How to move a drone by a given distance using ardrone_autonomy
I am working on a script for controlling a drone with `ardrone_autonomy` package, and I want to create a code for moving it by a given distance. Right now I implemented code base on these tutorials: -...
View ArticlePython script for controlling the AR Drone doesn't work
I have written a simple python script to takeoff the drone. #! /usr/bin/env python import rospy from std_msgs.msg import Empty rospy.init_node('cipek') empty = Empty() takeoff =...
View ArticleControlling multiple drones using ROS
Hi all, I am using ROS Kinetic and I am trying to pilot multiple drones using ardrone_autonomy, I just learned how to use ardrone_autonomy to control a single drone. The way I did it is as follow: 1....
View Articleardrone2.0s coordinate system
**THIS IS VERY URGENT ISSUE, PLS HELP ME IMMEDIATELY IF YOU CAN! THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!** Hy community! I am writing my thesis at the university about **Localization and navigation of ARDrone 2.0**. I...
View ArticleCan't obtain /ardrone/navdata/pressure for tum_simulator
I just starting working with the tum_simulator, ardrone_autonomy and tum_ardrone packages. I am using the simulation in tum_simulator and not an actual drone. I first ran the launch file roslaunch...
View ArticleCan't locate node ardrone_driver node in ardrone_autonomy package.
Although this has been asked [here](https://answers.ros.org/question/206832/error-cannot-launch-node-of-type-cant-locate-node-in-package/) before, there was no solution. **Background**: I am using a...
View ArticleIndoor Mapping and Localization for Drones
Hi, I am assembling a drone using the *Intel® Aero Compute Board*, *Intel® Aero Vision Accessory Kit (Intel® RealSense™ R200 stereo camera)* and other sensors. I don't know where to start and which...
View ArticleCannot use rqt_plot to plot ardrone/navdata
I am new to ros. I just starting working with the tum_simulator, ardrone_autonomy and tum_ardrone packages. I am using the simulation in tum_simulator and not an actual drone. I would like to plot...
View Article"Getting AR.Drone version..."
Hi everyone! I installed Ubuntu Trusty 14.04.5 along with the full version of ROS Indigo named Desktop-Full Install as per http://wiki.ros.org/indigo/Installation/Ubuntu, which uses Gazebo 2. I then...
View ArticleInstall ardrone_autonomy on ROS Kinetic
Hello everyone ! Do you know how to install the package ardrone_autonomy on ROS kinetic (if it's possible) ? Thank you for your help !
View Articlecatkin_make is not building my bitbucket based ros packages
## Background ## I have an existing project that I want to migrate to a different computer. I started building a project on my Raspberry Pi and then put the project up on **github**. The current name...
View Articlegazebo ros drone with two front cameras
Hi. Is it possible to make Gazebo simulation environment for drone model with ROS? There should be two cameras connected to OpenCV on front of drone. It would be great, if i could use ROS with Java. If...
View ArticleUnderstanding the overview of ROS driver for Parrot Drone, and a particular code
Im trying to understand ardrone_autonomy code which is the ROS driver for parrot ar drone. Here is the github [page](https://github.com/AutonomyLab/ardrone_autonomy) Particularly I am looking at the...
View ArticleTag detection using ardrone_autonomy
I am unable to detect standard tags using the ARDrone 2.0's camera.I am using Ardrone_Autonomy and ROS to control the drone. Should i activate something in order to start the detection or should it...
View Articlea few wierd problems with the ardrone_autonomy
Hi, guys, I have installed the ardrone dirver on my laptop and I am having a few problems when when using it with Ardrone 2.0. 1) After running the driver, I used this command **rostopic echo...
View ArticleCommunication with onboard computer and Drone [Solved]
I saw a method to build up a communication with an onboard computer and a Parrot AR Drone. http://wiki.ros.org/ardrone_autonomy Can I use this instructions for another Drone too? I do have a drone...
View ArticleHow to extract angular velocities from navdata in ardrone_autonomy?
We are trying to accomplish EKF slam using the A.R Drone. For the odometry data, we need to extract the linear velocities and the angular velocities from the **navdata** topic. We have tried taking...
View ArticleARDRONE AUTONOMY - Build and add external projects
Hello, I want to create a patch for the ardroneLib of autonomy lab. The CMakeLists includes an external project: include(ExternalProject) ExternalProject_Add(ardronelib GIT_REPOSITORY...
View Articleerror while loading shared libraries ardrone
Hello everyone. I needed to pass to Ubuntu 64 bit in order not to have problems with the package ar_track_alvar. I was working with the ardrone_autonomy package, which did work fine until i was on 32...
View Articleardrone_autonomy - ardrone/odometry topic: setting the covariance matrix
Hi. How can i set the covariance matrices in the "ardrone/odometry" topic? I am trying to use the robot_localization package to filter imu and odometry data from the parrot ar drone using the...
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