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autoware_behavior_path_bidirectional_traffic_module autoware_behavior_path_dynamic_obstacle_avoidance_module autoware_behavior_path_external_request_lane_change_module autoware_behavior_path_goal_planner_module autoware_behavior_path_lane_change_module autoware_behavior_path_planner autoware_behavior_path_planner_common autoware_behavior_path_sampling_planner_module autoware_behavior_path_side_shift_module autoware_behavior_path_start_planner_module autoware_behavior_path_static_obstacle_avoidance_module autoware_behavior_velocity_blind_spot_module autoware_behavior_velocity_crosswalk_module autoware_behavior_velocity_detection_area_module autoware_behavior_velocity_intersection_module autoware_behavior_velocity_no_drivable_lane_module autoware_behavior_velocity_no_stopping_area_module autoware_behavior_velocity_occlusion_spot_module autoware_behavior_velocity_rtc_interface autoware_behavior_velocity_run_out_module autoware_behavior_velocity_speed_bump_module autoware_behavior_velocity_template_module autoware_behavior_velocity_traffic_light_module autoware_behavior_velocity_virtual_traffic_light_module autoware_behavior_velocity_walkway_module autoware_motion_velocity_boundary_departure_prevention_module autoware_motion_velocity_dynamic_obstacle_stop_module autoware_motion_velocity_obstacle_cruise_module autoware_motion_velocity_obstacle_slow_down_module autoware_motion_velocity_obstacle_velocity_limiter_module autoware_motion_velocity_out_of_lane_module autoware_motion_velocity_road_user_stop_module autoware_motion_velocity_run_out_module autoware_planning_validator autoware_planning_validator_intersection_collision_checker autoware_planning_validator_latency_checker autoware_planning_validator_rear_collision_checker autoware_planning_validator_test_utils autoware_planning_validator_trajectory_checker autoware_bezier_sampler autoware_frenet_planner autoware_path_sampler autoware_sampler_common autoware_cuda_pointcloud_preprocessor 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Package Summary

Tags No category tags.
Version 0.47.0
License Apache License 2.0
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Description
Checkout URI https://github.com/autowarefoundation/autoware_universe.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version main
Last Updated 2025-08-16
Dev Status UNKNOWN
Released UNRELEASED
Tags planner ros calibration self-driving-car autonomous-driving autonomous-vehicles ros2 3d-map autoware
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

The autoware_costmap_generator package

Additional Links

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Maintainers

  • Kosuke Takeuchi
  • Takamasa Horibe
  • Takayuki Murooka

Authors

No additional authors.

costmap_generator

costmap_generator_node

This node reads PointCloud and/or DynamicObjectArray and creates an OccupancyGrid and GridMap. VectorMap(Lanelet2) is optional.

Input topics

Name Type Description
~input/objects autoware_perception_msgs::PredictedObjects predicted objects, for obstacles areas
~input/points_no_ground sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 ground-removed points, for obstacle areas which can’t be detected as objects
~input/vector_map autoware_map_msgs::msg::LaneletMapBin vector map, for drivable areas
~input/scenario tier4_planning_msgs::Scenario scenarios to be activated, for node activation

Output topics

Name Type Description
~output/grid_map grid_map_msgs::GridMap costmap as GridMap, values are from 0.0 to 1.0
~output/occupancy_grid nav_msgs::OccupancyGrid costmap as OccupancyGrid, values are from 0 to 100

Output TFs

None

How to launch

  1. Execute the command source install/setup.bash to setup the environment

  2. Run ros2 launch costmap_generator costmap_generator.launch.xml to launch the node

Parameters

Name Type Description
update_rate double timer’s update rate
activate_by_scenario bool if true, activate by scenario = parking. Otherwise, activate if vehicle is inside parking lot.
use_objects bool whether using ~input/objects or not
use_points bool whether using ~input/points_no_ground or not
use_wayarea bool whether using wayarea from ~input/vector_map or not
use_parkinglot bool whether using parkinglot from ~input/vector_map or not
costmap_frame string created costmap’s coordinate
vehicle_frame string vehicle’s coordinate
map_frame string map’s coordinate
grid_min_value double minimum cost for gridmap
grid_max_value double maximum cost for gridmap
grid_resolution double resolution for gridmap
grid_length_x int size of gridmap for x direction
grid_length_y int size of gridmap for y direction
grid_position_x int offset from coordinate in x direction
grid_position_y int offset from coordinate in y direction
maximum_lidar_height_thres double maximum height threshold for pointcloud data (relative to the vehicle_frame)
minimum_lidar_height_thres double minimum height threshold for pointcloud data (relative to the vehicle_frame)
expand_rectangle_size double expand object’s rectangle with this value
size_of_expansion_kernel int kernel size for blurring effect on object’s costmap

Flowchart

@startuml
title onTimer
start

if (scenario is active?) then (yes)
else (no)
  stop
endif

:get current pose;

:set the center of costmap to current pose;

if (use wayarea or use parkinglot?) then (yes)
 :generate map primitives costmap;
endif

if (use objects?) then (yes)
 :generate objects costmap;
endif

if (use points?) then (yes)
 :generate points costmap;
endif

:combine costmap;

:publish costmap;

stop
@enduml

CHANGELOG

Changelog for package autoware_costmap_generator

0.47.0 (2025-08-11)

0.46.0 (2025-06-20)

0.45.0 (2025-05-22)

0.44.2 (2025-06-10)

0.44.1 (2025-05-01)

0.44.0 (2025-04-18)

0.43.0 (2025-03-21)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into chore/bump-version-0.43
  • chore: rename from [autoware.universe]{.title-ref} to [autoware_universe]{.title-ref} (#10306)
  • Contributors: Hayato Mizushima, Yutaka Kondo

0.42.0 (2025-03-03)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into tmp/bot/bump_version_base
  • feat(autoware_utils): replace autoware_universe_utils with autoware_utils (#10191)
  • feat!: replace scenario msg from tier4_planning_msgs to autoware_internal_planning_msgs (#10180)
  • Contributors: Fumiya Watanabe, Ryohsuke Mitsudome, 心刚

0.41.2 (2025-02-19)

  • chore: bump version to 0.41.1 (#10088)
  • Contributors: Ryohsuke Mitsudome

0.41.1 (2025-02-10)

0.41.0 (2025-01-29)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into tmp/bot/bump_version_base
  • feat(autoware_costmap_generator): tier4_debug_msgs changed to autoware_internal-debug_msgs in autoware_costmap_generator (#9901) feat: tier4_debug_msgs changed to autoware_internal-debug_msgs in files planning/autoware_costmap_generator
  • fix(autoware_costmap_generator): fix bugprone-branch-clone (#9669) fix: bugprone-error
  • chore(autoware_costmap_generator): suppress Could not find a connection between 'map' and 'base_link' (#9655)
  • Contributors: Fumiya Watanabe, Vishal Chauhan, Yukinari Hisaki, kobayu858

0.40.0 (2024-12-12)

  • Merge branch 'main' into release-0.40.0

  • Revert "chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0 (#9587)" This reverts commit c9f0f2688c57b0f657f5c1f28f036a970682e7f5.

  • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst (#9588)

  • chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0 (#9587)

    • chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0
    • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst

    * fix: remove unnecessary diff ---------Co-authored-by: Yutaka Kondo <<yutaka.kondo@youtalk.jp>>

  • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst (#9588)

  • feat(costmap_generator, scenario_selector): improve freespace planning stability (#9579)

    • discretize updating grid center position by size of grid resolution
    • modify logic for switching to lane driving in scenario selector

    * fix spelling ---------

  • fix(cpplint): include what you use - planning (#9570)

  • refactor: correct spelling (#9528)

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Launch files

  • launch/costmap_generator.launch.xml
      • input_objects [default: ~/input/objects]
      • input_points_no_ground [default: ~/input/points_no_ground]
      • input_lanelet_map [default: ~/input/vector_map]
      • input_scenario [default: ~/input/scenario]
      • output_grid_map [default: ~/output/grid_map]
      • output_occupancy_grid [default: ~/output/occupancy_grid]
      • costmap_generator_param_file [default: $(find-pkg-share autoware_costmap_generator)/config/costmap_generator.param.yaml]

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autoware_behavior_path_bidirectional_traffic_module autoware_behavior_path_dynamic_obstacle_avoidance_module autoware_behavior_path_external_request_lane_change_module autoware_behavior_path_goal_planner_module autoware_behavior_path_lane_change_module autoware_behavior_path_planner autoware_behavior_path_planner_common autoware_behavior_path_sampling_planner_module autoware_behavior_path_side_shift_module autoware_behavior_path_start_planner_module autoware_behavior_path_static_obstacle_avoidance_module autoware_behavior_velocity_blind_spot_module autoware_behavior_velocity_crosswalk_module autoware_behavior_velocity_detection_area_module autoware_behavior_velocity_intersection_module autoware_behavior_velocity_no_drivable_lane_module autoware_behavior_velocity_no_stopping_area_module autoware_behavior_velocity_occlusion_spot_module autoware_behavior_velocity_rtc_interface autoware_behavior_velocity_run_out_module autoware_behavior_velocity_speed_bump_module autoware_behavior_velocity_template_module autoware_behavior_velocity_traffic_light_module autoware_behavior_velocity_virtual_traffic_light_module autoware_behavior_velocity_walkway_module autoware_motion_velocity_boundary_departure_prevention_module autoware_motion_velocity_dynamic_obstacle_stop_module autoware_motion_velocity_obstacle_cruise_module autoware_motion_velocity_obstacle_slow_down_module autoware_motion_velocity_obstacle_velocity_limiter_module autoware_motion_velocity_out_of_lane_module autoware_motion_velocity_road_user_stop_module autoware_motion_velocity_run_out_module autoware_planning_validator autoware_planning_validator_intersection_collision_checker autoware_planning_validator_latency_checker autoware_planning_validator_rear_collision_checker autoware_planning_validator_test_utils autoware_planning_validator_trajectory_checker autoware_bezier_sampler autoware_frenet_planner autoware_path_sampler autoware_sampler_common autoware_cuda_pointcloud_preprocessor 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github

Package Summary

Tags No category tags.
Version 0.47.0
License Apache License 2.0
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Description
Checkout URI https://github.com/autowarefoundation/autoware_universe.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version main
Last Updated 2025-08-16
Dev Status UNKNOWN
Released UNRELEASED
Tags planner ros calibration self-driving-car autonomous-driving autonomous-vehicles ros2 3d-map autoware
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

The autoware_costmap_generator package

Additional Links

No additional links.

Maintainers

  • Kosuke Takeuchi
  • Takamasa Horibe
  • Takayuki Murooka

Authors

No additional authors.

costmap_generator

costmap_generator_node

This node reads PointCloud and/or DynamicObjectArray and creates an OccupancyGrid and GridMap. VectorMap(Lanelet2) is optional.

Input topics

Name Type Description
~input/objects autoware_perception_msgs::PredictedObjects predicted objects, for obstacles areas
~input/points_no_ground sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 ground-removed points, for obstacle areas which can’t be detected as objects
~input/vector_map autoware_map_msgs::msg::LaneletMapBin vector map, for drivable areas
~input/scenario tier4_planning_msgs::Scenario scenarios to be activated, for node activation

Output topics

Name Type Description
~output/grid_map grid_map_msgs::GridMap costmap as GridMap, values are from 0.0 to 1.0
~output/occupancy_grid nav_msgs::OccupancyGrid costmap as OccupancyGrid, values are from 0 to 100

Output TFs

None

How to launch

  1. Execute the command source install/setup.bash to setup the environment

  2. Run ros2 launch costmap_generator costmap_generator.launch.xml to launch the node

Parameters

Name Type Description
update_rate double timer’s update rate
activate_by_scenario bool if true, activate by scenario = parking. Otherwise, activate if vehicle is inside parking lot.
use_objects bool whether using ~input/objects or not
use_points bool whether using ~input/points_no_ground or not
use_wayarea bool whether using wayarea from ~input/vector_map or not
use_parkinglot bool whether using parkinglot from ~input/vector_map or not
costmap_frame string created costmap’s coordinate
vehicle_frame string vehicle’s coordinate
map_frame string map’s coordinate
grid_min_value double minimum cost for gridmap
grid_max_value double maximum cost for gridmap
grid_resolution double resolution for gridmap
grid_length_x int size of gridmap for x direction
grid_length_y int size of gridmap for y direction
grid_position_x int offset from coordinate in x direction
grid_position_y int offset from coordinate in y direction
maximum_lidar_height_thres double maximum height threshold for pointcloud data (relative to the vehicle_frame)
minimum_lidar_height_thres double minimum height threshold for pointcloud data (relative to the vehicle_frame)
expand_rectangle_size double expand object’s rectangle with this value
size_of_expansion_kernel int kernel size for blurring effect on object’s costmap

Flowchart

@startuml
title onTimer
start

if (scenario is active?) then (yes)
else (no)
  stop
endif

:get current pose;

:set the center of costmap to current pose;

if (use wayarea or use parkinglot?) then (yes)
 :generate map primitives costmap;
endif

if (use objects?) then (yes)
 :generate objects costmap;
endif

if (use points?) then (yes)
 :generate points costmap;
endif

:combine costmap;

:publish costmap;

stop
@enduml

CHANGELOG

Changelog for package autoware_costmap_generator

0.47.0 (2025-08-11)

0.46.0 (2025-06-20)

0.45.0 (2025-05-22)

0.44.2 (2025-06-10)

0.44.1 (2025-05-01)

0.44.0 (2025-04-18)

0.43.0 (2025-03-21)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into chore/bump-version-0.43
  • chore: rename from [autoware.universe]{.title-ref} to [autoware_universe]{.title-ref} (#10306)
  • Contributors: Hayato Mizushima, Yutaka Kondo

0.42.0 (2025-03-03)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into tmp/bot/bump_version_base
  • feat(autoware_utils): replace autoware_universe_utils with autoware_utils (#10191)
  • feat!: replace scenario msg from tier4_planning_msgs to autoware_internal_planning_msgs (#10180)
  • Contributors: Fumiya Watanabe, Ryohsuke Mitsudome, 心刚

0.41.2 (2025-02-19)

  • chore: bump version to 0.41.1 (#10088)
  • Contributors: Ryohsuke Mitsudome

0.41.1 (2025-02-10)

0.41.0 (2025-01-29)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into tmp/bot/bump_version_base
  • feat(autoware_costmap_generator): tier4_debug_msgs changed to autoware_internal-debug_msgs in autoware_costmap_generator (#9901) feat: tier4_debug_msgs changed to autoware_internal-debug_msgs in files planning/autoware_costmap_generator
  • fix(autoware_costmap_generator): fix bugprone-branch-clone (#9669) fix: bugprone-error
  • chore(autoware_costmap_generator): suppress Could not find a connection between 'map' and 'base_link' (#9655)
  • Contributors: Fumiya Watanabe, Vishal Chauhan, Yukinari Hisaki, kobayu858

0.40.0 (2024-12-12)

  • Merge branch 'main' into release-0.40.0

  • Revert "chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0 (#9587)" This reverts commit c9f0f2688c57b0f657f5c1f28f036a970682e7f5.

  • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst (#9588)

  • chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0 (#9587)

    • chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0
    • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst

    * fix: remove unnecessary diff ---------Co-authored-by: Yutaka Kondo <<yutaka.kondo@youtalk.jp>>

  • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst (#9588)

  • feat(costmap_generator, scenario_selector): improve freespace planning stability (#9579)

    • discretize updating grid center position by size of grid resolution
    • modify logic for switching to lane driving in scenario selector

    * fix spelling ---------

  • fix(cpplint): include what you use - planning (#9570)

  • refactor: correct spelling (#9528)

File truncated at 100 lines see the full file

Launch files

  • launch/costmap_generator.launch.xml
      • input_objects [default: ~/input/objects]
      • input_points_no_ground [default: ~/input/points_no_ground]
      • input_lanelet_map [default: ~/input/vector_map]
      • input_scenario [default: ~/input/scenario]
      • output_grid_map [default: ~/output/grid_map]
      • output_occupancy_grid [default: ~/output/occupancy_grid]
      • costmap_generator_param_file [default: $(find-pkg-share autoware_costmap_generator)/config/costmap_generator.param.yaml]

Messages

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Services

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Plugins

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Package Summary

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Version 0.47.0
License Apache License 2.0
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
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Repository Summary

Description
Checkout URI https://github.com/autowarefoundation/autoware_universe.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version main
Last Updated 2025-08-16
Dev Status UNKNOWN
Released UNRELEASED
Tags planner ros calibration self-driving-car autonomous-driving autonomous-vehicles ros2 3d-map autoware
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Package Description

The autoware_costmap_generator package

Additional Links

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Maintainers

  • Kosuke Takeuchi
  • Takamasa Horibe
  • Takayuki Murooka

Authors

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costmap_generator

costmap_generator_node

This node reads PointCloud and/or DynamicObjectArray and creates an OccupancyGrid and GridMap. VectorMap(Lanelet2) is optional.

Input topics

Name Type Description
~input/objects autoware_perception_msgs::PredictedObjects predicted objects, for obstacles areas
~input/points_no_ground sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 ground-removed points, for obstacle areas which can’t be detected as objects
~input/vector_map autoware_map_msgs::msg::LaneletMapBin vector map, for drivable areas
~input/scenario tier4_planning_msgs::Scenario scenarios to be activated, for node activation

Output topics

Name Type Description
~output/grid_map grid_map_msgs::GridMap costmap as GridMap, values are from 0.0 to 1.0
~output/occupancy_grid nav_msgs::OccupancyGrid costmap as OccupancyGrid, values are from 0 to 100

Output TFs

None

How to launch

  1. Execute the command source install/setup.bash to setup the environment

  2. Run ros2 launch costmap_generator costmap_generator.launch.xml to launch the node

Parameters

Name Type Description
update_rate double timer’s update rate
activate_by_scenario bool if true, activate by scenario = parking. Otherwise, activate if vehicle is inside parking lot.
use_objects bool whether using ~input/objects or not
use_points bool whether using ~input/points_no_ground or not
use_wayarea bool whether using wayarea from ~input/vector_map or not
use_parkinglot bool whether using parkinglot from ~input/vector_map or not
costmap_frame string created costmap’s coordinate
vehicle_frame string vehicle’s coordinate
map_frame string map’s coordinate
grid_min_value double minimum cost for gridmap
grid_max_value double maximum cost for gridmap
grid_resolution double resolution for gridmap
grid_length_x int size of gridmap for x direction
grid_length_y int size of gridmap for y direction
grid_position_x int offset from coordinate in x direction
grid_position_y int offset from coordinate in y direction
maximum_lidar_height_thres double maximum height threshold for pointcloud data (relative to the vehicle_frame)
minimum_lidar_height_thres double minimum height threshold for pointcloud data (relative to the vehicle_frame)
expand_rectangle_size double expand object’s rectangle with this value
size_of_expansion_kernel int kernel size for blurring effect on object’s costmap

Flowchart

@startuml
title onTimer
start

if (scenario is active?) then (yes)
else (no)
  stop
endif

:get current pose;

:set the center of costmap to current pose;

if (use wayarea or use parkinglot?) then (yes)
 :generate map primitives costmap;
endif

if (use objects?) then (yes)
 :generate objects costmap;
endif

if (use points?) then (yes)
 :generate points costmap;
endif

:combine costmap;

:publish costmap;

stop
@enduml

CHANGELOG

Changelog for package autoware_costmap_generator

0.47.0 (2025-08-11)

0.46.0 (2025-06-20)

0.45.0 (2025-05-22)

0.44.2 (2025-06-10)

0.44.1 (2025-05-01)

0.44.0 (2025-04-18)

0.43.0 (2025-03-21)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into chore/bump-version-0.43
  • chore: rename from [autoware.universe]{.title-ref} to [autoware_universe]{.title-ref} (#10306)
  • Contributors: Hayato Mizushima, Yutaka Kondo

0.42.0 (2025-03-03)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into tmp/bot/bump_version_base
  • feat(autoware_utils): replace autoware_universe_utils with autoware_utils (#10191)
  • feat!: replace scenario msg from tier4_planning_msgs to autoware_internal_planning_msgs (#10180)
  • Contributors: Fumiya Watanabe, Ryohsuke Mitsudome, 心刚

0.41.2 (2025-02-19)

  • chore: bump version to 0.41.1 (#10088)
  • Contributors: Ryohsuke Mitsudome

0.41.1 (2025-02-10)

0.41.0 (2025-01-29)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into tmp/bot/bump_version_base
  • feat(autoware_costmap_generator): tier4_debug_msgs changed to autoware_internal-debug_msgs in autoware_costmap_generator (#9901) feat: tier4_debug_msgs changed to autoware_internal-debug_msgs in files planning/autoware_costmap_generator
  • fix(autoware_costmap_generator): fix bugprone-branch-clone (#9669) fix: bugprone-error
  • chore(autoware_costmap_generator): suppress Could not find a connection between 'map' and 'base_link' (#9655)
  • Contributors: Fumiya Watanabe, Vishal Chauhan, Yukinari Hisaki, kobayu858

0.40.0 (2024-12-12)

  • Merge branch 'main' into release-0.40.0

  • Revert "chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0 (#9587)" This reverts commit c9f0f2688c57b0f657f5c1f28f036a970682e7f5.

  • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst (#9588)

  • chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0 (#9587)

    • chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0
    • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst

    * fix: remove unnecessary diff ---------Co-authored-by: Yutaka Kondo <<yutaka.kondo@youtalk.jp>>

  • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst (#9588)

  • feat(costmap_generator, scenario_selector): improve freespace planning stability (#9579)

    • discretize updating grid center position by size of grid resolution
    • modify logic for switching to lane driving in scenario selector

    * fix spelling ---------

  • fix(cpplint): include what you use - planning (#9570)

  • refactor: correct spelling (#9528)

File truncated at 100 lines see the full file

Launch files

  • launch/costmap_generator.launch.xml
      • input_objects [default: ~/input/objects]
      • input_points_no_ground [default: ~/input/points_no_ground]
      • input_lanelet_map [default: ~/input/vector_map]
      • input_scenario [default: ~/input/scenario]
      • output_grid_map [default: ~/output/grid_map]
      • output_occupancy_grid [default: ~/output/occupancy_grid]
      • costmap_generator_param_file [default: $(find-pkg-share autoware_costmap_generator)/config/costmap_generator.param.yaml]

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Plugins

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autoware_behavior_path_bidirectional_traffic_module autoware_behavior_path_dynamic_obstacle_avoidance_module autoware_behavior_path_external_request_lane_change_module autoware_behavior_path_goal_planner_module autoware_behavior_path_lane_change_module autoware_behavior_path_planner autoware_behavior_path_planner_common autoware_behavior_path_sampling_planner_module autoware_behavior_path_side_shift_module autoware_behavior_path_start_planner_module autoware_behavior_path_static_obstacle_avoidance_module autoware_behavior_velocity_blind_spot_module autoware_behavior_velocity_crosswalk_module autoware_behavior_velocity_detection_area_module autoware_behavior_velocity_intersection_module autoware_behavior_velocity_no_drivable_lane_module autoware_behavior_velocity_no_stopping_area_module autoware_behavior_velocity_occlusion_spot_module autoware_behavior_velocity_rtc_interface autoware_behavior_velocity_run_out_module autoware_behavior_velocity_speed_bump_module autoware_behavior_velocity_template_module autoware_behavior_velocity_traffic_light_module autoware_behavior_velocity_virtual_traffic_light_module autoware_behavior_velocity_walkway_module autoware_motion_velocity_boundary_departure_prevention_module autoware_motion_velocity_dynamic_obstacle_stop_module autoware_motion_velocity_obstacle_cruise_module autoware_motion_velocity_obstacle_slow_down_module autoware_motion_velocity_obstacle_velocity_limiter_module autoware_motion_velocity_out_of_lane_module autoware_motion_velocity_road_user_stop_module autoware_motion_velocity_run_out_module autoware_planning_validator autoware_planning_validator_intersection_collision_checker autoware_planning_validator_latency_checker autoware_planning_validator_rear_collision_checker autoware_planning_validator_test_utils autoware_planning_validator_trajectory_checker autoware_bezier_sampler autoware_frenet_planner autoware_path_sampler autoware_sampler_common autoware_cuda_pointcloud_preprocessor 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Package Summary

Tags No category tags.
Version 0.47.0
License Apache License 2.0
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Description
Checkout URI https://github.com/autowarefoundation/autoware_universe.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version main
Last Updated 2025-08-16
Dev Status UNKNOWN
Released UNRELEASED
Tags planner ros calibration self-driving-car autonomous-driving autonomous-vehicles ros2 3d-map autoware
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

The autoware_costmap_generator package

Additional Links

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Maintainers

  • Kosuke Takeuchi
  • Takamasa Horibe
  • Takayuki Murooka

Authors

No additional authors.

costmap_generator

costmap_generator_node

This node reads PointCloud and/or DynamicObjectArray and creates an OccupancyGrid and GridMap. VectorMap(Lanelet2) is optional.

Input topics

Name Type Description
~input/objects autoware_perception_msgs::PredictedObjects predicted objects, for obstacles areas
~input/points_no_ground sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 ground-removed points, for obstacle areas which can’t be detected as objects
~input/vector_map autoware_map_msgs::msg::LaneletMapBin vector map, for drivable areas
~input/scenario tier4_planning_msgs::Scenario scenarios to be activated, for node activation

Output topics

Name Type Description
~output/grid_map grid_map_msgs::GridMap costmap as GridMap, values are from 0.0 to 1.0
~output/occupancy_grid nav_msgs::OccupancyGrid costmap as OccupancyGrid, values are from 0 to 100

Output TFs

None

How to launch

  1. Execute the command source install/setup.bash to setup the environment

  2. Run ros2 launch costmap_generator costmap_generator.launch.xml to launch the node

Parameters

Name Type Description
update_rate double timer’s update rate
activate_by_scenario bool if true, activate by scenario = parking. Otherwise, activate if vehicle is inside parking lot.
use_objects bool whether using ~input/objects or not
use_points bool whether using ~input/points_no_ground or not
use_wayarea bool whether using wayarea from ~input/vector_map or not
use_parkinglot bool whether using parkinglot from ~input/vector_map or not
costmap_frame string created costmap’s coordinate
vehicle_frame string vehicle’s coordinate
map_frame string map’s coordinate
grid_min_value double minimum cost for gridmap
grid_max_value double maximum cost for gridmap
grid_resolution double resolution for gridmap
grid_length_x int size of gridmap for x direction
grid_length_y int size of gridmap for y direction
grid_position_x int offset from coordinate in x direction
grid_position_y int offset from coordinate in y direction
maximum_lidar_height_thres double maximum height threshold for pointcloud data (relative to the vehicle_frame)
minimum_lidar_height_thres double minimum height threshold for pointcloud data (relative to the vehicle_frame)
expand_rectangle_size double expand object’s rectangle with this value
size_of_expansion_kernel int kernel size for blurring effect on object’s costmap

Flowchart

@startuml
title onTimer
start

if (scenario is active?) then (yes)
else (no)
  stop
endif

:get current pose;

:set the center of costmap to current pose;

if (use wayarea or use parkinglot?) then (yes)
 :generate map primitives costmap;
endif

if (use objects?) then (yes)
 :generate objects costmap;
endif

if (use points?) then (yes)
 :generate points costmap;
endif

:combine costmap;

:publish costmap;

stop
@enduml

CHANGELOG

Changelog for package autoware_costmap_generator

0.47.0 (2025-08-11)

0.46.0 (2025-06-20)

0.45.0 (2025-05-22)

0.44.2 (2025-06-10)

0.44.1 (2025-05-01)

0.44.0 (2025-04-18)

0.43.0 (2025-03-21)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into chore/bump-version-0.43
  • chore: rename from [autoware.universe]{.title-ref} to [autoware_universe]{.title-ref} (#10306)
  • Contributors: Hayato Mizushima, Yutaka Kondo

0.42.0 (2025-03-03)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into tmp/bot/bump_version_base
  • feat(autoware_utils): replace autoware_universe_utils with autoware_utils (#10191)
  • feat!: replace scenario msg from tier4_planning_msgs to autoware_internal_planning_msgs (#10180)
  • Contributors: Fumiya Watanabe, Ryohsuke Mitsudome, 心刚

0.41.2 (2025-02-19)

  • chore: bump version to 0.41.1 (#10088)
  • Contributors: Ryohsuke Mitsudome

0.41.1 (2025-02-10)

0.41.0 (2025-01-29)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into tmp/bot/bump_version_base
  • feat(autoware_costmap_generator): tier4_debug_msgs changed to autoware_internal-debug_msgs in autoware_costmap_generator (#9901) feat: tier4_debug_msgs changed to autoware_internal-debug_msgs in files planning/autoware_costmap_generator
  • fix(autoware_costmap_generator): fix bugprone-branch-clone (#9669) fix: bugprone-error
  • chore(autoware_costmap_generator): suppress Could not find a connection between 'map' and 'base_link' (#9655)
  • Contributors: Fumiya Watanabe, Vishal Chauhan, Yukinari Hisaki, kobayu858

0.40.0 (2024-12-12)

  • Merge branch 'main' into release-0.40.0

  • Revert "chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0 (#9587)" This reverts commit c9f0f2688c57b0f657f5c1f28f036a970682e7f5.

  • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst (#9588)

  • chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0 (#9587)

    • chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0
    • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst

    * fix: remove unnecessary diff ---------Co-authored-by: Yutaka Kondo <<yutaka.kondo@youtalk.jp>>

  • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst (#9588)

  • feat(costmap_generator, scenario_selector): improve freespace planning stability (#9579)

    • discretize updating grid center position by size of grid resolution
    • modify logic for switching to lane driving in scenario selector

    * fix spelling ---------

  • fix(cpplint): include what you use - planning (#9570)

  • refactor: correct spelling (#9528)

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Launch files

  • launch/costmap_generator.launch.xml
      • input_objects [default: ~/input/objects]
      • input_points_no_ground [default: ~/input/points_no_ground]
      • input_lanelet_map [default: ~/input/vector_map]
      • input_scenario [default: ~/input/scenario]
      • output_grid_map [default: ~/output/grid_map]
      • output_occupancy_grid [default: ~/output/occupancy_grid]
      • costmap_generator_param_file [default: $(find-pkg-share autoware_costmap_generator)/config/costmap_generator.param.yaml]

Messages

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Services

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Package Summary

Tags No category tags.
Version 0.47.0
License Apache License 2.0
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Description
Checkout URI https://github.com/autowarefoundation/autoware_universe.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version main
Last Updated 2025-08-16
Dev Status UNKNOWN
Released UNRELEASED
Tags planner ros calibration self-driving-car autonomous-driving autonomous-vehicles ros2 3d-map autoware
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

The autoware_costmap_generator package

Additional Links

No additional links.

Maintainers

  • Kosuke Takeuchi
  • Takamasa Horibe
  • Takayuki Murooka

Authors

No additional authors.

costmap_generator

costmap_generator_node

This node reads PointCloud and/or DynamicObjectArray and creates an OccupancyGrid and GridMap. VectorMap(Lanelet2) is optional.

Input topics

Name Type Description
~input/objects autoware_perception_msgs::PredictedObjects predicted objects, for obstacles areas
~input/points_no_ground sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 ground-removed points, for obstacle areas which can’t be detected as objects
~input/vector_map autoware_map_msgs::msg::LaneletMapBin vector map, for drivable areas
~input/scenario tier4_planning_msgs::Scenario scenarios to be activated, for node activation

Output topics

Name Type Description
~output/grid_map grid_map_msgs::GridMap costmap as GridMap, values are from 0.0 to 1.0
~output/occupancy_grid nav_msgs::OccupancyGrid costmap as OccupancyGrid, values are from 0 to 100

Output TFs

None

How to launch

  1. Execute the command source install/setup.bash to setup the environment

  2. Run ros2 launch costmap_generator costmap_generator.launch.xml to launch the node

Parameters

Name Type Description
update_rate double timer’s update rate
activate_by_scenario bool if true, activate by scenario = parking. Otherwise, activate if vehicle is inside parking lot.
use_objects bool whether using ~input/objects or not
use_points bool whether using ~input/points_no_ground or not
use_wayarea bool whether using wayarea from ~input/vector_map or not
use_parkinglot bool whether using parkinglot from ~input/vector_map or not
costmap_frame string created costmap’s coordinate
vehicle_frame string vehicle’s coordinate
map_frame string map’s coordinate
grid_min_value double minimum cost for gridmap
grid_max_value double maximum cost for gridmap
grid_resolution double resolution for gridmap
grid_length_x int size of gridmap for x direction
grid_length_y int size of gridmap for y direction
grid_position_x int offset from coordinate in x direction
grid_position_y int offset from coordinate in y direction
maximum_lidar_height_thres double maximum height threshold for pointcloud data (relative to the vehicle_frame)
minimum_lidar_height_thres double minimum height threshold for pointcloud data (relative to the vehicle_frame)
expand_rectangle_size double expand object’s rectangle with this value
size_of_expansion_kernel int kernel size for blurring effect on object’s costmap

Flowchart

@startuml
title onTimer
start

if (scenario is active?) then (yes)
else (no)
  stop
endif

:get current pose;

:set the center of costmap to current pose;

if (use wayarea or use parkinglot?) then (yes)
 :generate map primitives costmap;
endif

if (use objects?) then (yes)
 :generate objects costmap;
endif

if (use points?) then (yes)
 :generate points costmap;
endif

:combine costmap;

:publish costmap;

stop
@enduml

CHANGELOG

Changelog for package autoware_costmap_generator

0.47.0 (2025-08-11)

0.46.0 (2025-06-20)

0.45.0 (2025-05-22)

0.44.2 (2025-06-10)

0.44.1 (2025-05-01)

0.44.0 (2025-04-18)

0.43.0 (2025-03-21)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into chore/bump-version-0.43
  • chore: rename from [autoware.universe]{.title-ref} to [autoware_universe]{.title-ref} (#10306)
  • Contributors: Hayato Mizushima, Yutaka Kondo

0.42.0 (2025-03-03)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into tmp/bot/bump_version_base
  • feat(autoware_utils): replace autoware_universe_utils with autoware_utils (#10191)
  • feat!: replace scenario msg from tier4_planning_msgs to autoware_internal_planning_msgs (#10180)
  • Contributors: Fumiya Watanabe, Ryohsuke Mitsudome, 心刚

0.41.2 (2025-02-19)

  • chore: bump version to 0.41.1 (#10088)
  • Contributors: Ryohsuke Mitsudome

0.41.1 (2025-02-10)

0.41.0 (2025-01-29)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into tmp/bot/bump_version_base
  • feat(autoware_costmap_generator): tier4_debug_msgs changed to autoware_internal-debug_msgs in autoware_costmap_generator (#9901) feat: tier4_debug_msgs changed to autoware_internal-debug_msgs in files planning/autoware_costmap_generator
  • fix(autoware_costmap_generator): fix bugprone-branch-clone (#9669) fix: bugprone-error
  • chore(autoware_costmap_generator): suppress Could not find a connection between 'map' and 'base_link' (#9655)
  • Contributors: Fumiya Watanabe, Vishal Chauhan, Yukinari Hisaki, kobayu858

0.40.0 (2024-12-12)

  • Merge branch 'main' into release-0.40.0

  • Revert "chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0 (#9587)" This reverts commit c9f0f2688c57b0f657f5c1f28f036a970682e7f5.

  • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst (#9588)

  • chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0 (#9587)

    • chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0
    • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst

    * fix: remove unnecessary diff ---------Co-authored-by: Yutaka Kondo <<yutaka.kondo@youtalk.jp>>

  • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst (#9588)

  • feat(costmap_generator, scenario_selector): improve freespace planning stability (#9579)

    • discretize updating grid center position by size of grid resolution
    • modify logic for switching to lane driving in scenario selector

    * fix spelling ---------

  • fix(cpplint): include what you use - planning (#9570)

  • refactor: correct spelling (#9528)

File truncated at 100 lines see the full file

Launch files

  • launch/costmap_generator.launch.xml
      • input_objects [default: ~/input/objects]
      • input_points_no_ground [default: ~/input/points_no_ground]
      • input_lanelet_map [default: ~/input/vector_map]
      • input_scenario [default: ~/input/scenario]
      • output_grid_map [default: ~/output/grid_map]
      • output_occupancy_grid [default: ~/output/occupancy_grid]
      • costmap_generator_param_file [default: $(find-pkg-share autoware_costmap_generator)/config/costmap_generator.param.yaml]

Messages

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autoware_behavior_path_bidirectional_traffic_module autoware_behavior_path_dynamic_obstacle_avoidance_module autoware_behavior_path_external_request_lane_change_module autoware_behavior_path_goal_planner_module autoware_behavior_path_lane_change_module autoware_behavior_path_planner autoware_behavior_path_planner_common autoware_behavior_path_sampling_planner_module autoware_behavior_path_side_shift_module autoware_behavior_path_start_planner_module autoware_behavior_path_static_obstacle_avoidance_module autoware_behavior_velocity_blind_spot_module autoware_behavior_velocity_crosswalk_module autoware_behavior_velocity_detection_area_module autoware_behavior_velocity_intersection_module autoware_behavior_velocity_no_drivable_lane_module autoware_behavior_velocity_no_stopping_area_module autoware_behavior_velocity_occlusion_spot_module autoware_behavior_velocity_rtc_interface autoware_behavior_velocity_run_out_module autoware_behavior_velocity_speed_bump_module autoware_behavior_velocity_template_module autoware_behavior_velocity_traffic_light_module autoware_behavior_velocity_virtual_traffic_light_module autoware_behavior_velocity_walkway_module autoware_motion_velocity_boundary_departure_prevention_module autoware_motion_velocity_dynamic_obstacle_stop_module autoware_motion_velocity_obstacle_cruise_module autoware_motion_velocity_obstacle_slow_down_module autoware_motion_velocity_obstacle_velocity_limiter_module autoware_motion_velocity_out_of_lane_module autoware_motion_velocity_road_user_stop_module autoware_motion_velocity_run_out_module autoware_planning_validator autoware_planning_validator_intersection_collision_checker autoware_planning_validator_latency_checker autoware_planning_validator_rear_collision_checker autoware_planning_validator_test_utils autoware_planning_validator_trajectory_checker autoware_bezier_sampler autoware_frenet_planner autoware_path_sampler autoware_sampler_common autoware_cuda_pointcloud_preprocessor 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Package Summary

Tags No category tags.
Version 0.47.0
License Apache License 2.0
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Description
Checkout URI https://github.com/autowarefoundation/autoware_universe.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version main
Last Updated 2025-08-16
Dev Status UNKNOWN
Released UNRELEASED
Tags planner ros calibration self-driving-car autonomous-driving autonomous-vehicles ros2 3d-map autoware
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
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Package Description

The autoware_costmap_generator package

Additional Links

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Maintainers

  • Kosuke Takeuchi
  • Takamasa Horibe
  • Takayuki Murooka

Authors

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costmap_generator

costmap_generator_node

This node reads PointCloud and/or DynamicObjectArray and creates an OccupancyGrid and GridMap. VectorMap(Lanelet2) is optional.

Input topics

Name Type Description
~input/objects autoware_perception_msgs::PredictedObjects predicted objects, for obstacles areas
~input/points_no_ground sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 ground-removed points, for obstacle areas which can’t be detected as objects
~input/vector_map autoware_map_msgs::msg::LaneletMapBin vector map, for drivable areas
~input/scenario tier4_planning_msgs::Scenario scenarios to be activated, for node activation

Output topics

Name Type Description
~output/grid_map grid_map_msgs::GridMap costmap as GridMap, values are from 0.0 to 1.0
~output/occupancy_grid nav_msgs::OccupancyGrid costmap as OccupancyGrid, values are from 0 to 100

Output TFs

None

How to launch

  1. Execute the command source install/setup.bash to setup the environment

  2. Run ros2 launch costmap_generator costmap_generator.launch.xml to launch the node

Parameters

Name Type Description
update_rate double timer’s update rate
activate_by_scenario bool if true, activate by scenario = parking. Otherwise, activate if vehicle is inside parking lot.
use_objects bool whether using ~input/objects or not
use_points bool whether using ~input/points_no_ground or not
use_wayarea bool whether using wayarea from ~input/vector_map or not
use_parkinglot bool whether using parkinglot from ~input/vector_map or not
costmap_frame string created costmap’s coordinate
vehicle_frame string vehicle’s coordinate
map_frame string map’s coordinate
grid_min_value double minimum cost for gridmap
grid_max_value double maximum cost for gridmap
grid_resolution double resolution for gridmap
grid_length_x int size of gridmap for x direction
grid_length_y int size of gridmap for y direction
grid_position_x int offset from coordinate in x direction
grid_position_y int offset from coordinate in y direction
maximum_lidar_height_thres double maximum height threshold for pointcloud data (relative to the vehicle_frame)
minimum_lidar_height_thres double minimum height threshold for pointcloud data (relative to the vehicle_frame)
expand_rectangle_size double expand object’s rectangle with this value
size_of_expansion_kernel int kernel size for blurring effect on object’s costmap

Flowchart

@startuml
title onTimer
start

if (scenario is active?) then (yes)
else (no)
  stop
endif

:get current pose;

:set the center of costmap to current pose;

if (use wayarea or use parkinglot?) then (yes)
 :generate map primitives costmap;
endif

if (use objects?) then (yes)
 :generate objects costmap;
endif

if (use points?) then (yes)
 :generate points costmap;
endif

:combine costmap;

:publish costmap;

stop
@enduml

CHANGELOG

Changelog for package autoware_costmap_generator

0.47.0 (2025-08-11)

0.46.0 (2025-06-20)

0.45.0 (2025-05-22)

0.44.2 (2025-06-10)

0.44.1 (2025-05-01)

0.44.0 (2025-04-18)

0.43.0 (2025-03-21)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into chore/bump-version-0.43
  • chore: rename from [autoware.universe]{.title-ref} to [autoware_universe]{.title-ref} (#10306)
  • Contributors: Hayato Mizushima, Yutaka Kondo

0.42.0 (2025-03-03)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into tmp/bot/bump_version_base
  • feat(autoware_utils): replace autoware_universe_utils with autoware_utils (#10191)
  • feat!: replace scenario msg from tier4_planning_msgs to autoware_internal_planning_msgs (#10180)
  • Contributors: Fumiya Watanabe, Ryohsuke Mitsudome, 心刚

0.41.2 (2025-02-19)

  • chore: bump version to 0.41.1 (#10088)
  • Contributors: Ryohsuke Mitsudome

0.41.1 (2025-02-10)

0.41.0 (2025-01-29)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into tmp/bot/bump_version_base
  • feat(autoware_costmap_generator): tier4_debug_msgs changed to autoware_internal-debug_msgs in autoware_costmap_generator (#9901) feat: tier4_debug_msgs changed to autoware_internal-debug_msgs in files planning/autoware_costmap_generator
  • fix(autoware_costmap_generator): fix bugprone-branch-clone (#9669) fix: bugprone-error
  • chore(autoware_costmap_generator): suppress Could not find a connection between 'map' and 'base_link' (#9655)
  • Contributors: Fumiya Watanabe, Vishal Chauhan, Yukinari Hisaki, kobayu858

0.40.0 (2024-12-12)

  • Merge branch 'main' into release-0.40.0

  • Revert "chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0 (#9587)" This reverts commit c9f0f2688c57b0f657f5c1f28f036a970682e7f5.

  • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst (#9588)

  • chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0 (#9587)

    • chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0
    • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst

    * fix: remove unnecessary diff ---------Co-authored-by: Yutaka Kondo <<yutaka.kondo@youtalk.jp>>

  • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst (#9588)

  • feat(costmap_generator, scenario_selector): improve freespace planning stability (#9579)

    • discretize updating grid center position by size of grid resolution
    • modify logic for switching to lane driving in scenario selector

    * fix spelling ---------

  • fix(cpplint): include what you use - planning (#9570)

  • refactor: correct spelling (#9528)

File truncated at 100 lines see the full file

Launch files

  • launch/costmap_generator.launch.xml
      • input_objects [default: ~/input/objects]
      • input_points_no_ground [default: ~/input/points_no_ground]
      • input_lanelet_map [default: ~/input/vector_map]
      • input_scenario [default: ~/input/scenario]
      • output_grid_map [default: ~/output/grid_map]
      • output_occupancy_grid [default: ~/output/occupancy_grid]
      • costmap_generator_param_file [default: $(find-pkg-share autoware_costmap_generator)/config/costmap_generator.param.yaml]

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autoware_behavior_path_bidirectional_traffic_module autoware_behavior_path_dynamic_obstacle_avoidance_module autoware_behavior_path_external_request_lane_change_module autoware_behavior_path_goal_planner_module autoware_behavior_path_lane_change_module autoware_behavior_path_planner autoware_behavior_path_planner_common autoware_behavior_path_sampling_planner_module autoware_behavior_path_side_shift_module autoware_behavior_path_start_planner_module autoware_behavior_path_static_obstacle_avoidance_module autoware_behavior_velocity_blind_spot_module autoware_behavior_velocity_crosswalk_module autoware_behavior_velocity_detection_area_module autoware_behavior_velocity_intersection_module autoware_behavior_velocity_no_drivable_lane_module autoware_behavior_velocity_no_stopping_area_module autoware_behavior_velocity_occlusion_spot_module autoware_behavior_velocity_rtc_interface autoware_behavior_velocity_run_out_module autoware_behavior_velocity_speed_bump_module autoware_behavior_velocity_template_module autoware_behavior_velocity_traffic_light_module autoware_behavior_velocity_virtual_traffic_light_module autoware_behavior_velocity_walkway_module autoware_motion_velocity_boundary_departure_prevention_module autoware_motion_velocity_dynamic_obstacle_stop_module autoware_motion_velocity_obstacle_cruise_module autoware_motion_velocity_obstacle_slow_down_module autoware_motion_velocity_obstacle_velocity_limiter_module autoware_motion_velocity_out_of_lane_module autoware_motion_velocity_road_user_stop_module autoware_motion_velocity_run_out_module autoware_planning_validator autoware_planning_validator_intersection_collision_checker autoware_planning_validator_latency_checker autoware_planning_validator_rear_collision_checker autoware_planning_validator_test_utils autoware_planning_validator_trajectory_checker autoware_bezier_sampler autoware_frenet_planner autoware_path_sampler autoware_sampler_common autoware_cuda_pointcloud_preprocessor 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ROS Distro
github

Package Summary

Tags No category tags.
Version 0.47.0
License Apache License 2.0
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Description
Checkout URI https://github.com/autowarefoundation/autoware_universe.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version main
Last Updated 2025-08-16
Dev Status UNKNOWN
Released UNRELEASED
Tags planner ros calibration self-driving-car autonomous-driving autonomous-vehicles ros2 3d-map autoware
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

The autoware_costmap_generator package

Additional Links

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Maintainers

  • Kosuke Takeuchi
  • Takamasa Horibe
  • Takayuki Murooka

Authors

No additional authors.

costmap_generator

costmap_generator_node

This node reads PointCloud and/or DynamicObjectArray and creates an OccupancyGrid and GridMap. VectorMap(Lanelet2) is optional.

Input topics

Name Type Description
~input/objects autoware_perception_msgs::PredictedObjects predicted objects, for obstacles areas
~input/points_no_ground sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 ground-removed points, for obstacle areas which can’t be detected as objects
~input/vector_map autoware_map_msgs::msg::LaneletMapBin vector map, for drivable areas
~input/scenario tier4_planning_msgs::Scenario scenarios to be activated, for node activation

Output topics

Name Type Description
~output/grid_map grid_map_msgs::GridMap costmap as GridMap, values are from 0.0 to 1.0
~output/occupancy_grid nav_msgs::OccupancyGrid costmap as OccupancyGrid, values are from 0 to 100

Output TFs

None

How to launch

  1. Execute the command source install/setup.bash to setup the environment

  2. Run ros2 launch costmap_generator costmap_generator.launch.xml to launch the node

Parameters

Name Type Description
update_rate double timer’s update rate
activate_by_scenario bool if true, activate by scenario = parking. Otherwise, activate if vehicle is inside parking lot.
use_objects bool whether using ~input/objects or not
use_points bool whether using ~input/points_no_ground or not
use_wayarea bool whether using wayarea from ~input/vector_map or not
use_parkinglot bool whether using parkinglot from ~input/vector_map or not
costmap_frame string created costmap’s coordinate
vehicle_frame string vehicle’s coordinate
map_frame string map’s coordinate
grid_min_value double minimum cost for gridmap
grid_max_value double maximum cost for gridmap
grid_resolution double resolution for gridmap
grid_length_x int size of gridmap for x direction
grid_length_y int size of gridmap for y direction
grid_position_x int offset from coordinate in x direction
grid_position_y int offset from coordinate in y direction
maximum_lidar_height_thres double maximum height threshold for pointcloud data (relative to the vehicle_frame)
minimum_lidar_height_thres double minimum height threshold for pointcloud data (relative to the vehicle_frame)
expand_rectangle_size double expand object’s rectangle with this value
size_of_expansion_kernel int kernel size for blurring effect on object’s costmap

Flowchart

@startuml
title onTimer
start

if (scenario is active?) then (yes)
else (no)
  stop
endif

:get current pose;

:set the center of costmap to current pose;

if (use wayarea or use parkinglot?) then (yes)
 :generate map primitives costmap;
endif

if (use objects?) then (yes)
 :generate objects costmap;
endif

if (use points?) then (yes)
 :generate points costmap;
endif

:combine costmap;

:publish costmap;

stop
@enduml

CHANGELOG

Changelog for package autoware_costmap_generator

0.47.0 (2025-08-11)

0.46.0 (2025-06-20)

0.45.0 (2025-05-22)

0.44.2 (2025-06-10)

0.44.1 (2025-05-01)

0.44.0 (2025-04-18)

0.43.0 (2025-03-21)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into chore/bump-version-0.43
  • chore: rename from [autoware.universe]{.title-ref} to [autoware_universe]{.title-ref} (#10306)
  • Contributors: Hayato Mizushima, Yutaka Kondo

0.42.0 (2025-03-03)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into tmp/bot/bump_version_base
  • feat(autoware_utils): replace autoware_universe_utils with autoware_utils (#10191)
  • feat!: replace scenario msg from tier4_planning_msgs to autoware_internal_planning_msgs (#10180)
  • Contributors: Fumiya Watanabe, Ryohsuke Mitsudome, 心刚

0.41.2 (2025-02-19)

  • chore: bump version to 0.41.1 (#10088)
  • Contributors: Ryohsuke Mitsudome

0.41.1 (2025-02-10)

0.41.0 (2025-01-29)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into tmp/bot/bump_version_base
  • feat(autoware_costmap_generator): tier4_debug_msgs changed to autoware_internal-debug_msgs in autoware_costmap_generator (#9901) feat: tier4_debug_msgs changed to autoware_internal-debug_msgs in files planning/autoware_costmap_generator
  • fix(autoware_costmap_generator): fix bugprone-branch-clone (#9669) fix: bugprone-error
  • chore(autoware_costmap_generator): suppress Could not find a connection between 'map' and 'base_link' (#9655)
  • Contributors: Fumiya Watanabe, Vishal Chauhan, Yukinari Hisaki, kobayu858

0.40.0 (2024-12-12)

  • Merge branch 'main' into release-0.40.0

  • Revert "chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0 (#9587)" This reverts commit c9f0f2688c57b0f657f5c1f28f036a970682e7f5.

  • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst (#9588)

  • chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0 (#9587)

    • chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0
    • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst

    * fix: remove unnecessary diff ---------Co-authored-by: Yutaka Kondo <<yutaka.kondo@youtalk.jp>>

  • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst (#9588)

  • feat(costmap_generator, scenario_selector): improve freespace planning stability (#9579)

    • discretize updating grid center position by size of grid resolution
    • modify logic for switching to lane driving in scenario selector

    * fix spelling ---------

  • fix(cpplint): include what you use - planning (#9570)

  • refactor: correct spelling (#9528)

File truncated at 100 lines see the full file

Launch files

  • launch/costmap_generator.launch.xml
      • input_objects [default: ~/input/objects]
      • input_points_no_ground [default: ~/input/points_no_ground]
      • input_lanelet_map [default: ~/input/vector_map]
      • input_scenario [default: ~/input/scenario]
      • output_grid_map [default: ~/output/grid_map]
      • output_occupancy_grid [default: ~/output/occupancy_grid]
      • costmap_generator_param_file [default: $(find-pkg-share autoware_costmap_generator)/config/costmap_generator.param.yaml]

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

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Version 0.47.0
License Apache License 2.0
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
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Repository Summary

Description
Checkout URI https://github.com/autowarefoundation/autoware_universe.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version main
Last Updated 2025-08-16
Dev Status UNKNOWN
Released UNRELEASED
Tags planner ros calibration self-driving-car autonomous-driving autonomous-vehicles ros2 3d-map autoware
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Package Description

The autoware_costmap_generator package

Additional Links

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Maintainers

  • Kosuke Takeuchi
  • Takamasa Horibe
  • Takayuki Murooka

Authors

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costmap_generator

costmap_generator_node

This node reads PointCloud and/or DynamicObjectArray and creates an OccupancyGrid and GridMap. VectorMap(Lanelet2) is optional.

Input topics

Name Type Description
~input/objects autoware_perception_msgs::PredictedObjects predicted objects, for obstacles areas
~input/points_no_ground sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 ground-removed points, for obstacle areas which can’t be detected as objects
~input/vector_map autoware_map_msgs::msg::LaneletMapBin vector map, for drivable areas
~input/scenario tier4_planning_msgs::Scenario scenarios to be activated, for node activation

Output topics

Name Type Description
~output/grid_map grid_map_msgs::GridMap costmap as GridMap, values are from 0.0 to 1.0
~output/occupancy_grid nav_msgs::OccupancyGrid costmap as OccupancyGrid, values are from 0 to 100

Output TFs

None

How to launch

  1. Execute the command source install/setup.bash to setup the environment

  2. Run ros2 launch costmap_generator costmap_generator.launch.xml to launch the node

Parameters

Name Type Description
update_rate double timer’s update rate
activate_by_scenario bool if true, activate by scenario = parking. Otherwise, activate if vehicle is inside parking lot.
use_objects bool whether using ~input/objects or not
use_points bool whether using ~input/points_no_ground or not
use_wayarea bool whether using wayarea from ~input/vector_map or not
use_parkinglot bool whether using parkinglot from ~input/vector_map or not
costmap_frame string created costmap’s coordinate
vehicle_frame string vehicle’s coordinate
map_frame string map’s coordinate
grid_min_value double minimum cost for gridmap
grid_max_value double maximum cost for gridmap
grid_resolution double resolution for gridmap
grid_length_x int size of gridmap for x direction
grid_length_y int size of gridmap for y direction
grid_position_x int offset from coordinate in x direction
grid_position_y int offset from coordinate in y direction
maximum_lidar_height_thres double maximum height threshold for pointcloud data (relative to the vehicle_frame)
minimum_lidar_height_thres double minimum height threshold for pointcloud data (relative to the vehicle_frame)
expand_rectangle_size double expand object’s rectangle with this value
size_of_expansion_kernel int kernel size for blurring effect on object’s costmap

Flowchart

@startuml
title onTimer
start

if (scenario is active?) then (yes)
else (no)
  stop
endif

:get current pose;

:set the center of costmap to current pose;

if (use wayarea or use parkinglot?) then (yes)
 :generate map primitives costmap;
endif

if (use objects?) then (yes)
 :generate objects costmap;
endif

if (use points?) then (yes)
 :generate points costmap;
endif

:combine costmap;

:publish costmap;

stop
@enduml

CHANGELOG

Changelog for package autoware_costmap_generator

0.47.0 (2025-08-11)

0.46.0 (2025-06-20)

0.45.0 (2025-05-22)

0.44.2 (2025-06-10)

0.44.1 (2025-05-01)

0.44.0 (2025-04-18)

0.43.0 (2025-03-21)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into chore/bump-version-0.43
  • chore: rename from [autoware.universe]{.title-ref} to [autoware_universe]{.title-ref} (#10306)
  • Contributors: Hayato Mizushima, Yutaka Kondo

0.42.0 (2025-03-03)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into tmp/bot/bump_version_base
  • feat(autoware_utils): replace autoware_universe_utils with autoware_utils (#10191)
  • feat!: replace scenario msg from tier4_planning_msgs to autoware_internal_planning_msgs (#10180)
  • Contributors: Fumiya Watanabe, Ryohsuke Mitsudome, 心刚

0.41.2 (2025-02-19)

  • chore: bump version to 0.41.1 (#10088)
  • Contributors: Ryohsuke Mitsudome

0.41.1 (2025-02-10)

0.41.0 (2025-01-29)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into tmp/bot/bump_version_base
  • feat(autoware_costmap_generator): tier4_debug_msgs changed to autoware_internal-debug_msgs in autoware_costmap_generator (#9901) feat: tier4_debug_msgs changed to autoware_internal-debug_msgs in files planning/autoware_costmap_generator
  • fix(autoware_costmap_generator): fix bugprone-branch-clone (#9669) fix: bugprone-error
  • chore(autoware_costmap_generator): suppress Could not find a connection between 'map' and 'base_link' (#9655)
  • Contributors: Fumiya Watanabe, Vishal Chauhan, Yukinari Hisaki, kobayu858

0.40.0 (2024-12-12)

  • Merge branch 'main' into release-0.40.0

  • Revert "chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0 (#9587)" This reverts commit c9f0f2688c57b0f657f5c1f28f036a970682e7f5.

  • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst (#9588)

  • chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0 (#9587)

    • chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0
    • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst

    * fix: remove unnecessary diff ---------Co-authored-by: Yutaka Kondo <<yutaka.kondo@youtalk.jp>>

  • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst (#9588)

  • feat(costmap_generator, scenario_selector): improve freespace planning stability (#9579)

    • discretize updating grid center position by size of grid resolution
    • modify logic for switching to lane driving in scenario selector

    * fix spelling ---------

  • fix(cpplint): include what you use - planning (#9570)

  • refactor: correct spelling (#9528)

File truncated at 100 lines see the full file

Launch files

  • launch/costmap_generator.launch.xml
      • input_objects [default: ~/input/objects]
      • input_points_no_ground [default: ~/input/points_no_ground]
      • input_lanelet_map [default: ~/input/vector_map]
      • input_scenario [default: ~/input/scenario]
      • output_grid_map [default: ~/output/grid_map]
      • output_occupancy_grid [default: ~/output/occupancy_grid]
      • costmap_generator_param_file [default: $(find-pkg-share autoware_costmap_generator)/config/costmap_generator.param.yaml]

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Services

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Plugins

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Package Summary

Tags No category tags.
Version 0.47.0
License Apache License 2.0
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Description
Checkout URI https://github.com/autowarefoundation/autoware_universe.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version main
Last Updated 2025-08-16
Dev Status UNKNOWN
Released UNRELEASED
Tags planner ros calibration self-driving-car autonomous-driving autonomous-vehicles ros2 3d-map autoware
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

The autoware_costmap_generator package

Additional Links

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Maintainers

  • Kosuke Takeuchi
  • Takamasa Horibe
  • Takayuki Murooka

Authors

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costmap_generator

costmap_generator_node

This node reads PointCloud and/or DynamicObjectArray and creates an OccupancyGrid and GridMap. VectorMap(Lanelet2) is optional.

Input topics

Name Type Description
~input/objects autoware_perception_msgs::PredictedObjects predicted objects, for obstacles areas
~input/points_no_ground sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 ground-removed points, for obstacle areas which can’t be detected as objects
~input/vector_map autoware_map_msgs::msg::LaneletMapBin vector map, for drivable areas
~input/scenario tier4_planning_msgs::Scenario scenarios to be activated, for node activation

Output topics

Name Type Description
~output/grid_map grid_map_msgs::GridMap costmap as GridMap, values are from 0.0 to 1.0
~output/occupancy_grid nav_msgs::OccupancyGrid costmap as OccupancyGrid, values are from 0 to 100

Output TFs

None

How to launch

  1. Execute the command source install/setup.bash to setup the environment

  2. Run ros2 launch costmap_generator costmap_generator.launch.xml to launch the node

Parameters

Name Type Description
update_rate double timer’s update rate
activate_by_scenario bool if true, activate by scenario = parking. Otherwise, activate if vehicle is inside parking lot.
use_objects bool whether using ~input/objects or not
use_points bool whether using ~input/points_no_ground or not
use_wayarea bool whether using wayarea from ~input/vector_map or not
use_parkinglot bool whether using parkinglot from ~input/vector_map or not
costmap_frame string created costmap’s coordinate
vehicle_frame string vehicle’s coordinate
map_frame string map’s coordinate
grid_min_value double minimum cost for gridmap
grid_max_value double maximum cost for gridmap
grid_resolution double resolution for gridmap
grid_length_x int size of gridmap for x direction
grid_length_y int size of gridmap for y direction
grid_position_x int offset from coordinate in x direction
grid_position_y int offset from coordinate in y direction
maximum_lidar_height_thres double maximum height threshold for pointcloud data (relative to the vehicle_frame)
minimum_lidar_height_thres double minimum height threshold for pointcloud data (relative to the vehicle_frame)
expand_rectangle_size double expand object’s rectangle with this value
size_of_expansion_kernel int kernel size for blurring effect on object’s costmap

Flowchart

@startuml
title onTimer
start

if (scenario is active?) then (yes)
else (no)
  stop
endif

:get current pose;

:set the center of costmap to current pose;

if (use wayarea or use parkinglot?) then (yes)
 :generate map primitives costmap;
endif

if (use objects?) then (yes)
 :generate objects costmap;
endif

if (use points?) then (yes)
 :generate points costmap;
endif

:combine costmap;

:publish costmap;

stop
@enduml

CHANGELOG

Changelog for package autoware_costmap_generator

0.47.0 (2025-08-11)

0.46.0 (2025-06-20)

0.45.0 (2025-05-22)

0.44.2 (2025-06-10)

0.44.1 (2025-05-01)

0.44.0 (2025-04-18)

0.43.0 (2025-03-21)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into chore/bump-version-0.43
  • chore: rename from [autoware.universe]{.title-ref} to [autoware_universe]{.title-ref} (#10306)
  • Contributors: Hayato Mizushima, Yutaka Kondo

0.42.0 (2025-03-03)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into tmp/bot/bump_version_base
  • feat(autoware_utils): replace autoware_universe_utils with autoware_utils (#10191)
  • feat!: replace scenario msg from tier4_planning_msgs to autoware_internal_planning_msgs (#10180)
  • Contributors: Fumiya Watanabe, Ryohsuke Mitsudome, 心刚

0.41.2 (2025-02-19)

  • chore: bump version to 0.41.1 (#10088)
  • Contributors: Ryohsuke Mitsudome

0.41.1 (2025-02-10)

0.41.0 (2025-01-29)

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into tmp/bot/bump_version_base
  • feat(autoware_costmap_generator): tier4_debug_msgs changed to autoware_internal-debug_msgs in autoware_costmap_generator (#9901) feat: tier4_debug_msgs changed to autoware_internal-debug_msgs in files planning/autoware_costmap_generator
  • fix(autoware_costmap_generator): fix bugprone-branch-clone (#9669) fix: bugprone-error
  • chore(autoware_costmap_generator): suppress Could not find a connection between 'map' and 'base_link' (#9655)
  • Contributors: Fumiya Watanabe, Vishal Chauhan, Yukinari Hisaki, kobayu858

0.40.0 (2024-12-12)

  • Merge branch 'main' into release-0.40.0

  • Revert "chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0 (#9587)" This reverts commit c9f0f2688c57b0f657f5c1f28f036a970682e7f5.

  • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst (#9588)

  • chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0 (#9587)

    • chore(package.xml): bump version to 0.39.0
    • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst

    * fix: remove unnecessary diff ---------Co-authored-by: Yutaka Kondo <<yutaka.kondo@youtalk.jp>>

  • fix: fix ticket links in CHANGELOG.rst (#9588)

  • feat(costmap_generator, scenario_selector): improve freespace planning stability (#9579)

    • discretize updating grid center position by size of grid resolution
    • modify logic for switching to lane driving in scenario selector

    * fix spelling ---------

  • fix(cpplint): include what you use - planning (#9570)

  • refactor: correct spelling (#9528)

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Launch files

  • launch/costmap_generator.launch.xml
      • input_objects [default: ~/input/objects]
      • input_points_no_ground [default: ~/input/points_no_ground]
      • input_lanelet_map [default: ~/input/vector_map]
      • input_scenario [default: ~/input/scenario]
      • output_grid_map [default: ~/output/grid_map]
      • output_occupancy_grid [default: ~/output/occupancy_grid]
      • costmap_generator_param_file [default: $(find-pkg-share autoware_costmap_generator)/config/costmap_generator.param.yaml]

Messages

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Services

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Plugins

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