The bag files are here http://doc.openrobotino.org/f5_bagfiles/ All bag files have cmd_vel ignoring the limits in base_local_planner_params.yaml The all_the_way_full_speed_backwards_2010-06-16-09-15-48.bag shows a situation where the robot moves all the way backwards. cmd_vel_x goes down to -0.4! verbeek@F5:~$ rostopic list -v Published topics: * /map_metadata [nav_msgs/MapMetaData] 1 publisher * /move_base/global_costmap/robot_footprint [geometry_msgs/PolygonStamped] 1 publisher * /amcl_pose [geometry_msgs/PoseWithCovarianceStamped] 1 publisher * /move_base/current_goal [geometry_msgs/PoseStamped] 1 publisher * /move_base/feedback [move_base_msgs/MoveBaseActionFeedback] 1 publisher * /move_base/global_costmap/inflated_obstacles [nav_msgs/GridCells] 1 publisher * /tf [tf/tfMessage] 4 publishers * /move_base/local_costmap/obstacles [nav_msgs/GridCells] 1 publisher * /odom [nav_msgs/Odometry] 1 publisher * /scan [sensor_msgs/LaserScan] 1 publisher * /move_base/NavfnROS/NavfnROS_costmap/unknown_space [nav_msgs/GridCells] 1 publisher * /move_base/local_costmap/unknown_space [nav_msgs/GridCells] 1 publisher * /gyro_error [std_msgs/String] 1 publisher * /move_base/TrajectoryPlannerROS/global_plan [nav_msgs/Path] 1 publisher * /move_base/NavfnROS/plan [nav_msgs/Path] 1 publisher * /move_base/local_costmap/robot_footprint [geometry_msgs/PolygonStamped] 1 publisher * /move_base/status [actionlib_msgs/GoalStatusArray] 1 publisher * /particlecloud [geometry_msgs/PoseArray] 1 publisher * /map [nav_msgs/OccupancyGrid] 1 publisher * /cmd_vel [geometry_msgs/Twist] 1 publisher * /fault [std_msgs/Bool] 1 publisher * /move_base/NavfnROS/NavfnROS_costmap/robot_footprint [geometry_msgs/PolygonStamped] 1 publisher * /rosout [roslib/Log] 7 publishers * /move_base/global_costmap/obstacles [nav_msgs/GridCells] 1 publisher * /move_base/goal [move_base_msgs/MoveBaseActionGoal] 1 publisher * /move_base/TrajectoryPlannerROS/local_plan [nav_msgs/Path] 1 publisher * /rosout_agg [roslib/Log] 1 publisher * /move_base/local_costmap/inflated_obstacles [nav_msgs/GridCells] 1 publisher * /move_base/global_costmap/unknown_space [nav_msgs/GridCells] 1 publisher * /move_base/result [move_base_msgs/MoveBaseActionResult] 1 publisher * /move_base/NavfnROS/NavfnROS_costmap/obstacles [nav_msgs/GridCells] 1 publisher * /move_base/NavfnROS/NavfnROS_costmap/inflated_obstacles [nav_msgs/GridCells] 1 publisher Subscribed topics: * /time [unknown type] 8 subscribers * /move_base_simple/goal [unknown type] 1 subscriber * /move_base/goal [move_base_msgs/MoveBaseActionGoal] 1 subscriber * /map [nav_msgs/OccupancyGrid] 1 subscriber * /joint_states [unknown type] 1 subscriber * /rosout [roslib/Log] 1 subscriber * /tf [tf/tfMessage] 2 subscribers * /clock [unknown type] 8 subscribers * /initialpose [unknown type] 1 subscriber * /odom [nav_msgs/Odometry] 1 subscriber * /move_base/cancel [unknown type] 1 subscriber * /scan [sensor_msgs/LaserScan] 2 subscribers * /reset_time [unknown type] 2 subscribers * /cmd_vel [geometry_msgs/Twist] 1 subscriber * /tf_message [unknown type] 1 subscriber