4.2.1 Manipulation with Movelt

Course subject(s) Module 4. Manipulation

In this lecture, MoveIt! will be further explained. Furthermore, functional modules of manipulation will be configured with MoveIt!

About MoveIt!

  • Software for manipulation, easy integration with ROS
  • Often used for serial link manipulators
  • Configure and use functionalities associated with manipulation

Under the hood:

  • Information consistency
  • Integrate kinematic information
  • Collision detection
  • Takes account for any hardware limitations
  • Keeps track of Robot location
  • Communicate with hardware/simulation

Users perspective:

  • Move_group ROS node
      • several ROS services and actions
  • Configuring the move_group node
      • robot-description (URDF/XACRO)
      • robot semantic description (SRDF)
      • joint limits, planners, etc.
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