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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.2)
+project(planning_util)
+
+## Compile as C++11, supported in ROS Kinetic and newer
+# add_compile_options(-std=c++11)
+
+## Find catkin macros and libraries
+## if COMPONENTS list like find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS xyz)
+## is used, also find other catkin packages
+find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS
+  roscpp
+  std_msgs
+  moveit_ros_planning_interface
+)
+
+## System dependencies are found with CMake's conventions
+# find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS system)
+
+
+## Uncomment this if the package has a setup.py. This macro ensures
+## modules and global scripts declared therein get installed
+## See http://ros.org/doc/api/catkin/html/user_guide/setup_dot_py.html
+# catkin_python_setup()
+
+################################################
+## Declare ROS messages, services and actions ##
+################################################
+
+## To declare and build messages, services or actions from within this
+## package, follow these steps:
+## * Let MSG_DEP_SET be the set of packages whose message types you use in
+##   your messages/services/actions (e.g. std_msgs, actionlib_msgs, ...).
+## * In the file package.xml:
+##   * add a build_depend tag for "message_generation"
+##   * add a build_depend and a exec_depend tag for each package in MSG_DEP_SET
+##   * If MSG_DEP_SET isn't empty the following dependency has been pulled in
+##     but can be declared for certainty nonetheless:
+##     * add a exec_depend tag for "message_runtime"
+## * In this file (CMakeLists.txt):
+##   * add "message_generation" and every package in MSG_DEP_SET to
+##     find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS ...)
+##   * add "message_runtime" and every package in MSG_DEP_SET to
+##     catkin_package(CATKIN_DEPENDS ...)
+##   * uncomment the add_*_files sections below as needed
+##     and list every .msg/.srv/.action file to be processed
+##   * uncomment the generate_messages entry below
+##   * add every package in MSG_DEP_SET to generate_messages(DEPENDENCIES ...)
+
+## Generate messages in the 'msg' folder
+# add_message_files(
+#   FILES
+#   Message1.msg
+#   Message2.msg
+# )
+
+## Generate services in the 'srv' folder
+# add_service_files(
+#   FILES
+#   Service1.srv
+#   Service2.srv
+# )
+
+## Generate actions in the 'action' folder
+# add_action_files(
+#   FILES
+#   Action1.action
+#   Action2.action
+# )
+
+## Generate added messages and services with any dependencies listed here
+# generate_messages(
+#   DEPENDENCIES
+#   std_msgs
+# )
+
+################################################
+## Declare ROS dynamic reconfigure parameters ##
+################################################
+
+## To declare and build dynamic reconfigure parameters within this
+## package, follow these steps:
+## * In the file package.xml:
+##   * add a build_depend and a exec_depend tag for "dynamic_reconfigure"
+## * In this file (CMakeLists.txt):
+##   * add "dynamic_reconfigure" to
+##     find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS ...)
+##   * uncomment the "generate_dynamic_reconfigure_options" section below
+##     and list every .cfg file to be processed
+
+## Generate dynamic reconfigure parameters in the 'cfg' folder
+# generate_dynamic_reconfigure_options(
+#   cfg/DynReconf1.cfg
+#   cfg/DynReconf2.cfg
+# )
+
+###################################
+## catkin specific configuration ##
+###################################
+## The catkin_package macro generates cmake config files for your package
+## Declare things to be passed to dependent projects
+## INCLUDE_DIRS: uncomment this if your package contains header files
+## LIBRARIES: libraries you create in this project that dependent projects also need
+## CATKIN_DEPENDS: catkin_packages dependent projects also need
+## DEPENDS: system dependencies of this project that dependent projects also need
+catkin_package(
+        INCLUDE_DIRS include
+        LIBRARIES trajectory_tool
+)
+
+###########
+## Build ##
+###########
+
+## Specify additional locations of header files
+## Your package locations should be listed before other locations
+include_directories(
+        include
+        ${catkin_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+)
+
+## Declare a C++ library
+add_library(trajectory_tool
+        src/TrajectoryTool.cpp
+)
+
+## Add cmake target dependencies of the library
+## as an example, code may need to be generated before libraries
+## either from message generation or dynamic reconfigure
+add_dependencies(trajectory_tool ${${PROJECT_NAME}_EXPORTED_TARGETS} ${catkin_EXPORTED_TARGETS})
+
+## Declare a C++ executable
+## With catkin_make all packages are built within a single CMake context
+## The recommended prefix ensures that target names across packages don't collide
+# add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}_node src/planning_util_node.cpp)
+
+## Rename C++ executable without prefix
+## The above recommended prefix causes long target names, the following renames the
+## target back to the shorter version for ease of user use
+## e.g. "rosrun someones_pkg node" instead of "rosrun someones_pkg someones_pkg_node"
+# set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME}_node PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME node PREFIX "")
+
+## Add cmake target dependencies of the executable
+## same as for the library above
+# add_dependencies(${PROJECT_NAME}_node ${${PROJECT_NAME}_EXPORTED_TARGETS} ${catkin_EXPORTED_TARGETS})
+
+## Specify libraries to link a library or executable target against
+target_link_libraries(trajectory_tool
+        ${catkin_LIBRARIES}
+)
+
+#############
+## Install ##
+#############
+
+# all install targets should use catkin DESTINATION variables
+# See http://ros.org/doc/api/catkin/html/adv_user_guide/variables.html
+
+## Mark executable scripts (Python etc.) for installation
+## in contrast to setup.py, you can choose the destination
+# catkin_install_python(PROGRAMS
+#   scripts/my_python_script
+#   DESTINATION ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_BIN_DESTINATION}
+# )
+
+## Mark executables for installation
+## See http://docs.ros.org/melodic/api/catkin/html/howto/format1/building_executables.html
+# install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}_node
+#   RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_BIN_DESTINATION}
+# )
+
+## Mark libraries for installation
+## See http://docs.ros.org/melodic/api/catkin/html/howto/format1/building_libraries.html
+# install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}
+#   ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_LIB_DESTINATION}
+#   LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_LIB_DESTINATION}
+#   RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CATKIN_GLOBAL_BIN_DESTINATION}
+# )
+
+## Mark cpp header files for installation
+# install(DIRECTORY include/${PROJECT_NAME}/
+#   DESTINATION ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_INCLUDE_DESTINATION}
+#   FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "*.h"
+#   PATTERN ".svn" EXCLUDE
+# )
+
+## Mark other files for installation (e.g. launch and bag files, etc.)
+# install(FILES
+#   # myfile1
+#   # myfile2
+#   DESTINATION ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_SHARE_DESTINATION}
+# )
+
+#############
+## Testing ##
+#############
+
+## Add gtest based cpp test target and link libraries
+# catkin_add_gtest(${PROJECT_NAME}-test test/test_planning_util.cpp)
+# if(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME}-test)
+#   target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}-test ${PROJECT_NAME})
+# endif()
+
+## Add folders to be run by python nosetests
+# catkin_add_nosetests(test)
diff --git a/include/TrajectoryTool.h b/include/TrajectoryTool.h
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+//
+// Created by sebastian on 06.07.21.
+//
+
+#ifndef SRC_TRAJECTORYTOOL_H
+#define SRC_TRAJECTORYTOOL_H
+
+#include <moveit/move_group_interface/move_group_interface.h>
+#include <moveit/planning_scene_interface/planning_scene_interface.h>
+
+class TrajectoryTool {
+
+public:
+    static moveit::planning_interface::MoveGroupInterface::Plan
+    invert_plan(moveit::planning_interface::MoveGroupInterface::Plan &original_plan,
+                moveit::planning_interface::MoveGroupInterface &move_group, std::string group);
+
+};
+#endif //SRC_TRAJECTORYTOOL_H
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<package format="2">
+  <name>planning_util</name>
+  <version>0.0.0</version>
+  <description>The planning_util package</description>
+
+  <!-- One maintainer tag required, multiple allowed, one person per tag -->
+  <!-- Example:  -->
+  <!-- <maintainer email="jane.doe@example.com">Jane Doe</maintainer> -->
+  <maintainer email="sebastian.ebert@tu-dresden.de">Sebastian Ebert</maintainer>
+  <maintainer email="johannes.mey@tu-dresden.de">Johannes Mey</maintainer>
+
+
+  <!-- One license tag required, multiple allowed, one license per tag -->
+  <!-- Commonly used license strings: -->
+  <!--   BSD, MIT, Boost Software License, GPLv2, GPLv3, LGPLv2.1, LGPLv3 -->
+  <license>BSD</license>
+
+  <url type="website">http://ceti.pages.st.inf.tu-dresden.de/robotics/pkgs/planning_util.html</url>
+  <url type="repository">https://git-st.inf.tu-dresden.de/ceti/ros/planning_util</url>
+
+  <!-- Url tags are optional, but multiple are allowed, one per tag -->
+  <!-- Optional attribute type can be: website, bugtracker, or repository -->
+  <!-- Example: -->
+  <!-- <url type="website">http://wiki.ros.org/planning_util</url> -->
+
+
+  <!-- Author tags are optional, multiple are allowed, one per tag -->
+  <!-- Authors do not have to be maintainers, but could be -->
+  <!-- Example: -->
+  <!-- <author email="jane.doe@example.com">Jane Doe</author> -->
+
+
+  <!-- The *depend tags are used to specify dependencies -->
+  <!-- Dependencies can be catkin packages or system dependencies -->
+  <!-- Examples: -->
+  <!-- Use depend as a shortcut for packages that are both build and exec dependencies -->
+  <!--   <depend>roscpp</depend> -->
+  <!--   Note that this is equivalent to the following: -->
+  <!--   <build_depend>roscpp</build_depend> -->
+  <!--   <exec_depend>roscpp</exec_depend> -->
+  <!-- Use build_depend for packages you need at compile time: -->
+  <!--   <build_depend>message_generation</build_depend> -->
+  <!-- Use build_export_depend for packages you need in order to build against this package: -->
+  <!--   <build_export_depend>message_generation</build_export_depend> -->
+  <!-- Use buildtool_depend for build tool packages: -->
+  <!--   <buildtool_depend>catkin</buildtool_depend> -->
+  <!-- Use exec_depend for packages you need at runtime: -->
+  <!--   <exec_depend>message_runtime</exec_depend> -->
+  <!-- Use test_depend for packages you need only for testing: -->
+  <!--   <test_depend>gtest</test_depend> -->
+  <!-- Use doc_depend for packages you need only for building documentation: -->
+  <!--   <doc_depend>doxygen</doc_depend> -->
+  <buildtool_depend>catkin</buildtool_depend>
+  <build_depend>roscpp</build_depend>
+  <build_depend>std_msgs</build_depend>
+  <build_export_depend>roscpp</build_export_depend>
+  <build_export_depend>std_msgs</build_export_depend>
+  <exec_depend>roscpp</exec_depend>
+  <exec_depend>std_msgs</exec_depend>
+
+
+  <!-- The export tag contains other, unspecified, tags -->
+  <export>
+    <!-- Other tools can request additional information be placed here -->
+
+  </export>
+</package>
diff --git a/src/TrajectoryTool.cpp b/src/TrajectoryTool.cpp
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+//
+// Created by sebastian on 06.07.21.
+//
+
+#include "TrajectoryTool.h"
+
+#include <moveit/trajectory_processing/iterative_time_parameterization.h>
+#include <moveit/robot_state/conversions.h>
+#include <moveit/robot_model_loader/robot_model_loader.h>
+
+moveit::planning_interface::MoveGroupInterface::Plan
+TrajectoryTool::invert_plan(moveit::planning_interface::MoveGroupInterface::Plan &original_plan,
+            moveit::planning_interface::MoveGroupInterface &move_group, std::string group){
+
+    robot_model::RobotModelPtr _robot_model;
+    robot_model_loader::RobotModelLoader robot_model_loader("robot_description");
+    _robot_model = robot_model_loader.getModel();
+
+    moveit::planning_interface::MoveGroupInterface::Plan inverted_plan;
+
+    inverted_plan.trajectory_.joint_trajectory.header.stamp = ros::Time::now();
+    inverted_plan.trajectory_.joint_trajectory.header.frame_id = original_plan.trajectory_.joint_trajectory.header.frame_id;
+    inverted_plan.trajectory_.joint_trajectory.joint_names = original_plan.trajectory_.joint_trajectory.joint_names;
+
+    int j = original_plan.trajectory_.joint_trajectory.points.size() - 1;
+
+    trajectory_processing::IterativeParabolicTimeParameterization time_param;
+
+    robot_trajectory::RobotTrajectory inverted_trajectory(_robot_model, group);
+
+    robot_state::RobotState robot_state(_robot_model);
+
+    // new start point (current state)
+    moveit::core::RobotStatePtr current_robot_state = move_group.getCurrentState(1.0);
+    inverted_trajectory.insertWayPoint(0, current_robot_state, 0.1);
+
+    for(size_t i = 0; i < original_plan.trajectory_.joint_trajectory.points.size() && j >= 0; i++){
+        moveit::core::jointTrajPointToRobotState(original_plan.trajectory_.joint_trajectory, j, robot_state);
+        inverted_trajectory.insertWayPoint(i+1, robot_state, 0.1);
+        j--;
+    }
+
+    if(!time_param.computeTimeStamps(inverted_trajectory)){
+        ROS_ERROR("Time parametrization failed.");
+    }
+
+    inverted_trajectory.getRobotTrajectoryMsg(inverted_plan.trajectory_);
+    return inverted_plan;
+}
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