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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+"""
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Monash Nova Rover Team
+
+Listen to heartbeat from base and perform actions if not received
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+NODE: node_name
+TOPICS:
+  - /core/heartbeat [Empty]
+ACTIONS:
+  - Set or reset param /core/has_heartbeat
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+PACKAGE: 	tutorial
+AUTHOR(S):	Jory Braun
+CREATION:	02/09/2021
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+TODO:
+  - Add ROS2 action or param to pass on info from self.beat
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+"""
+
+# Import all ROS packages 
+import rclpy
+from rclpy.node import Node
+from std_msgs.msg import Empty
+
+
+# The heartbeat subscriber class
+class HeartbeatSubscriber(Node):
+    # Check the heartbeat every LOOP_DELAY seconds
+    LOOP_DELAY = 0.02
+    # If the heartbeat is not present for TIME_OUT consecutive checks, heartbeat is considered lost
+    TIME_OUT = 25
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__("heartbeat_sub")
+        print("Initialising Heartbeat Subscriber class.")
+
+        # Initialise callbacks for heartbeat and for heartbeat checking
+        self.subscription = self.create_subscription(Empty, "core/heartbeat", self.received_cb, 10)
+        self.timer = self.create_timer(self.LOOP_DELAY, self.check_heartbeat)
+
+        # Stores whether or not a beat has been found
+        self.beat = False
+        # Store number of checks since last recorded a beat
+        self.beat_count = 0
+
+        # Start the heartbeat
+        self.heartbeat()
+
+    def received_cb(self, msg):
+        """
+        Called when received heartbeat information, reset counter
+        :param msg: Empty message. Not used
+        """
+        self.heartbeat()
+        self.beat_count = 0
+
+    def heartbeat(self):
+        """
+        Called when heartbeat starts or returns
+        """
+        if not self.beat:
+            print("\033[1;31;44mHeartbeat Returned\033[0;0m")
+        self.beat = True
+
+    def no_heartbeat(self):
+        """
+        Called when heartbeat is lost
+        """
+        print("\033[1;31;48mNo Heartbeart Detected\033[0;0m")
+        self.beat = False
+
+    def check_heartbeat(self):
+        """
+        Check heartbeat
+        """
+        # Increment check counter
+        self.beat_count += 1
+        # Check if the heartbeat is lost
+        if self.beat_count > self.TIME_OUT:
+            self.no_heartbeat()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    rclpy.init()
+    sub = HeartbeatSubscriber()
+    rclpy.spin(sub)