servoViper850Point2DCamVelocity.cpp

Example of eye-in-hand control law. We control here a real robot, the ADEPT Viper 850 robot (arm, with 6 degrees of freedom). The velocity is computed in the camera frame. The visual feature is the center of gravity of a point.

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 * Description:
 *   tests the control law
 *   eye-in-hand control
 *   velocity computed in camera frame
 */

 
#include <visp3/core/vpConfig.h>
#include <visp3/core/vpDebug.h> // Debug trace
 
#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
 
#if (defined(VISP_HAVE_VIPER850) && defined(VISP_HAVE_DC1394))
 
#include <visp3/blob/vpDot2.h>
#include <visp3/core/vpDisplay.h>
#include <visp3/core/vpException.h>
#include <visp3/core/vpHomogeneousMatrix.h>
#include <visp3/core/vpImage.h>
#include <visp3/core/vpIoTools.h>
#include <visp3/core/vpMath.h>
#include <visp3/core/vpPoint.h>
#include <visp3/gui/vpDisplayFactory.h>
#include <visp3/io/vpImageIo.h>
#include <visp3/robot/vpRobotViper850.h>
#include <visp3/sensor/vp1394TwoGrabber.h>
#include <visp3/visual_features/vpFeatureBuilder.h>
#include <visp3/visual_features/vpFeaturePoint.h>
#include <visp3/vs/vpServo.h>
#include <visp3/vs/vpServoDisplay.h>
 
int main()
{
#ifdef ENABLE_VISP_NAMESPACE
  using namespace VISP_NAMESPACE_NAME;
#endif
 
  // Log file creation in /tmp/$USERNAME/log.dat
  // This file contains by line:
  // - the 6 computed joint velocities (m/s, rad/s) to achieve the task
  // - the 6 measured joint velocities (m/s, rad/s)
  // - the 6 measured joint positions (m, rad)
  // - the 2 values of s - s*
  std::string username;
  // Get the user login name
  vpIoTools::getUserName(username);
 
  // Create a log filename to save velocities...
  std::string logdirname;
  logdirname = "/tmp/" + username;
 
  // Test if the output path exist. If no try to create it
  if (vpIoTools::checkDirectory(logdirname) == false) {
    try {
      // Create the dirname
      vpIoTools::makeDirectory(logdirname);
    }
    catch (...) {
      std::cerr << std::endl << "ERROR:" << std::endl;
      std::cerr << "  Cannot create " << logdirname << std::endl;
      return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }
  }
  std::string logfilename;
  logfilename = logdirname + "/log.dat";
 
  // Open the log file name
  std::ofstream flog(logfilename.c_str());
 
#if (VISP_CXX_STANDARD >= VISP_CXX_STANDARD_11)
  std::shared_ptr<vpDisplay> display;
#else
  vpDisplay *display = nullptr;
#endif
 
  try {
    vpRobotViper850 robot;
 
    vpServo task;
 
    vpImage<unsigned char> I;
 
    bool reset = false;
    vp1394TwoGrabber g(reset);
 
#if 1
    g.setVideoMode(vp1394TwoGrabber::vpVIDEO_MODE_640x480_MONO8);
    g.setFramerate(vp1394TwoGrabber::vpFRAMERATE_60);
#else
    g.setVideoMode(vp1394TwoGrabber::vpVIDEO_MODE_FORMAT7_0);
    g.setColorCoding(vp1394TwoGrabber::vpCOLOR_CODING_MONO8);
#endif
    g.open(I);
 
#if (VISP_CXX_STANDARD >= VISP_CXX_STANDARD_11)
    display = vpDisplayFactory::createDisplay(I, static_cast<int>(100 + I.getWidth() + 30), 200, "Current image");
#else
    display = vpDisplayFactory::allocateDisplay(I, static_cast<int>(100 + I.getWidth() + 30), 200, "Current image");
#endif
 
    vpDisplay::display(I);
    vpDisplay::flush(I);
 
    vpDot2 dot;
    vpImagePoint cog;
 
    dot.setGraphics(true);
 
    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
      g.acquire(I);
 
    std::cout << "Click on a dot..." << std::endl;
    dot.initTracking(I);
 
    cog = dot.getCog();
    vpDisplay::displayCross(I, cog, 10, vpColor::blue);
    vpDisplay::flush(I);
 
    vpCameraParameters cam;
    // Update camera parameters
    robot.getCameraParameters(cam, I);
 
    // sets the current position of the visual feature
    vpFeaturePoint p;
    // retrieve x,y and Z of the vpPoint structure
    vpFeatureBuilder::create(p, cam, dot);
 
    // sets the desired position of the visual feature
    vpFeaturePoint pd;
    pd.buildFrom(0, 0, 1);
 
    // define the task
    // - we want an eye-in-hand control law
    // - robot is controlled in the camera frame
    task.setServo(vpServo::EYEINHAND_CAMERA);
 
    // - we want to see a point on a point
    task.addFeature(p, pd);
 
    // - set the constant gain
    task.setLambda(0.8);
 
    // Display task information
    task.print();
 
    // Now the robot will be controlled in velocity
    robot.setRobotState(vpRobot::STATE_VELOCITY_CONTROL);
 
    std::cout << "\nHit CTRL-C to stop the loop...\n" << std::flush;
    vpColVector v;
    for (;;) {
      try {
        // Acquire a new image from the camera
        g.acquire(I);
 
        // Display this image
        vpDisplay::display(I);
 
        // Achieve the tracking of the dot in the image
        dot.track(I);
 
        // Get the dot cog
        cog = dot.getCog();
 
        // Display a green cross at the center of gravity position in the
        // image
        vpDisplay::displayCross(I, cog, 10, vpColor::green);
 
        // Update the point feature from the dot location
        vpFeatureBuilder::create(p, cam, dot);
 
        // Compute the visual servoing skew vector
        v = task.computeControlLaw();
 
        // Display the current and desired feature points in the image display
        vpServoDisplay::display(task, cam, I);
 
        // Apply the computed camera velocities to the robot
        robot.setVelocity(vpRobot::CAMERA_FRAME, v);
      }
      catch (...) {
        std::cout << "Tracking failed... Stop the robot." << std::endl;
        v = 0;
        // Stop robot
        robot.setVelocity(vpRobot::CAMERA_FRAME, v);
#if (VISP_CXX_STANDARD < VISP_CXX_STANDARD_11)
        if (display != nullptr) {
          delete display;
        }
#endif
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
      }
 
      // Save velocities applied to the robot in the log file
      // v[0], v[1], v[2] correspond to camera translation velocities in m/s
      // v[3], v[4], v[5] correspond to camera rotation velocities in rad/s
      flog << v[0] << " " << v[1] << " " << v[2] << " " << v[3] << " " << v[4] << " " << v[5] << " ";
 
      // Get the measured joint velocities of the robot
      vpColVector qvel;
      robot.getVelocity(vpRobot::ARTICULAR_FRAME, qvel);
      // Save measured joint velocities of the robot in the log file:
      // - qvel[0], qvel[1], qvel[2] correspond to measured joint translation
      //   velocities in m/s
      // - qvel[3], qvel[4], qvel[5] correspond to measured joint rotation
      //   velocities in rad/s
      flog << qvel[0] << " " << qvel[1] << " " << qvel[2] << " " << qvel[3] << " " << qvel[4] << " " << qvel[5] << " ";
 
      // Get the measured joint positions of the robot
      vpColVector q;
      robot.getPosition(vpRobot::ARTICULAR_FRAME, q);
      // Save measured joint positions of the robot in the log file
      // - q[0], q[1], q[2] correspond to measured joint translation
      //   positions in m
      // - q[3], q[4], q[5] correspond to measured joint rotation
      //   positions in rad
      flog << q[0] << " " << q[1] << " " << q[2] << " " << q[3] << " " << q[4] << " " << q[5] << " ";
 
      // Save feature error (s-s*) for the feature point. For this feature
      // point, we have 2 errors (along x and y axis).  This error is
      // expressed in meters in the camera frame
      flog << (task.getError()).t() << std::endl; // s-s* for point
 
      // Flush the display
      vpDisplay::flush(I);
    }
 
    flog.close(); // Close the log file
 
    // Display task information
    task.print();
 
#if (VISP_CXX_STANDARD < VISP_CXX_STANDARD_11)
    if (display != nullptr) {
      delete display;
    }
#endif
 
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
  }
  catch (const vpException &e) {
    flog.close(); // Close the log file
    std::cout << "Catch an exception: " << e.getMessage() << std::endl;
#if (VISP_CXX_STANDARD < VISP_CXX_STANDARD_11)
    if (display != nullptr) {
      delete display;
    }
#endif
    return EXIT_FAILURE;
  }
}
 
#else
int main()
{
  std::cout << "You do not have an Viper 850 robot connected to your computer..." << std::endl;
  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
#endif