TF-3001 ros2 runtime_error ai_generated true

tf2.BufferCore::lookupTransform: Can't find transform from 'map' to 'base_link', error: 'base_link' passed to lookupTransform argument target_frame does not exist

ID: ros2/tf2-buffer-core-timeout

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92%Fix Rate
88%Confidence
1Evidence
2023-07-22First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
ROS2 Foxy Fitzroy active — — —
ROS2 Humble Hawksbill active — — —
ROS2 Iron Irwini active — — —

Root Cause

The TF buffer does not contain the requested transform because the source frame ('base_link') has never been published, or the transform publisher (e.g., robot_state_publisher) is not running or publishing the correct frames.

generic

中文

TF 缓冲区不包含请求的变换，因为源帧 ('base_link') 从未被发布，或者变换发布者（例如 robot_state_publisher）未运行或未发布正确的帧。

Official Documentation

https://docs.ros.org/en/humble/Tutorials/Intermediate/Tf2/Tf2-Main.html

Workarounds

  1. 95% success Verify that the robot_state_publisher is running and publishing the correct transforms. Run `ros2 run tf2_ros tf2_echo map base_link` to check if the transform exists. If not, ensure the URDF/SDF file defines the 'base_link' frame and that robot_state_publisher is launched. 
    Verify that the robot_state_publisher is running and publishing the correct transforms. Run `ros2 run tf2_ros tf2_echo map base_link` to check if the transform exists. If not, ensure the URDF/SDF file defines the 'base_link' frame and that robot_state_publisher is launched.
  2. 90% success If the frame is published by a custom node, add a delay before calling `lookupTransform` to allow the TF tree to populate. Use `tf2_ros::Buffer::canTransform` with a timeout. 
    If the frame is published by a custom node, add a delay before calling `lookupTransform` to allow the TF tree to populate. Use `tf2_ros::Buffer::canTransform` with a timeout.

中文步骤

  1. Verify that the robot_state_publisher is running and publishing the correct transforms. Run `ros2 run tf2_ros tf2_echo map base_link` to check if the transform exists. If not, ensure the URDF/SDF file defines the 'base_link' frame and that robot_state_publisher is launched.
  2. If the frame is published by a custom node, add a delay before calling `lookupTransform` to allow the TF tree to populate. Use `tf2_ros::Buffer::canTransform` with a timeout.

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 70% fail

    Adding a static transform publisher with wrong frame names (e.g., 'odom' instead of 'map') may silence the error but produce incorrect transforms, leading to navigation or visualization issues.

  2. 80% fail

    Increasing the TF buffer size in the node parameters doesn't help because the transform was never published; the buffer is empty for that frame.