open-rmf / open-rmf/next_gen_prototype

[Feature request]: Site Editor live visualization

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enhancement
Dominant language
Python
Stars
10
Forks
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Avg merge
3d 8h
Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

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Description

The Site Editor offers a more modern user interface and superior cross-platform packaging and distribution capabilities compared to alternative visualization platforms.

Implementation Considerations
  • Visualize real-time robot positions derived from odometry data.
  • Display planned paths and cross-agent traffic dependencies.
  • Visualize safe operating zone boundaries (bubbles).
  • Stretch goal: Incorporate additional relevant Nav2 status information.
Alternatives
  1. ROS2-Enabled Site Editor Application: One approach is to develop a custom application built on the Site Editor that links with ros2_rust. However, this introduces significant challenges regarding the packaging and distribution of a ROS2 application for end-user debugging.
  2. WebSocket or REST-Based Bridge to Core RMF Topics: Similar to rmf_web, this approach involves directing the Site Editor to a specified server URI, enabling the real-time streaming of robot positions over the network.

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No files or entry points are named. Start by comparing the ROS2-enabled Site Editor approach with the WebSocket or REST bridge, then define how robot positions, planned paths, traffic dependencies, safe operating zones, and optional Nav2 status will reach the visualization. Done means a selected integration approach and a working live visualization for the listed data.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
backend-api-design, frontend, robotics
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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