diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1c75bc6eb69b2ac29cbc9188186459d5cd3a7006 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Description + +The iri_dynamic_transform_publisher package broadcasts a tf transform between two frames as defined with dynamic reconfigure parameters. + +Useful for dynamically adjust and find a desired static transform, to be replaced once found by a tf/static_transform_publisher node + + +# Dependencies + +This node has the following dependencies: + + * [iri_base_algorithm](https://gitlab.iri.upc.edu/labrobotica/ros/iri_core/iri_base_algorithm) + + * [tf](http://wiki.ros.org/tf) + +# Install + +This package, as well as all IRI dependencies, can be installed by cloning the +repository inside the active workspace: + +``` +roscd +cd ../src +git clone <url-to>/iri_dynamic_transform_publisher.git +``` + +However, this package is normally used as part of a wider installation (i.e. a +robot, an experiment or a demosntration) which will normally include a complete +rosinstall file to be used with the [wstool](http://wiki.ros.org/wstool) tool. + +# How to use it + +The *node.launch* file is intended to be included anywhere needed. + +The *test.launch* file shows an example of usage, including node.launch, running rqt_reconfigure to adjust the transform parameters, and showing the transform on Rviz. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml index 3a0eb1feb74b3356a101d56368589ee27b16939c..6f0947fc7beee9fb7eb2823eeb617386897cfc3b 100644 --- a/package.xml +++ b/package.xml @@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ <!-- Use doc_depend for packages you need only for building documentation: --> <!-- <doc_depend>doxygen</doc_depend> --> <buildtool_depend>catkin</buildtool_depend> - <build_depend>iri_base_algorithm</build_depend> - <build_export_depend>iri_base_algorithm</build_export_depend> - <exec_depend>iri_base_algorithm</exec_depend> + <depend>iri_base_algorithm</depend> <depend>tf</depend>