def tf_frame_split(tf_frame):
    """
    Function for splitting a frame into its path components for easier comparison, ignoring slashes ('/').

    :param tf_frame: (string) TF frame

    :return: (list) List of TF Frame path components.
                    E.g.: for '/GT/base_link' it returns ['GT', 'base_link']
    """

    return filter(None, tf_frame.split('/'))