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/**
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 * Copyright (c) 2011 Colony Project
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 * 
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 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
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 * obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
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 * files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
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 * restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
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 * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
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 * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
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 * conditions:
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 * 
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 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
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 * included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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 * 
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 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
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 * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
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 * OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
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 * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
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 * HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
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 * WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
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 * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
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 * OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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 */
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/**
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 * @file MotorControl.cpp
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 * @brief Contains motor declarations and functions
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 * 
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 * Contains functions and definitions for the use of
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 * motors
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 *
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 * @author Colony Project, CMU Robotics Club
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 * @author Ben Wasserman
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 * @author Alex Zirbel
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 **/
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#include "MotorControl.h"
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using namespace std;
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/**
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 * @brief Initialize the motors module of libscout.
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 *
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 * Initialize the libscout node as a publisher of set_motors and a client of
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 * query_motors.
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 */
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MotorControl::MotorControl(const ros::NodeHandle& libscout_node,
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                           string scoutname)
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    : node(libscout_node)
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{
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    set_motors_pub =
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        node.advertise<motors::set_motors>(scoutname + "/set_motors",
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                                           QUEUE_SIZE, true);
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    query_motors_client =
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        node.serviceClient<motors::query_motors>(scoutname + "/query_motors");
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}
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MotorControl::~MotorControl()
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{
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    set_sides(0, 0, MOTOR_ABSOLUTE);
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}
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/**
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 * @brief Sets all the speeds according to the specificiation of which motors
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 *        to set.
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 *
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 * @param which A bitmask of which motors need to be set.
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 * @param speed The value to set the motors to.
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 * @param units The units the speed is expressed in.
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 * @return Function status
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 */
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void MotorControl::set(int which, float speed, char units)
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{
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    float speed_fl, speed_fr, speed_bl, speed_br;
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    speed_fl = speed_fr = speed_bl = speed_br = speed;
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    if(which & MOTOR_FL_REV)
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    {
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        speed_fl = -speed;
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    }
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    if(which & MOTOR_FR_REV)
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    {
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        speed_fr = -speed;
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    }
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    if(which & MOTOR_BL_REV)
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    {
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        speed_bl = -speed;
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    }
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    if(which & MOTOR_BR_REV)
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    {
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        speed_br = -speed;
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    }
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    set_each(which, speed_fl, speed_fr, speed_bl, speed_br, units);
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}
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/**
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 * @brief Sets the left and right sides of scout to different speeds.
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 * @param speed_l The speed of both left motors.
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 * @param speed_r The speed of both right motors.
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 * @param units The units to set to.
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 * @return Function status
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void MotorControl::set_sides(float speed_l, float speed_r, char units)
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{
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    set_each(MOTOR_ALL, speed_l, speed_r, speed_l, speed_r, units);
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}
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/**
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 * @brief Set motor speeds
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 * Sets the speeds of the motors as a percentage of top speed. Can selectively
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 * select which motors to set, and which to keep at previous speed.
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 * @param which A bitmask of which motors should be set.
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 * @param speed The speed the motors should be set to.
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 * @param units Optional units for the speeds.
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 * @return Function status
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 */
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void MotorControl::set_each(int which,
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                            float speed_fl, float speed_fr,
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                            float speed_bl, float speed_br,
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                            char units)
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{
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    check_which_ok(which);
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    motors::set_motors msg;
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    /* Tell the motors node which motors need to be updated */
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    msg.fl_set = msg.fr_set = msg.bl_set = msg.br_set = false;
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    if(which & (MOTOR_FL | MOTOR_FL_REV))
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    {
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        msg.fl_set = true;
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        motor_fl_speed = rel_to_abs(speed_fl, units);
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    }
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    if(which & (MOTOR_FR | MOTOR_FR_REV))
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    {
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        msg.fr_set = true;
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        motor_fr_speed = rel_to_abs(speed_fr, units);
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    }
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    if(which & (MOTOR_BL | MOTOR_BL_REV))
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    {
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        msg.bl_set = true;
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        motor_bl_speed = rel_to_abs(speed_bl, units);
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    }
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    if(which & (MOTOR_BR | MOTOR_BR_REV))
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    {
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        msg.br_set = true;
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        motor_br_speed = rel_to_abs(speed_br, units);
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    /* Set all the speeds (the booleans in the set_motors message determine
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     * which ones will be used) */
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    msg.fl_speed = trim_speed("FL", (int) motor_fl_speed);
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    msg.fr_speed = trim_speed("FR", (int) motor_fr_speed);
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    msg.bl_speed = trim_speed("BL", (int) motor_bl_speed);
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    msg.br_speed = trim_speed("BR", (int) motor_br_speed);
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    /* Publishes message to set_motors topic */
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    set_motors_pub.publish(msg);
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    ros::spinOnce();
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}
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void MotorControl::check_which_ok(int which)
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    ROS_ERROR_COND( ((which & MOTOR_FL) && (which & MOTOR_FL_REV)),
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        "FL Motor set in both directions!");
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    ROS_ERROR_COND( ((which & MOTOR_FR) && (which & MOTOR_FR_REV)),
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        "FR Motor set in both directions!");
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    ROS_ERROR_COND( ((which & MOTOR_BL) && (which & MOTOR_BL_REV)),
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        "BL Motor set in both directions!");
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    ROS_ERROR_COND( ((which & MOTOR_BR) && (which & MOTOR_BR_REV)),
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        "BR Motor set in both directions!");
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 * Uses ROS_WARN to warn the user if a speed has been trimmed.
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int MotorControl::trim_speed(string which_str, int speed)
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    int trimmed_speed = speed;
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    if (speed > MAXSPEED_ABS)
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    {
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        trimmed_speed = (int) MAXSPEED_ABS;
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        ROS_WARN("Motor (%s) speed trimmed to %d.", which_str.c_str(),
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            (int) MAXSPEED_ABS);
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    else if (speed < -MAXSPEED_ABS)
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    {
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        trimmed_speed = (int) -MAXSPEED_ABS;
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        ROS_WARN("Motor (%s) speed trimmed to %d.", which_str.c_str(),
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            (int) -MAXSPEED_ABS);
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float MotorControl::query(int which)
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{
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    if(query_motors_client.call(srv))
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    {
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        switch(which)
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        {
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                return srv.response.fl_speed;
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                return srv.response.fr_speed;
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                return srv.response.bl_speed;
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                return srv.response.br_speed;
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                ROS_FATAL("Bad WHICH in motors_query.");
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        ROS_FATAL("Failed to call service query_motors");
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float MotorControl::rel_to_abs(float rel_speed, int units)
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    {
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      case MOTOR_ABSOLUTE:/* Speed given as absolute */
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        return rel_speed;
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        return rel_speed * MAXSPEED_ABS / 100.0;
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      case MOTOR_MMS:/* Convert from mm/s */
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        return rel_speed * MAXSPEED_ABS / (1000.0 * MAXSPEED_MPS);
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        return rel_speed * MAXSPEED_ABS / (100.0 * MAXSPEED_MPS);
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float MotorControl::abs_to_rel(float abs_speed, int units)
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        return abs_speed * 100.0 / MAXSPEED_ABS;
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        return abs_speed * MAXSPEED_MPS * 1000.0 / MAXSPEED_ABS;
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        return abs_speed * MAXSPEED_MPS * 100.0 / MAXSPEED_ABS;
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        ROS_WARN("MotorControl::rel_to_abs used with default units.");
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}