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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+"""
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Monash Nova Rover Team
+
+This node listens to heartbeat from base and performs actions if not received
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+NODE: HeartbeatSubscriber
+TOPICS:
+  - /base/heartbeat [Empty Message]
+SERVICES: None
+ACTIONS: None
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+PACKAGE: 	tutorials
+AUTHOR(S):	Jess 
+CREATION:	28/08/2021
+EDITED:		30/08/2021
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+TODO:
+ - 
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+"""
+
+# Import all ROS packages 
+import rclpy
+from rclpy.node import Node
+from std_msgs.msg import Empty
+from rclpy.parameter import Parameter
+
+# The time out constant
+TIME_OUT: int = 25
+
+# The heartbeat subscriber class
+class HeartbeatSubscriber (Node):
+    
+
+    # The initialisation function
+    def __init__ (self):
+
+        print("Initialising Heartbeat Subscriber class.")
+        
+        # Stores whether or not a beat has been found
+        self.beat: bool = False
+        self.beat_count: int = 0
+       
+        #set up ROS parameters
+        super().__init__("heartbeat_subscriber")
+        self.subscription = self.create_subscription(Empty, '/base/heartbeat',self.callback_func,10)
+    
+        #initialising ROS param for the heartbeat
+        self.declare_parameter('/rover/heartbeat', False)
+
+        #start timer to check heartbeat regularly
+        self.timer = self.create_timer(0.1, self.check_heartbeat)
+
+    # Called when received heartbeat information
+    def callback_func (self,msg):
+        print("\033[1;31;48mBEAT\033[0;0m")
+        self.heartbeat()
+        self.beat_count = 0
+
+    # Checks the heartbeat on the loop
+    def check_heartbeat (self):
+
+        # If the beat count exceeds the time out
+        if self.beat_count > TIME_OUT:
+            self.no_heartbeat()
+
+        # Otherwise increase beat count
+        else:
+            print("beat count: " + str(self.beat_count))
+            self.beat_count += 1
+            
+        # Set the ROS param for the heartbeat
+        self.set_parameters([Parameter('/rover/heartbeat', Parameter.Type.BOOL, self.beat_count <= TIME_OUT)])
+    
+    # When heartbeat times out
+    def no_heartbeat (self):
+        self.beat = False
+        print("\033[1;31;48mNo Heartbeart Detected\033[0;0m")
+
+    # When heartbeat returns
+    def heartbeat (self):
+        if not self.beat:
+            print("\033[1;31;44mHeartbeat Returned\033[0;0m")
+        self.beat = True
+
+def main ():
+	rclpy.init()
+	subscriber = HeartbeatSubscriber()
+	rclpy.spin(subscriber)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+	main()