Workshop material for ros2_control

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+# RRBot
+
+**![Reference from ros2_control_demos](https://control.ros.org/rolling/doc/ros2_control_demos/doc/index.html#)**
+
+**RRBot**, or *Revolute-Revolute Manipulator Robot*, is a simple 3-linkage, 2-joint arm used to demonstrate various features.
+
+It is essentially a double inverted pendulum and demonstrates some control concepts within a simulator. It was originally introduced for Gazebo tutorials.
+
+For *example\_1*, the hardware interface plugin is implemented with only one interface:
+
+* Communication is done using proprietary API to communicate with the robot control box.
+* Data for all joints is exchanged at once.
+* Example: KUKA RSI
+
+The **RRBot** URDF files can be found in the `description/urdf` folder.
+
+## Tutorial Steps
+
+### 0. Prerequisites
+
+Ensure you have the following packages installed:
+
+```sh
+cd 
+mkdir -p colcon_control_ws/src
+cd colcon_control_ws/src
+git clone -b demo/tricycle https://github.com/ipa-vsp/ros2_control_demos.git
+cd ..
+rosdep install --from-paths src -iry
+colcon build --symlink-install
+source install/setup.bash
+```
+
+### 1. Check RRBot Description Launch
+
+(Optional) To verify that RRBot descriptions are working properly, run:
+
+```sh
+ros2 launch ros2_control_demo_example_1 view_robot.launch.py
+```
+
+In another terminal, launch the GUI:
+
+```sh
+source /opt/ros/${ROS_DISTRO}/setup.bash
+ros2 run joint_state_publisher_gui joint_state_publisher_gui
+```
+
+Start RViz:
+
+```sh
+source /opt/ros/${ROS_DISTRO}/setup.bash
+rviz2 -d src/ros2_control_demos/ros2_control_demo_description/rrbot/rviz/rrbot.rviz
+```
+
+> **Note**: Warning `Invalid frame ID "odom" passed to canTransform` is expected. It happens while `joint_state_publisher_gui` is starting.
+
+![RRBot](rrbot.png)
+
+Once working, stop RViz using `CTRL+C`.
+
+### 2. Start RRBot Launch
+
+```sh
+ros2 launch ros2_control_demo_example_1 rrbot.launch.py
+```
+
+This starts the robot hardware, controllers, and opens RViz. If you see two orange and one yellow rectangle in RViz, it is working.
+
+### 3. Check Hardware Interface
+
+```sh
+ros2 control list_hardware_interfaces
+```
+
+Expected output:
+
+```sh
+command interfaces
+      joint1/position [available] [claimed]
+      joint2/position [available] [claimed]
+state interfaces
+      joint1/position
+      joint2/position
+```
+
+### 4. Check Running Controllers
+
+```sh
+ros2 control list_controllers
+```
+
+Expected output:
+
+```sh
+joint_state_broadcaster[joint_state_broadcaster/JointStateBroadcaster] active
+forward_position_controller[forward_command_controller/ForwardCommandController] active
+```
+
+### 5. Send Commands
+
+**a. Using CLI:**
+
+```sh
+ros2 topic pub /forward_position_controller/commands std_msgs/msg/Float64MultiArray "data:
+- 0.5
+- 0.5"
+```
+
+**b. Using Demo Node:**
+
+```sh
+ros2 launch ros2_control_demo_example_1 test_forward_position_controller.launch.py
+```
+
+You should see motion in RViz and terminal logs like:
+
+```sh
+[INFO] Writing commands:
+  0.50 for joint 'joint2/position'
+  0.50 for joint 'joint1/position'
+```
+
+To verify joint state outputs:
+
+```sh
+ros2 topic echo /joint_states
+ros2 topic echo /dynamic_joint_states
+```
+
+### 6. Switch to Joint Trajectory Controller
+
+Load controller:
+
+```sh
+ros2 control load_controller joint_trajectory_position_controller $(ros2 pkg prefix ros2_control_demo_example_1 --share)/config/rrbot_jtc.yaml
+```
+
+List controllers:
+
+```sh
+ros2 control list_controllers
+```
+
+Expected:
+
+```sh
+joint_state_broadcaster[...] active
+forward_position_controller[...] active
+joint_trajectory_position_controller[...] unconfigured
+```
+
+Configure controller:
+
+```sh
+ros2 control set_controller_state joint_trajectory_position_controller inactive
+```
+
+Alternatively:
+
+```sh
+ros2 control load_controller --set-state inactive joint_trajectory_position_controller $(ros2 pkg prefix ros2_control_demo_example_1 --share)/config/rrbot_jtc.yaml
+```
+
+Activate controller:
+
+```sh
+ros2 control switch_controllers --activate joint_trajectory_position_controller --deactivate forward_position_controller
+```
+
+Verify:
+
+```sh
+ros2 control list_controllers
+```
+
+Should return:
+
+```sh
+joint_state_broadcaster[...] active
+forward_position_controller[...] inactive
+joint_trajectory_position_controller[...] active
+```
+
+Launch demo node:
+
+```sh
+ros2 launch ros2_control_demo_example_1 test_joint_trajectory_controller.launch.py
+```
+
+### 7. Use rqt\_joint\_trajectory\_controller GUI
+
+```sh
+ros2 control load_controller joint_trajectory_position_controller $(ros2 pkg prefix ros2_control_demo_example_1 --share)/config/rrbot_jtc.yaml --set-state inactive && ros2 control switch_controllers --activate joint_trajectory_position_controller --deactivate forward_position_controller
+```
+
+Launch GUI:
+
+```sh
+ros2 run rqt_joint_trajectory_controller rqt_joint_trajectory_controller
+```
+
+Features:
+
+* Dropdown to select controller
+* Sliders to set joint positions
+* Control execution time
+* Send trajectory commands
+
+## Files Used for This Demo
+
+* **Launch file**: [rrbot.launch.py](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control_demos/tree/master/example_1/bringup/launch/rrbot.launch.py)
+* **Controllers YAML**:
+
+  * [rrbot\_controllers.yaml](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control_demos/tree/master/example_1/bringup/config/rrbot_controllers.yaml)
+  * [rrbot\_jtc.yaml](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control_demos/tree/master/example_1/bringup/config/rrbot_jtc.yaml)
+* **URDF files**:
+
+  * [rrbot.urdf.xacro](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control_demos/tree/master/example_1/description/urdf/rrbot.urdf.xacro)
+  * [rrbot\_description.urdf.xacro](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control_demos/tree/master/ros2_control_demo_description/rrbot/urdf/rrbot_description.urdf.xacro)
+  * [rrbot.ros2\_control.xacro](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control_demos/tree/master/example_1/description/ros2_control/rrbot.ros2_control.xacro)
+* **RViz config**: [rrbot.rviz](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control_demos/tree/master/ros2_control_demo_description/rrbot/rviz/rrbot.rviz)
+* **Test configs**:
+
+  * [rrbot\_forward\_position\_publisher](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control_demos/tree/master/example_1/bringup/config/rrbot_forward_position_publisher.yaml)
+  * [rrbot\_joint\_trajectory\_publisher](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control_demos/tree/master/example_1/bringup/config/rrbot_joint_trajectory_publisher.yaml)
+* **Hardware interface**: [rrbot.cpp](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control_demos/tree/master/example_1/hardware/rrbot.cpp)
+
+## Controllers in This Demo
+
+* **Joint State Broadcaster** ([docs](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_controllers/tree/master/joint_state_broadcaster))
+* **Forward Command Controller** ([docs](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_controllers/tree/master/forward_command_controller))
+* **Joint Trajectory Controller** ([docs](https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_controllers/tree/master/joint_trajectory_controller))