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+import numpy as np
+import time, math, os
+from math import sin, cos, pi
+from ament_index_python.packages import get_package_share_directory
+from ikpy.chain import Chain
+from ikpy.link import OriginLink, URDFLink
+#import pygame as pyg
+from scipy.spatial.transform import Rotation as R
+
+
+# Misc
+degree = pi / 180.0
+
+
+def convert_angles(angles):
+    # Converts angles to the format used for the urdf (contains some dummy joints)
+    return [0.0, 0.0, angles[0], angles[1], angles[2], angles[3], angles[4], 0.0]
+
+
+class arm:
+    def __init__(self, urdf_name):
+        self.ik_tolerance = 1e-3 #Tolerance (in meters) to determine if solution is valid
+        # URDF file path
+        self.urdf = os.path.join(get_package_share_directory('ik_pkg'), urdf_name)
+        # IKpy Chain        
+        self.chain = Chain.from_urdf_file(self.urdf)   
+
+
+        # Arrays for joint states
+        # Some links in the URDF are static (non-joints), these will remain zero for IK
+        # Indexes: Ignore, Ignore, Ax_0, Ax_1, Ax2, Ax_3, Wrist, Ignore
+        self.zero_angles = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
+        self.current_angles = self.zero_angles
+        self.last_angles = self.zero_angles
+        self.ik_angles = self.zero_angles
+
+        self.current_position = []
+        self.target_position = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0] 
+        self.target_orientation = [] # Effector orientation desired at target position. 
+                                # Generally orientation for the effector is modified manually by the operator. 
+        
+        # Might not need, copied over from state_publisher.py in ik_test
+        #self.step = 0.03 # Max movement increment
+
+
+    # Get current orientation of the end effector and update target_orientation
+    def update_orientation(self):
+
+        # FK matrix for arm's current pose
+        fk_matrix = self.chain.forward_kinematics(self.current_angles)
+        
+        # Update target_orientation to the effector's current orientation
+        self.target_orientation = fk_matrix[:3, :3]
+
+    # Update current angles to those provided
+    # Resetting last_angles to the new angles
+    #
+    # Use: First call, or when angles are changed manually.
+    def reset_angles(self, angles):
+        # Update angles to the new angles
+        self.current_angles = convert_angles(angles)
+        self.last_angles = self.current_angles
+
+    # Update current angles to those provided
+    # Maintain previous angles in last_angles
+    #
+    # Use: Repeated calls during IK operation
+    def update_angles(self, angles):
+        # Update angles to the new angles
+        self.last_angles = self.current_angles
+        self.current_angles = convert_angles(angles)
+    
+    # Get current X,Y,Z position of end effector
+    def get_position(self):
+        # FK matrix for arm's current pose
+        fk_matrix = self.chain.forward_kinematics(self.current_angles)
+        
+        # Get the position of the end effector from the FK matrix
+        position = fk_matrix[:3, 3]
+        
+        return position
+    
+    def update_position(self):
+        # FK matrix for arm's current pose
+        fk_matrix = self.chain.forward_kinematics(self.current_angles)
+        
+        # Get the position of the end effector from the FK matrix and update current pos
+        self.current_position = fk_matrix[:3, 3]
+
+
+        
+        
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