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This package provides a simple multi robot controller to follow a route. It contains a node which controls all robots at once for performance reasons with a high number of robots (> 100).

Multi Segment Controller Node

This node receives route messages from the tuw_multi_robot_router. It provides control input for all robots to move on their routes in a synchronized fashion.

Subscribed Topics

[robot_name]/path (tuw_multi_robot_msgs/Route)

• A synchronized route for every robot containing Segment Preconditions.

robot_info (tuw_multi_robot_msgs/RobotInfo)

• Contains the current pose of every robot used to determine the start and goal points.

[robot_name]/ctrl (std_msgs/string)

• Topic to send debug msgs
  • run: run the whole routing table
  • step: every robot performs one step
  • stop: every robot stops at the next step

Published Topics

[robot_name]/cmdVel (geometry_msgs/Twist)

• The cmd vel to the robot

robot_info (tuw_multi_robot_msgs/RobotInfo)

• RobotInfo containing radius, robotName, sync

Parameters

~robot_names (string[] default: "[robot_0]")

• Sets the prefixes for all topics (e.g.: /robot_0/odom)

~robot_names_str (string default: "")

• A string which overrides the robot_names array to prevent a method of giving the param over console. All robot names have to be seperated by ",".

~robot_radius (float[] default: "[]")

• Sets the radius of every robot

~robot_default_radius (float default: "0.3")

• Sets the default radius for robots. Every robot radius which is not defined by robot_radius is set to the default one.

~cmd_vel_topic (string default: "cmd_vel")

• The topic for publishing the commands to the robot.

~route_topic (string default: "route")

• The route from the multi robot router for each robot.

~topic_ctrl (string default: "ctrl")

• The topic where debug msgs can be sent (see subscribed topics)

~max_v (float default: "0.8")

• The maximum linear speed of every robot.

~max_w (float default: "1.0")

• The maximum angular velocity of every robot.

~goal_radius (float default: "0.2")

• The goal radius where the robot is allowed to switch to the next path segment.

~Kp (float default: "5.0")

• Kp val of the controller.

~Kd (float default: "1.0")

• Kd val of the controller.

~Ki (float default: "0.0")

• Ki val of the controller.

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