Add the possibility to display the arrows in MeshcatVizualizer

bindings/python/visualize/meshcat_visualizer.py

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ def __init__(self, zmq_url=None):
  self.model = dict()
  self.link_pos = dict()
  self.primitive_geometries_names = []
+ self.arrow_names = []
 
  @staticmethod
  def __is_mesh(geometry_object: idyn.SolidShape) -> bool:
@@ -51,6 +52,12 @@ def __is_mesh(geometry_object: idyn.SolidShape) -> bool:
 
  return False
 
+ @staticmethod
+ def __skew(x):
+ return np.array([[0, -x[2], x[1]],
+ [x[2], 0, -x[0]],
+ [-x[1], x[0], 0]])
+
  @staticmethod
  def __load_mesh(geometry_object: idyn.SolidShape):
  import meshcat
@@ -158,6 +165,9 @@ def __model_exists(self, model_name):
  def __primitive_geometry_exists(self, geometry_name: str):
  return geometry_name in self.primitive_geometries_names
 
+ def __arrow_exists(self, arrow_name: str):
+ return arrow_name in self.arrow_names
+
  def __get_color_from_shape(self, solid_shape, color):
  if color is None:
  mesh_color = solid_shape.getMaterial().color()
@@ -392,6 +402,40 @@ def set_primitive_geometry_transform(
  transform[3, 3] = 1
  self.viewer[shape_name].set_transform(transform)
 
+ def set_arrow_transform(self, origin, vector, shape_name="iDynTree"):
+ if not self.__arrow_exists(shape_name):
+ warnings.warn("The arrow named: " + shape_name + " does not exist.", category=UserWarning, stacklevel=2)
+ return
+
+ # compute the scaling matrix
+ S = np.diag([1, 1, np.linalg.norm(vector)])
+ transform = np.zeros((4, 4))
+ transform[0:3, 3] = np.array(origin) + np.array(vector) / 2
+ transform[3, 3] = 1
+
+ if np.linalg.norm(vector) < 1e-6:
+ warnings.warn("The vector is too small to be visualized.", category=UserWarning, stacklevel=2)
+ return
+
+ # extract rotation matrix from a normalized vector
+ vector = vector / np.linalg.norm(vector)
+ dummy_vector = np.array([0, 0, 1])
+
+ # compute the rotation matrix bewteen the two vectors
+ # math taken from
+ # https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/180418/calculate-rotation-matrix-to-align-vector-a-to-vector-b-in-3d
+ v = np.cross(dummy_vector, vector)
+ s = np.linalg.norm(v)
+ if s < 1e-6:
+ R = np.eye(3)
+ else:
+ c = np.dot(dummy_vector, vector)
+ skew_symmetric_matrix = self.__skew(v)
+ R = np.eye(3) + skew_symmetric_matrix + np.dot(skew_symmetric_matrix, skew_symmetric_matrix) * ((1 - c) / (s ** 2))
+
+ transform[0:3, 0:3] = R @ S
+ self.viewer[shape_name].set_transform(transform)
+
  def load_model_from_file(
  self, model_path: str, considered_joints=None, model_name="iDynTree", color=None
  ):
@@ -458,6 +502,11 @@ def load_cylinder(self, radius, length, shape_name="iDynTree", color=None):
  solid_shape=cylinder, shape_name=shape_name, color=color
  )
 
+ def load_arrow(self, radius, shape_name="iDynTree", color=None):
+ self.load_cylinder(radius, 1.0, shape_name=shape_name, color=color)
+ if self.__primitive_geometry_exists(shape_name):
+ self.arrow_names.append(shape_name)
+
  def load_box(self, x, y, z, shape_name="iDynTree", color=None):
  box = idyn.Box()
  box.setX(x)