Changelog for package robot_controllers

0.9.3 (2022-08-21)

0.9.2 (2022-06-21)

0.9.1 (2022-06-20)

• move transform listener to manager (#77) each transform listener incurs an extra DDS node, which can have a significant effect in a large system. this change allows our robot driverrs to have a single shared transform listener across all controllers (and even the whole node, since the buffer can be passed in with the new constructor)
• Contributors: Michael Ferguson

0.9.0 (2022-06-08)

• update logging messages for galactic and later (#75) https://docs.ros.org/en/humble/Releases/Release-Galactic-Geochelone.html#change-in-rclcpp-s-logging-macros also add a few build cleanups, fails on humble otherwise
• use from_seconds for readability (#70)
• Contributors: Michael Ferguson

0.8.1 (2020-12-02)

• add Fergs as maintainer (#65)
• additional boost disabling (#64)
• disable boost components of pluginlib (#63)
• Contributors: Michael Ferguson

0.8.0 (2020-11-25)

• Add initial support for ROS2
• fix threading bug in point head controller (#62)
• get latest transform (#60)
• add linter, fix errors (#48)
• parallel gripper tested (#56)
• remove hard coded frame in point_head (#55)
• build fixes on eloquent (#54)
• add support for 4wd bases (#53)
• test, fix and improve scaled_mimic (#52)
• fix bug in laser checking: robot would always go slow if laser safety was on.
• Uses C++14
• make preemption work
• fix uninitialized time that would occasionally cause std::runtime_error* improve logging
• switch to service interface
• port all controllers and tested
• add util/declare_parameter_once
• Add time_from_start information to feedback topic (#38)
• [GCC][Warnings] SYSTEM includes and catch ref (#36) This is an attempt to fix (silence) the buildbot failures from -Werror
• Updates maintainers
• Add init trajectory for future start time (#40)
• Contributors: Alex Moriarty, Michael Ferguson, Naoya Yamaguchi, Russell Toris, Shingo Kitagawa

0.6.0 (2018-07-11)

• updates ownership
• Contributors: Russell Toris

0.5.3 (2017-06-11)

• remove limiter
• Improve cartesian twist controller (#26)
• Contributors: Hanjun Song, Michael Ferguson

0.5.2 (2016-07-18)

• do not export python library for linking
• Contributors: Michael Ferguson

0.5.1 (2016-07-18)

• base_controller: only update odometry if inputs are finite (prevents NANs to TF)
• base_controller: add velocity limiting
• pid: fix error in derivative error calculation
• allow velocity limiting code be reused for forward simulation #18
• Contributors: Cappy Pitts, Derek King, Michael Ferguson

0.5.0 (2016-02-21)

• require finite commands to base controller
• Contributors: Michael Ferguson

0.4.3 (2015-12-05)

• fix path/goal tolerance preparation
• Contributors: Michael Ferguson

0.4.2 (2015-10-22)

• fixed segmentation faults due to misconfiguration
• Contributors: Arvin Asokan

0.4.1 (2015-06-12)

• add centering pid to gripper controller
• Contributors: Michael Ferguson

0.4.0 (2015-05-23)

0.3.4 (2015-05-22)

• add ability to reset controllers
• add timeout to laser speed scaling
• maintain constant curvature when scaling base velocity
• remove DiffDriveBaseController::publish()
• Contributors: Michael Ferguson

0.3.3 (2015-05-03)

• use laser to slow base when obstacles are near
• add mutexes around command/odometry. publish odom in timer
• add -Wall to compile flags, fix compile warnings
• Contributors: Derek King, Michael Ferguson

0.3.2 (2015-04-09)

0.3.1 (2015-03-28)

• use shortest_angular_distance for diff drive dx calculations
• Contributors: Michael Ferguson

0.3.0 (2015-03-23)

• improve windup support
• make spliced trajectory consistent in qd/qdd size
• Contributors: Michael Ferguson

0.1.4 (2015-03-13)

• follow joint trajectory: add stop_on_path_violation parameter
• diff drive controller: split theta update into two parts
• diff drive controller: fix frames in odometry message
• diff drive controller: add autostart
• scaled mimic controller: add autostart
• add root/tip params to gravity compensation
• Contributors: Michael Ferguson

0.1.3 (2015-01-28)

• add scaled mimic controller (for bellows)
• Contributors: Michael Ferguson

0.1.2 (2015-01-06)

0.1.1 (2015-01-05)

• initial release
• Contributors: Michael Ferguson