mppi_swerve_drive_ros

MPPI (Model Predictive Path-Integral) Controller for a Swerve Drive Robot

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Setup

[Option 1] Docker environment

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1. Prerequisites

   • docker
     • For ubuntu users:

       curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh
       sudo sh get-docker.sh
       

   • rocker
     • For ubuntu users:

       sudo apt-get install python3-rocker
       

2. Clone the project repository.

   cd <path to your workspace>
   git clone https://github.com/MizuhoAOKI/mppi_swerve_drive_ros
   

3. Run for the first time setup to build the docker image.

   cd <path to your workspace>/mppi_swerve_drive_ros
   make setup_docker
   

4. Launch the docker container and get into the bash inside.

   cd <path to your workspace>/mppi_swerve_drive_ros
   make run_docker
   

5. [Inside the docker container] Build the project.

   cd ~/mppi_swerve_drive_ros
   make build
   

[Option 2] Native environment

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1. Prerequisites

   • ubuntu 20.04
   • ros noetic

2. Clone the project repository.

   cd <path to your workspace>
   git clone https://github.com/MizuhoAOKI/mppi_swerve_drive_ros
   

3. Install foundation packages.

   cd <path to your workspace>/mppi_swerve_drive_ros
   sudo make install_deps
   

4. Initialize rosdep, update it, and install dependencies.

   cd <path to your workspace>/mppi_swerve_drive_ros
   sudo rosdep init
   rosdep update
   rosdep update && rosdep install -y --from-paths src --ignore-src --rosdistro noetic
   

5. Build the project.

   cd <path to your workspace>/mppi_swerve_drive_ros
   make build
   

Build

Build the project.

cd <path to your workspace>/mppi_swerve_drive_ros
make build

(Optional) Clean the cache before building the project if necessary.

cd <path to your workspace>/mppi_swerve_drive_ros
make clean

Usage

[Case 1] Launch gazebo simulator only, operating a 4wids vehicle manually with a joypad.

cd <path to your workspace>/mppi_swerve_drive_ros
source /opt/ros/noetic/setup.bash && source ./devel/setup.bash
roslaunch launch/gazebo_world.launch gazebo_world_name:=maze

NOTES

• gazebo_world_name options:
  • empty
  • empty_garden
  • cylinder_garden
  • maze
• Default joystick path is /dev/input/js0. If you want to change the path, please edit mppi_swerve_drive_ros/src/operation/joy_controller/config/joy.yaml.

Note

planner and controller nodes are under preparation. please wait for the update.