rigid_body_motion.ros.init_node¶

rigid_body_motion.ros.init_node(name, start_master=False)[source]¶

Register a client node with the master.

Parameters

name: str: Name of the node.
start_master: bool, default False: If True, start a ROS master if one isn’t already running.

Returns

master: ROSLaunchParent or ROSMasterStub instance: If a ROS master was started by this method, returns a ROSLaunchParent instance that can be used to shut down the master with its shutdown() method. Otherwise, a ROSMasterStub is returned that shows a warning when its shutdown() method is called.