Different values in /cmd_vel/angular/z and /odom/.../angular/z
Hello. I am new in the use of ROS-Gazebo simulation. I'm using simulation with model p3dx in ROS Indigo and Gazebo 2.x in Ubuntu 14.04 64bits. I'm struggling with the difference between: a) the...
View ArticleHow to get the Acceleration of a Joint
Hi folks, I have a robotic arm in Gazebo from which I am already reading the angles (i.e. `GetAngle(0).Radian()`) as well as the velocity (i.e. `GetVelocity(0)`) from each joint. Now I also need to get...
View ArticleGazebo focused questions on answers.ros and other social media
I know that there are also a ton of unanswered questions already here (I wish knew enough to answer them!).. but there are also a large number of Gazebo related questions on answers.ros that need the...
View ArticleNew ros-jade-desktop-full install didn't setup up the /usr/share/gazebo folder
Normally, after an install of ros-jade-desktop-full, the gazebo 5.0 package is setup to run properly. I tried to set up a new computer this afternoon, and it is giving me an error because there is not...
View ArticleThe link 'Testing Gazebo with ROS' does not work
On the page:http://gazebosim.org/tutorials?tut=ros_installing&cat=connect_ros Testing gazebo with ROS redirects to the Gazebo homepage. Please update the link.
View ArticleHow to have better control of a gazebo animation
Hello, I'm trying to animate some objects on gazebo. I have followed the animated box tutorial and using the same technique I animated my objects without much trouble. The problem is that setting just...
View ArticleHow to apply shaders in Gazebo 6
Hi, I am wondering if there is any way to apply shaders in gazebo? I found a tutorial on how to apply lightmaps (http://gazebosim.org/tutorials?tut=lightmap) but not how to use shaders. Since Gazebo...
View Articlegazebo is not showing any grid
while running gazebo from chroot of ubuntu trusty in ros indigo pkg the gazebo is showing black screen...and is not showing any grid in grey world...please help me to find out what is missing!or what...
View ArticleHAPTIX MPL hand model, ring and little finger move slower than others
Hi, I am using HAPTIX plugin in Gazebo, with the MPL hand model. What i find is when i try to move all the fingers simultaneously, they are not moving at the same speed. Obviously the index and middle...
View ArticleCan you fake sensor data to an autopilot board without ROS? If so, how to set...
I'm currently working on a plane simulation and am confused whether or not you need to use ROS to fake sensor data to and external autopilot board. I have a noisy IMU set up already but I don't want...
View ArticleChange color of a link runtime
Hi, I'd like to change the color of a link runtime, i.e. accessing (via C++ API) to the `material` property of link1 in the following sdf:0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 011 0 0 10 0 0 1 Looking at the...
View Articlebug in gazebo::physics::Model::GetJointCount ()
It seems to me that the value returned by `gazebo::physics::Model::GetJointCount ()` is not updated when I create a new joint using the method: `gazebo::physics::PhysicsEngine::CreateJoint ( const...
View Articledestroy a dynamically created joint?
What is the right way to remove a joint created by: ` gazebo::physics::PhysicsEngine::CreateJoint ( const std::string & _type, ModelPtr _parent = ModelPtr() ) ` I cannot find an equivalent...
View ArticleBounding Box not updated
Hi, I use the function GetCollisionBoundingBox() on a box model to get the minimun corner of this box (green point). From this point I compute two new points to grab the box with a robotic arm. This...
View Articlemove a whell of a model acoording to sensor measurments
i have added a laser sensor on a model (Gazebo 6.5.1). How can i steer a wheel according to the results of the sensor ?). I have in my mind to do it with the publisher - subscriber way , but i don't...
View ArticleError trying to load a model with a model plugin
When trying to launch gazebo with a sdf model with a plugin it crashes with the following message: [ INFO] [1455529229.442625347]: waitForService: Service [/gazebo/set_physics_properties] has not been...
View ArticleSimulated audio sources, microphone sensors and actor behaviour
Hello, I have a simulated world with my robot (with several sensors and actuators all of them connected to ROS and passing data), and an actor. (Having Ros Indigo and gazebo 4) Having this I want to...
View Articlegazebo crashes immediately using roslaunch after installing gazebo ros packages
Hello, after installing everything properly I am following the tutorials to test the tools (using groovy, gazebo 1.9 and gazebo_ros_pkgs). I have a problem using roslaunch to start gazebo following...
View Articlegazebo_gui-3 error when starting gazebo with roslaunch
Hey I have this problem that's happening more often the whole last week when starting gazebo using roslaunch, I haven't installed any updates though. Is there any permanent solution for it because it...
View ArticleRealistic implementation of ultrasound sensor in gazebo_range plugging?
Hello, I am trying to simulate ultrasound sensor in gazebo. I have found in the gazebo_pkg the gazebo_range plugging. This plugging supplies the radiation_type field where you can choose ultrasound...
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