Note: This tutorial assumes that you have completed the previous tutorials: Keyboard Teleop.
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Joystick Teleop

Description: Joystick teleoperation of a turtlebot.

Keywords: joystick teleop

Tutorial Level: BEGINNER

Next Tutorial: Qt Teleop

Use a joystick and take your robot places in style!


Contents

  1. Goal
  2. Setting up the Joystick
  3. Execute
  4. Unsupported Joysticks
  5. Need More Help?
  6. What Next?

Goal

Use a joystick to teleoperate the robot. Note that several joystick configurations are supported - currently playstation3, xbox360 and logitech's rumblepad2. These example nodes 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:

Execute

Roslaunch 

# Playstation 3
> roslaunch turtlebot_teleop ps3_teleop.launch --screen
# Xbox360 (use the left stick while keeping the right stick pressed in)
> roslaunch turtlebot_teleop xbox360_teleop.launch --screen
# Logitech joysticks (general configuration for all logitech joysticks)
> roslaunch turtlebot_teleop logitech.launch --screen

OR

Remocon

Start the remocon and fire up the PC Pairing/PS3 Teleop interaction (not all joysticks currently enjoy an interaction configuration).


joystick.png


Unsupported Joysticks

If your joystick is not listed above, it is a simple matter remapping the keys. Use the ps3_teleop.launch as a starting point and configure the buttons (working out which button you want for the deadman_axis is the most important) appropriately. Echo the /joy topic to help observe the id's of the various buttons getting pressed. 

<launch>
  <!--  smooths inputs from cmd_vel_mux/input/teleop_raw to cmd_vel_mux/input/teleop -->
  <include file="$(find turtlebot_teleop)/launch/includes/velocity_smoother.xml"/>

  <node pkg="turtlebot_teleop" type="turtlebot_teleop_joy" name="turtlebot_teleop_joystick">
    <param name="scale_angular" value="1.5"/>
    <param name="scale_linear" value="0.5"/>
    <param name="axis_deadman" value="10"/>
    <param name="axis_linear" value="1"/>
    <param name="axis_angular" value="0"/>
    <remap from="turtlebot_teleop_joystick/cmd_vel" to="cmd_vel_mux/input/teleop_raw"/>
  </node>
  <node pkg="joy" type="joy_node" name="joystick"/>
</launch>

Once you've finalised the launcher for your custom joystick, send it to us and we'll integrate it with the official software!

Need More Help?

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

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  13. PS3を使ったTurtlebotのテレオペレーション

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  14. ジョイスティック・テレオペレーション

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  15. Writing a Teleoperation Node for the Wiimote

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  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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What Next?

Wiki: turtlebot_teleop/Tutorials/indigo/Joystick Teleop (last edited 2015-03-18 02:22:25 by jihoonl)

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