Joystick

Several joystick configurations are supported. These example launchers are simple and depending on your joystick you may just need to remap the keys.

Setting up the Joystick

For the most part, this tutorial assumes you have already got your joystick plugged in and its ready to go. Some more detailed information for specific joysticks:

On the TurtleBot

Now ssh (ssh help) into the TurtleBot and start the joystick and teleop nodes

  • To ssh in to a TurtleBot from a workstation computer:

    • determine the IP_OF_TURTLEBOT by using ifconfig (Need more help)

      To determine a computer's IP address and network interface in linux: 

      • ifconfig

      You will see something like: 

      • lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:6658055 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:6658055 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:587372914 (587.3 MB)  TX bytes:587372914 (587.3 MB)

wlan1     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 48:5d:60:75:58:90  
          inet addr:10.0.129.17  Bcast:10.0.129.255  Mask:255.255.254.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::4a5d:60ff:fe75:5890/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:101983 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:37244 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:49326141 (49.3 MB)  TX bytes:7588044 (7.5 MB)

      • the network interface for the wireless card is wlan1

      • the IP address of the computer is 10.0.129.17


    • use ssh to connect to the TurtleBot 

      ssh turtlebot@IP_OF_TURTLEBOT

> roslaunch turtlebot_teleop joystick_teleop.launch

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  8. How to Pair the PS3 Joystick with a Bluetooth Dongle

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  11. Configuring and Using a Linux-Supported Joystick with ROS

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  12. Writing a Teleoperation Node for a Linux-Supported Joystick

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  15. Writing a Teleoperation Node for the Wiimote

    This tutorial covers how to write a teleoperation node and use it to drive the turtle in the turtlesim.

  16. How to Recharge the PS3 Joystick

    This tutorial explains how to recharge the PS3 DUALSHOCK 3 or SIXAXIS Joystick. The tutorial includes details on how to simultaneously use the joystick over Bluetooth and recharge it.

  17. Connecting the PS3 Joystick to the PR2

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  19. How to Write a Generic Teleoperation Node

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Wiki: turtlebot_teleop/Tutorials/Joystick Teleop/pre_groovy (last edited 2013-01-31 02:51:50 by DanielStonier)

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