From 231409790fb363bdf45890ef7e42dd3942296106 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian McMahon Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 11:36:59 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Updated RELEASE.rst for RSDK 1.1.1 release --- RELEASE.rst | 70 ++++++++++++++++++----------------------------------- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-) diff --git a/RELEASE.rst b/RELEASE.rst index e3b4e181..1a1cc8b6 100644 --- a/RELEASE.rst +++ b/RELEASE.rst @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ -Rethink Robotics SDK 1.0.0 Release Notes +Rethink Robotics SDK 1.1.1 Release Notes ======================================== -Date: 5/1/2014 +Date: 5/15/2015 Overview ------------ @@ -26,64 +26,42 @@ http://sdk.rethinkrobotics.com/wiki/Release_Changes Major Updates ------------- -* SSH access to the robot! Compile and run custom software on the robot -* New user editable wiki (http://sdk.rethinkrobotics.com/wiki) -* New 'raw' joint position control mode, command joint positions directly to JCBs -* Dynamic URDF loading of robot internal model to the parameter server -* Inverse kinematics service seeding ability -* Bootable demo mode -* Joint trajectory action server spline fitting, more accurate trajectory execution -* Full interface compatible Gazebo support -* Rosbridge -* Debian installation availability -* New joint position waypoints example program -* Advanced network configuration options -* Custom gripper state/property publication, ability to emulate Rethink grippers - Additions --------- -* SSH access to the robot -* New user editable wiki (http://sdk.rethinkrobotics.com/wiki) -* Dynamic URDF loading of robot internal model to the parameter server -* Rosbridge -* Demo mode -* 'Raw' joint position control mode, command directly to the JCBs -* Software version compatibility verification -* Debian installation -* Advanced network and ROS environment configuration options (static IP, ROS master naming type, etc.) -* Joint position waypoints example -* Ability to stop, start, reboot robot software -* URDF accelerometer, display links and joints -* URDF Gazebo plugins for cameras, display, sonar, IR range sensors, accelerometers -* Gripper assembly meshes -* Second generation pneumatic gripper meshes +* Added torso navigators to control the UI in Demo Mode Removals -------- -* baxter_maintenance_msgs LSCores and RMCores services - Changes ------- -* Inverse kinematics service seeding ability -* Joint trajectory action server spline fitting, more accurate trajectory execution -* Full interface compatible Gazebo support -* All examples and tools verify software version compatibility -* Command timeout no longer disables robot, reverts to position mode holding current -* Sourceable baxter.sh script -* 'sim' baxter.sh argument -* https rosinstall repository checkouts (no SSH keys required) -* Gripper class hardware_version to hardware_name +* Migration from update_robot.py to the *rethink-updater* command on-robot via *SSH* + http://sdk.rethinkrobotics.com/wiki/SSH_Update Fixes ----- -* Limb tcp_nodelay transport hint for joint states, endpoint state, and joint commands -* Ability to command subset of joints in torque and velocity control modes -* Head nod incorrect wait_for validation -* Update_robot timeout waiting for available updates +* Reduced overall robot restart/shutdown time +* Added access to cmake, git, and wstool tools for the ruser account +* Patched on-robot ros_comm Transport Memory leak +* Upgraded on-robot OpenCV to 2.4.9 and recompiled with several plugins enabled (including gtk). + This fixes an issue that prevented xdisplay_image.py from displaying any image on Baxter's screen when + run from the ruser account +* Fixed an issue that prevented on-robot ROSBridge from loading and communicating properly +* Fixed a bug that caused the JTAS to error with a path of one or two points is supplied as a trajectory +* Fixed an issue that caused the Joint Trajectory Action Server to throw an error when a path + of one or two points were supplied +* Added use of mktemp in baxter.sh for Arch linux compatibility +* Added a calculation to increase the amount of time allowed to move arm to the initial + pose of joint_trajectory_playback script in baxter_examples +* Fixed an issue in syncing gripper playback with joint_trajectory_playback arm execution +* Fixed a timing issue preventing joint_trajectory_playback from completing execution +* Fixed an issue where the on-robot /cameras/list service returned only one camera if another camera + was broken (or unplugged) +* Fixed an issue that caused the on-robot IK service to be too conservative in estimating if solutions + were feasible which resulted in an increase in No Solutions Known Issues ------------