bottom cam tf error in ardrone_autonomy
Hi all, As far as I understand, there is a problem with the transform of base to bottom_cam in ardrone_autonomy. The problem is as follows: In ardrone_driver.cpp around line 92~97 we see the following...
View Articlevideo from node to v4l2
Hi, I need to pass a video stream from the ardrone_autonomy package's topic 'ardrone/front/image_raw' to a v4l2 (Video 4 Linux 2) virtual device dev/video0. Is there any package that could help me do...
View ArticleAr_pose doesn't recognize tag in tum_simulator. Please help.
Hello, I would like to use ar_pose with image from ardrone camera. I don't have real quadrotor, I am using tum_simulator with Gazebo. My problem is that ar_pose doesn't recognize tags in simulation, so...
View ArticleHow can I know the AR.Drone's height in order to control it?
I tried for getting the value of **"altd"** in /ardrone/navdata and what ever the position of the drone and even the state of drone like flying, landing, landed.. etc the **"altd"** value is always...
View ArticleTrying to run ardrone_driver and stuck on "Checking AR.Drone version"
After I installed ROS on my Ubuntu 12.04.4 machine I followed the instructions of this tutorial to install ardrone_autonomy package and tum_ardrone package: -wiki.ros.org/tum_ardrone- When I...
View ArticleAny auction-based task allocation code for multi-robot system?
Hi, I'm investigating task allocation using auction algorithms in multi-robot systems and was wondering if there are any existing packages, tools or code available that involves auction-based task...
View Articleardrone_autonomy, periodically reduced sampling frequency
Hi, I'm using ardrone_autonomy to read data from the Parrot AR Drone 2.0, with ROS on an Ubuntu system. Most of the time it works fine, with ROS receiving data at the ideal rate of around 180-200 Hz....
View ArticleSometimes when I publish to cmd_vel node got stuck
Hi! I am working with the ardrone_autonomy package for the Ar.Drone. I have already a code for the control signal and it works great, except for the part when I try to publish the commands in the...
View Articlereceiving no data from [/ardrone/navdata_gps] topic
Hello, I am working with the gps-waypoint branch of the ardrone driver. I follow the steps of the website but in the end I always get the same message (''topic [/ardrone/navdata_gps] does not appear...
View ArticleHow to call the service "ardrone/setgpstarget"
Could anyone give me an example of how to call this service? I know it is one of the TODO things for the GPS branch but I don't know how to call it. The structure is this: geographic_msgs/WayPoint...
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...
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 - 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ArticleHow 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: -...
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