• Read joint positions from the arm.

Installation

To install the carl_moveit package, you can install from source with the following commands:

•    1 cd /(your catkin workspace)/src
     2 git clone https://github.com/WPI-RAIL/carl_moveit.git
     3 cd ..
     4 catkin_make
     5 catkin_make install
  

Startup

The carl_moveit package contains many launch files that are used for configuring MoveIt! for CARL. They can be used to run MoveIt! on CARL, on a simulated robot, run benchmarks, visualize motion planning, and adjust parameters. Primarily, the carl_moveit_full.launch file can be used to run everything required for MoveIt! on CARL, as well as carl_moveit_wrapper and carl_moveit_common_actions:

• roslaunch carl_moveit carl_moveit_full.launch