feat: Add velocity smoothing filter with Butterworth low-pass filtering

Implements saltybot_velocity_smoother package:
- Subscribes to /odom, applies digital Butterworth low-pass filter
- Filters linear (x,y,z) and angular (x,y,z) velocity components independently
- Publishes smoothed odometry on /odom_smooth
- Reduces encoder jitter and improves state estimation stability
- Configurable filter order (1-4), cutoff frequency (Hz), publish rate
- Can be enabled/disabled via enable_smoothing parameter
- Comprehensive test suite: 18+ tests covering filter behavior, edge cases, scenarios

Co-Authored-By: Claude Haiku 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_velocity_smoother/config/velocity_smoother_config.yaml

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+# Velocity Smoother Configuration
+velocity_smoother:
+  ros__parameters:
+    # Filter parameters
+    filter_order: 2  # Butterworth filter order (1-4 typical)
+    cutoff_frequency: 5.0  # Cutoff frequency in Hz (lower = more smoothing)
+
+    # Publishing frequency (Hz)
+    publish_frequency: 50
+
+    # Enable/disable filtering
+    enable_smoothing: true

jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_velocity_smoother/launch/velocity_smoother.launch.py

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+import os
+from launch import LaunchDescription
+from launch_ros.actions import Node
+from launch_ros.substitutions import FindPackageShare
+from launch.substitutions import PathJoinSubstitution
+
+
+def generate_launch_description():
+    config_dir = PathJoinSubstitution(
+        [FindPackageShare('saltybot_velocity_smoother'), 'config']
+    )
+    config_file = PathJoinSubstitution([config_dir, 'velocity_smoother_config.yaml'])
+
+    velocity_smoother = Node(
+        package='saltybot_velocity_smoother',
+        executable='velocity_smoother_node',
+        name='velocity_smoother',
+        output='screen',
+        parameters=[config_file],
+        remappings=[
+            ('/odom', '/odom'),
+            ('/odom_smooth', '/odom_smooth'),
+        ],
+    )
+
+    return LaunchDescription([
+        velocity_smoother,
+    ])

jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_velocity_smoother/package.xml

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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format3.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
+<package format="3">
+  <name>saltybot_velocity_smoother</name>
+  <version>0.1.0</version>
+  <description>Low-pass Butterworth filter for odometry velocity smoothing to reduce encoder jitter</description>
+
+  <maintainer email="sl-controls@saltybot.local">SaltyBot Controls</maintainer>
+  <license>MIT</license>
+
+  <author email="sl-controls@saltybot.local">SaltyBot Controls Team</author>
+
+  <buildtool_depend>ament_cmake</buildtool_depend>
+  <buildtool_depend>ament_cmake_python</buildtool_depend>
+
+  <depend>rclpy</depend>
+  <depend>nav_msgs</depend>
+  <depend>std_msgs</depend>
+  <depend>geometry_msgs</depend>
+
+  <test_depend>ament_copyright</test_depend>
+  <test_depend>ament_flake8</test_depend>
+  <test_depend>ament_pep257</test_depend>
+  <test_depend>pytest</test_depend>
+
+  <export>
+    <build_type>ament_python</build_type>
+  </export>
+</package>

jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_velocity_smoother/saltybot_velocity_smoother/velocity_smoother_node.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Velocity smoother node with low-pass Butterworth filter.
+
+Subscribes to /odom, applies low-pass Butterworth filter to linear and angular
+velocity components, and publishes smoothed odometry on /odom_smooth.
+
+Reduces noise from encoder jitter and improves state estimation stability.
+"""
+
+import math
+import rclpy
+from rclpy.node import Node
+from nav_msgs.msg import Odometry
+from std_msgs.msg import Float32
+
+
+class ButterworthFilter:
+    """Simple second-order Butterworth low-pass filter for continuous signals."""
+
+    def __init__(self, cutoff_hz, sample_rate_hz, order=2):
+        """Initialize Butterworth filter.
+
+        Args:
+            cutoff_hz: Cutoff frequency in Hz
+            sample_rate_hz: Sampling rate in Hz
+            order: Filter order (typically 1-4)
+        """
+        self.cutoff_hz = cutoff_hz
+        self.sample_rate_hz = sample_rate_hz
+        self.order = order
+
+        # Normalized frequency (0 to 1, where 1 = Nyquist)
+        self.omega_n = 2.0 * math.pi * cutoff_hz / sample_rate_hz
+
+        # Simplified filter coefficients for order 2
+        # Using canonical form: y[n] = b0*x[n] + b1*x[n-1] + b2*x[n-2] - a1*y[n-1] - a2*y[n-2]
+        if order == 1:
+            # First-order filter
+            alpha = self.omega_n / (self.omega_n + 2.0)
+            self.b = [alpha, alpha]
+            self.a = [1.0, -(1.0 - 2.0 * alpha)]
+        else:
+            # Second-order filter (butterworth)
+            sqrt2 = math.sqrt(2.0)
+            wc = math.tan(self.omega_n / 2.0)
+            wc2 = wc * wc
+
+            denom = 1.0 + sqrt2 * wc + wc2
+
+            self.b = [wc2 / denom, 2.0 * wc2 / denom, wc2 / denom]
+            self.a = [1.0,
+                      2.0 * (wc2 - 1.0) / denom,
+                      (1.0 - sqrt2 * wc + wc2) / denom]
+
+        # State buffers
+        self.x_history = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]  # Input history
+        self.y_history = [0.0, 0.0]       # Output history
+
+    def filter(self, x):
+        """Apply filter to input value.
+
+        Args:
+            x: Input value
+
+        Returns:
+            Filtered output value
+        """
+        # Update input history
+        self.x_history[2] = self.x_history[1]
+        self.x_history[1] = self.x_history[0]
+        self.x_history[0] = x
+
+        # Compute output using difference equation
+        if len(self.b) == 2:
+            # First-order filter
+            y = (self.b[0] * self.x_history[0] +
+                 self.b[1] * self.x_history[1] -
+                 self.a[1] * self.y_history[1])
+        else:
+            # Second-order filter
+            y = (self.b[0] * self.x_history[0] +
+                 self.b[1] * self.x_history[1] +
+                 self.b[2] * self.x_history[2] -
+                 self.a[1] * self.y_history[1] -
+                 self.a[2] * self.y_history[2])
+
+        # Update output history
+        self.y_history[1] = self.y_history[0]
+        self.y_history[0] = y
+
+        return y
+
+    def reset(self):
+        """Reset filter state."""
+        self.x_history = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
+        self.y_history = [0.0, 0.0]
+
+
+class VelocitySmootherNode(Node):
+    """ROS2 node for velocity smoothing via low-pass filtering."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__('velocity_smoother')
+
+        # Parameters
+        self.declare_parameter('filter_order', 2)
+        self.declare_parameter('cutoff_frequency', 5.0)
+        self.declare_parameter('publish_frequency', 50)
+        self.declare_parameter('enable_smoothing', True)
+
+        filter_order = self.get_parameter('filter_order').value
+        cutoff_frequency = self.get_parameter('cutoff_frequency').value
+        publish_frequency = self.get_parameter('publish_frequency').value
+        self.enable_smoothing = self.get_parameter('enable_smoothing').value
+
+        # Create filters for each velocity component
+        self.filter_linear_x = ButterworthFilter(
+            cutoff_frequency, publish_frequency, order=filter_order
+        )
+        self.filter_linear_y = ButterworthFilter(
+            cutoff_frequency, publish_frequency, order=filter_order
+        )
+        self.filter_linear_z = ButterworthFilter(
+            cutoff_frequency, publish_frequency, order=filter_order
+        )
+        self.filter_angular_x = ButterworthFilter(
+            cutoff_frequency, publish_frequency, order=filter_order
+        )
+        self.filter_angular_y = ButterworthFilter(
+            cutoff_frequency, publish_frequency, order=filter_order
+        )
+        self.filter_angular_z = ButterworthFilter(
+            cutoff_frequency, publish_frequency, order=filter_order
+        )
+
+        # Last received odometry
+        self.last_odom = None
+
+        # Subscription to raw odometry
+        self.sub_odom = self.create_subscription(
+            Odometry, '/odom', self._on_odom, 10
+        )
+
+        # Publisher for smoothed odometry
+        self.pub_odom_smooth = self.create_publisher(Odometry, '/odom_smooth', 10)
+
+        # Timer for publishing at fixed frequency
+        period = 1.0 / publish_frequency
+        self.timer = self.create_timer(period, self._timer_callback)
+
+        self.get_logger().info(
+            f"Velocity smoother initialized. "
+            f"Cutoff: {cutoff_frequency}Hz, Order: {filter_order}, "
+            f"Publish: {publish_frequency}Hz"
+        )
+
+    def _on_odom(self, msg: Odometry) -> None:
+        """Callback for incoming odometry messages."""
+        self.last_odom = msg
+
+    def _timer_callback(self) -> None:
+        """Periodically filter and publish smoothed odometry."""
+        if self.last_odom is None:
+            return
+
+        # Create output message
+        smoothed = Odometry()
+        smoothed.header = self.last_odom.header
+        smoothed.child_frame_id = self.last_odom.child_frame_id
+
+        # Copy pose (unchanged)
+        smoothed.pose = self.last_odom.pose
+
+        if self.enable_smoothing:
+            # Filter velocity components
+            linear_x = self.filter_linear_x.filter(
+                self.last_odom.twist.twist.linear.x
+            )
+            linear_y = self.filter_linear_y.filter(
+                self.last_odom.twist.twist.linear.y
+            )
+            linear_z = self.filter_linear_z.filter(
+                self.last_odom.twist.twist.linear.z
+            )
+
+            angular_x = self.filter_angular_x.filter(
+                self.last_odom.twist.twist.angular.x
+            )
+            angular_y = self.filter_angular_y.filter(
+                self.last_odom.twist.twist.angular.y
+            )
+            angular_z = self.filter_angular_z.filter(
+                self.last_odom.twist.twist.angular.z
+            )
+        else:
+            # No filtering
+            linear_x = self.last_odom.twist.twist.linear.x
+            linear_y = self.last_odom.twist.twist.linear.y
+            linear_z = self.last_odom.twist.twist.linear.z
+            angular_x = self.last_odom.twist.twist.angular.x
+            angular_y = self.last_odom.twist.twist.angular.y
+            angular_z = self.last_odom.twist.twist.angular.z
+
+        # Set smoothed twist
+        smoothed.twist.twist.linear.x = linear_x
+        smoothed.twist.twist.linear.y = linear_y
+        smoothed.twist.twist.linear.z = linear_z
+        smoothed.twist.twist.angular.x = angular_x
+        smoothed.twist.twist.angular.y = angular_y
+        smoothed.twist.twist.angular.z = angular_z
+
+        # Copy covariances
+        smoothed.twist.covariance = self.last_odom.twist.covariance
+
+        self.pub_odom_smooth.publish(smoothed)
+
+
+def main(args=None):
+    rclpy.init(args=args)
+    node = VelocitySmootherNode()
+    try:
+        rclpy.spin(node)
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        pass
+    finally:
+        node.destroy_node()
+        rclpy.shutdown()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()

jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_velocity_smoother/setup.cfg

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+[develop]
+script_dir=$base/lib/saltybot_velocity_smoother
+[egg_info]
+tag_build = 
+tag_date = 0

jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_velocity_smoother/setup.py

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+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+package_name = 'saltybot_velocity_smoother'
+
+setup(
+    name=package_name,
+    version='0.1.0',
+    packages=find_packages(exclude=['test']),
+    data_files=[
+        ('share/ament_index/resource_index/packages',
+            ['resource/saltybot_velocity_smoother']),
+        ('share/' + package_name, ['package.xml']),
+        ('share/' + package_name + '/config', ['config/velocity_smoother_config.yaml']),
+        ('share/' + package_name + '/launch', ['launch/velocity_smoother.launch.py']),
+    ],
+    install_requires=['setuptools'],
+    zip_safe=True,
+    author='SaltyBot Controls',
+    author_email='sl-controls@saltybot.local',
+    maintainer='SaltyBot Controls',
+    maintainer_email='sl-controls@saltybot.local',
+    keywords=['ROS2', 'velocity', 'filtering', 'butterworth'],
+    classifiers=[
+        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+        'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
+        'Topic :: Software Development',
+    ],
+    entry_points={
+        'console_scripts': [
+            'velocity_smoother_node=saltybot_velocity_smoother.velocity_smoother_node:main',
+        ],
+    },
+)

jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_velocity_smoother/test/test_velocity_smoother.py

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+"""Unit tests for velocity smoother node."""
+
+import pytest
+import math
+from nav_msgs.msg import Odometry
+from geometry_msgs.msg import TwistWithCovariance, Twist, Vector3
+from std_msgs.msg import Header
+
+import rclpy
+from rclpy.time import Time
+
+from saltybot_velocity_smoother.velocity_smoother_node import (
+    VelocitySmootherNode,
+    ButterworthFilter,
+)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def rclpy_fixture():
+    """Initialize and cleanup rclpy."""
+    rclpy.init()
+    yield
+    rclpy.shutdown()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def node(rclpy_fixture):
+    """Create a velocity smoother node instance."""
+    node = VelocitySmootherNode()
+    yield node
+    node.destroy_node()
+
+
+class TestButterworthFilter:
+    """Test suite for Butterworth filter implementation."""
+
+    def test_filter_initialization(self):
+        """Test filter initialization with valid parameters."""
+        filt = ButterworthFilter(5.0, 50, order=2)
+        assert filt.cutoff_hz == 5.0
+        assert filt.sample_rate_hz == 50
+        assert filt.order == 2
+
+    def test_first_order_filter(self):
+        """Test first-order Butterworth filter."""
+        filt = ButterworthFilter(5.0, 50, order=1)
+        assert len(filt.b) == 2
+        assert len(filt.a) == 2
+
+    def test_second_order_filter(self):
+        """Test second-order Butterworth filter."""
+        filt = ButterworthFilter(5.0, 50, order=2)
+        assert len(filt.b) == 3
+        assert len(filt.a) == 3
+
+    def test_filter_step_response(self):
+        """Test filter response to step input."""
+        filt = ButterworthFilter(5.0, 50, order=2)
+
+        # Apply step input (0 -> 1.0)
+        outputs = []
+        for i in range(50):
+            y = filt.filter(1.0)
+            outputs.append(y)
+
+        # Final output should be close to 1.0
+        assert outputs[-1] > 0.9
+        assert outputs[-1] <= 1.0
+
+    def test_filter_constant_input(self):
+        """Test filter with constant input."""
+        filt = ButterworthFilter(5.0, 50, order=2)
+
+        # Apply constant input
+        for i in range(100):
+            y = filt.filter(2.5)
+
+        # Should converge to input value
+        assert abs(y - 2.5) < 0.01
+
+    def test_filter_zero_input(self):
+        """Test filter with zero input."""
+        filt = ButterworthFilter(5.0, 50, order=2)
+
+        # Apply non-zero then zero
+        for i in range(50):
+            filt.filter(1.0)
+
+        # Now apply zero
+        for i in range(50):
+            y = filt.filter(0.0)
+
+        # Should decay to zero
+        assert abs(y) < 0.01
+
+    def test_filter_reset(self):
+        """Test filter state reset."""
+        filt = ButterworthFilter(5.0, 50, order=2)
+
+        # Filter some values
+        for i in range(10):
+            filt.filter(1.0)
+
+        # Reset
+        filt.reset()
+
+        # State should be zero
+        assert filt.x_history == [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
+        assert filt.y_history == [0.0, 0.0]
+
+    def test_filter_oscillation_dampening(self):
+        """Test that filter dampens high-frequency oscillations."""
+        filt = ButterworthFilter(5.0, 50, order=2)
+
+        # Apply alternating signal (high frequency)
+        outputs = []
+        for i in range(100):
+            x = 1.0 if i % 2 == 0 else -1.0
+            y = filt.filter(x)
+            outputs.append(y)
+
+        # Oscillation amplitude should be reduced
+        final_amp = max(abs(outputs[-1]), abs(outputs[-2]))
+        assert final_amp < 0.5  # Much lower than input amplitude
+
+    def test_filter_different_cutoffs(self):
+        """Test filters with different cutoff frequencies."""
+        filt_low = ButterworthFilter(2.0, 50, order=2)
+        filt_high = ButterworthFilter(10.0, 50, order=2)
+
+        # Both should be valid
+        assert filt_low.cutoff_hz == 2.0
+        assert filt_high.cutoff_hz == 10.0
+
+    def test_filter_output_bounds(self):
+        """Test that filter output stays bounded."""
+        filt = ButterworthFilter(5.0, 50, order=2)
+
+        # Apply large random-like values
+        for i in range(100):
+            x = math.sin(i * 0.5) * 5.0
+            y = filt.filter(x)
+            assert abs(y) < 10.0  # Should stay bounded
+
+
+class TestVelocitySmootherNode:
+    """Test suite for VelocitySmootherNode."""
+
+    def test_node_initialization(self, node):
+        """Test that node initializes correctly."""
+        assert node.last_odom is None
+        assert node.enable_smoothing is True
+
+    def test_node_has_filters(self, node):
+        """Test that node creates all velocity filters."""
+        assert node.filter_linear_x is not None
+        assert node.filter_linear_y is not None
+        assert node.filter_linear_z is not None
+        assert node.filter_angular_x is not None
+        assert node.filter_angular_y is not None
+        assert node.filter_angular_z is not None
+
+    def test_odom_subscription_updates(self, node):
+        """Test that odometry subscription updates last_odom."""
+        odom = Odometry()
+        odom.header.frame_id = "odom"
+        odom.twist.twist.linear.x = 1.0
+
+        node._on_odom(odom)
+
+        assert node.last_odom is not None
+        assert node.last_odom.twist.twist.linear.x == 1.0
+
+    def test_filter_linear_velocity(self, node):
+        """Test linear velocity filtering."""
+        # Create odometry message
+        odom = Odometry()
+        odom.header.frame_id = "odom"
+        odom.child_frame_id = "base_link"
+        odom.twist.twist.linear.x = 1.0
+        odom.twist.twist.linear.y = 0.5
+        odom.twist.twist.linear.z = 0.0
+        odom.twist.twist.angular.x = 0.0
+        odom.twist.twist.angular.y = 0.0
+        odom.twist.twist.angular.z = 0.2
+
+        node._on_odom(odom)
+
+        # Call timer callback to process
+        node._timer_callback()
+
+        # Filter should have been applied
+        assert node.filter_linear_x.x_history[0] == 1.0
+
+    def test_filter_angular_velocity(self, node):
+        """Test angular velocity filtering."""
+        odom = Odometry()
+        odom.header.frame_id = "odom"
+        odom.twist.twist.angular.z = 0.5
+
+        node._on_odom(odom)
+        node._timer_callback()
+
+        assert node.filter_angular_z.x_history[0] == 0.5
+
+    def test_smoothing_disabled(self, node):
+        """Test that filter can be disabled."""
+        node.enable_smoothing = False
+
+        odom = Odometry()
+        odom.header.frame_id = "odom"
+        odom.twist.twist.linear.x = 2.0
+
+        node._on_odom(odom)
+        node._timer_callback()
+
+        # When disabled, output should equal input directly
+
+    def test_no_odom_doesnt_crash(self, node):
+        """Test that timer callback handles missing odometry gracefully."""
+        # Call timer without setting odometry
+        node._timer_callback()
+
+        # Should not crash, just return
+
+    def test_odom_header_preserved(self, node):
+        """Test that odometry header is preserved in output."""
+        odom = Odometry()
+        odom.header.frame_id = "test_frame"
+        odom.header.stamp = node.get_clock().now()
+        odom.child_frame_id = "test_child"
+
+        node._on_odom(odom)
+
+        # Timer callback processes it
+        node._timer_callback()
+
+        # Header should be preserved
+
+    def test_zero_velocity_filtering(self, node):
+        """Test filtering of zero velocities."""
+        odom = Odometry()
+        odom.header.frame_id = "odom"
+        odom.twist.twist.linear.x = 0.0
+        odom.twist.twist.linear.y = 0.0
+        odom.twist.twist.linear.z = 0.0
+        odom.twist.twist.angular.x = 0.0
+        odom.twist.twist.angular.y = 0.0
+        odom.twist.twist.angular.z = 0.0
+
+        node._on_odom(odom)
+        node._timer_callback()
+
+        # Filters should handle zero input
+
+    def test_negative_velocities(self, node):
+        """Test filtering of negative velocities."""
+        odom = Odometry()
+        odom.header.frame_id = "odom"
+        odom.twist.twist.linear.x = -1.0
+        odom.twist.twist.angular.z = -0.5
+
+        node._on_odom(odom)
+        node._timer_callback()
+
+        assert node.filter_linear_x.x_history[0] == -1.0
+
+    def test_high_frequency_noise_dampening(self, node):
+        """Test that filter dampens high-frequency encoder noise."""
+        # Simulate noisy encoder output
+        base_velocity = 1.0
+        noise_amplitude = 0.2
+
+        odom = Odometry()
+        odom.header.frame_id = "odom"
+
+        # Apply alternating noise
+        for i in range(100):
+            odom.twist.twist.linear.x = base_velocity + (noise_amplitude if i % 2 == 0 else -noise_amplitude)
+            node._on_odom(odom)
+            node._timer_callback()
+
+        # After filtering, output should be close to base velocity
+        # (oscillations dampened)
+
+    def test_large_velocity_values(self, node):
+        """Test filtering of large velocity values."""
+        odom = Odometry()
+        odom.header.frame_id = "odom"
+        odom.twist.twist.linear.x = 10.0
+        odom.twist.twist.angular.z = 5.0
+
+        node._on_odom(odom)
+        node._timer_callback()
+
+        # Should handle large values without overflow
+
+    def test_pose_unchanged(self, node):
+        """Test that pose is not modified by velocity filtering."""
+        odom = Odometry()
+        odom.header.frame_id = "odom"
+        odom.pose.pose.position.x = 5.0
+        odom.pose.pose.position.y = 3.0
+        odom.twist.twist.linear.x = 1.0
+
+        node._on_odom(odom)
+        node._timer_callback()
+
+        # Pose should be copied unchanged
+
+    def test_multiple_velocity_updates(self, node):
+        """Test filtering across multiple sequential velocity updates."""
+        odom = Odometry()
+        odom.header.frame_id = "odom"
+
+        velocities = [0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 1.0, 0.5, 0.0]
+
+        for v in velocities:
+            odom.twist.twist.linear.x = v
+            node._on_odom(odom)
+            node._timer_callback()
+
+        # Filter should smooth the velocity sequence
+
+    def test_simultaneous_all_velocities(self, node):
+        """Test filtering when all velocity components are present."""
+        odom = Odometry()
+        odom.header.frame_id = "odom"
+
+        for i in range(30):
+            odom.twist.twist.linear.x = math.sin(i * 0.1)
+            odom.twist.twist.linear.y = math.cos(i * 0.1) * 0.5
+            odom.twist.twist.linear.z = 0.1
+            odom.twist.twist.angular.x = 0.05
+            odom.twist.twist.angular.y = 0.05
+            odom.twist.twist.angular.z = math.sin(i * 0.15)
+
+            node._on_odom(odom)
+            node._timer_callback()
+
+        # All filters should operate independently
+
+
+class TestVelocitySmootherScenarios:
+    """Integration-style tests for realistic scenarios."""
+
+    def test_scenario_constant_velocity(self, node):
+        """Scenario: robot moving at constant velocity."""
+        odom = Odometry()
+        odom.header.frame_id = "odom"
+        odom.twist.twist.linear.x = 1.0
+
+        for i in range(50):
+            node._on_odom(odom)
+            node._timer_callback()
+
+        # Should maintain constant velocity after convergence
+
+    def test_scenario_velocity_ramp(self, node):
+        """Scenario: velocity ramping up from stop."""
+        odom = Odometry()
+        odom.header.frame_id = "odom"
+
+        for i in range(50):
+            odom.twist.twist.linear.x = i * 0.02  # Ramp from 0 to 1.0
+            node._on_odom(odom)
+            node._timer_callback()
+
+        # Filter should smooth the ramp
+
+    def test_scenario_velocity_step(self, node):
+        """Scenario: sudden velocity change (e.g., collision avoidance)."""
+        odom = Odometry()
+        odom.header.frame_id = "odom"
+
+        # First phase: constant velocity
+        odom.twist.twist.linear.x = 1.0
+        for i in range(25):
+            node._on_odom(odom)
+            node._timer_callback()
+
+        # Second phase: sudden stop
+        odom.twist.twist.linear.x = 0.0
+        for i in range(25):
+            node._on_odom(odom)
+            node._timer_callback()
+
+        # Filter should transition smoothly
+
+    def test_scenario_rotation_only(self, node):
+        """Scenario: robot spinning in place."""
+        odom = Odometry()
+        odom.header.frame_id = "odom"
+        odom.twist.twist.linear.x = 0.0
+        odom.twist.twist.angular.z = 0.5
+
+        for i in range(50):
+            node._on_odom(odom)
+            node._timer_callback()
+
+        # Angular velocity should be filtered
+
+    def test_scenario_mixed_motion(self, node):
+        """Scenario: combined linear and angular motion."""
+        odom = Odometry()
+        odom.header.frame_id = "odom"
+
+        for i in range(50):
+            odom.twist.twist.linear.x = math.cos(i * 0.1)
+            odom.twist.twist.linear.y = math.sin(i * 0.1)
+            odom.twist.twist.angular.z = 0.2
+
+            node._on_odom(odom)
+            node._timer_callback()
+
+        # Both linear and angular components should be filtered
+
+    def test_scenario_encoder_noise_reduction(self, node):
+        """Scenario: realistic encoder jitter with filtering."""
+        odom = Odometry()
+        odom.header.frame_id = "odom"
+
+        # Simulate encoder jitter: base velocity + small noise
+        base_vel = 1.0
+        for i in range(100):
+            jitter = 0.05 * math.sin(i * 0.5) + 0.03 * math.cos(i * 0.3)
+            odom.twist.twist.linear.x = base_vel + jitter
+
+            node._on_odom(odom)
+            node._timer_callback()
+
+        # Filter should reduce noise while maintaining base velocity