ros-planning/navigation — pull request #234 by KaijenHsiao (2014-07-31 23:37:20+00:00)
Title: Added planner_overclock_ratio param to move_base

This param times the planner_frequency is the new frequency for the planning loop. At this frequency, it checks if a new plan is needed based on a new goal or a stuck controller (or if it's time to plan again based on the old planner_frequency).

This eliminates the problem where you ask the robot to go to a new location, or the controller is unable to execute the plan, and instead of replanning, the robot stops and waits for the next planner loop (at a potentially very slow planner_frequency).

(Thanks to Sachi Hemachandra.)