contact sensor is not work in Gazebo8 ,Gazebo9 and Gazebo10
- In gazebo8 ,gazebo9 and gazebo10 (install from source), the contact atrribute in ContactSensor class is Not work. When I get a ContactSensor by `contacts =this->ContactSensor->Contacts()`, Then...
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I have a human actor walking around in a given world. I want to reset its position at certain time, for example, when it finishes a trajectory. But SetWorldPose can only make the actor walk from one...
View Articleapply force/torque for a period of time
Dear all, I see that Gazebo 8 implemented a GUI to apply a force or torque to a link. However, there is no box to specify for how much time. Given the extremely high values I have to select to have a...
View Articlehow to add an already existing .sdf model to gazebo simulator?
I have created a model (.sdf) in a different machine. Now I want to import that to a different machine. Can somebody help me how can I do that. What Path (environment variable ) I need to set and how....
View ArticleCan't find the declaration of variable 'this->' ?
In tutorial [Intermediate: Connect to ROS](http://gazebosim.org/tutorials?cat=guided_i&tut=guided_i6)  'this' is used as a variable or class, but I...
View ArticleROS rotational odometry lidar streaking
I am setting up a Gazebo model for use with the ROS navigation stack. I have been reading the [Navigation Tuning Guide](http://wiki.ros.org/navigation/Tutorials/Navigation%20Tuning%20Guide) and am...
View ArticleWorld shifts after reset!
For the following world file, the world (as in, the walls and static objects) suddenly move (as in rotate and translate, all together) after calling the '/gazebo/reset_world' service. I am running...
View ArticleGazebo launch error from terminal:
I am using gazebo 7 and when I run from my ubuntu terminal, then I get the following error. ***gzserver: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsdformat.so.4: undefined symbol:...
View Articleis there any libraries of .world environment in sdf version 1.4
Hi everyone, is there a good website regrouping realistic .world file model in sdf version 1.4 ? all i could find was only available on sdf version 1.6... Thank you in advance
View ArticleSetting initial velocity in plugin
I am trying to have a model rotate along a Lissajous curve. I am using torques to set the angular acceleration to be able to simulate this movement. For this to work, I have to set the initial angular...
View Article[ROS] Going back to native Gazebo
Hi everyone, I made a mistake by wanting to install gazebo7 on ros indigo, following [this...
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View ArticleHow to reduce CPU usage due to large number of models
In my gazebo setup, I have two ROS-controlled robots and a large number of smaller models to be manipulated. Having recently increased the number of smaller models to around 75, this has brought my...
View ArticleWhich physics engine has most 'precise' collision detection?
Hello people, I am currently struggling with simulating a [hot wire game](https://www.amazon.de/Simba-106062259-Games-More-Kaktus/dp/B00SV0BBD6), controlled by a 7DOF robot arm. The arm has a metal...
View ArticleFix Gazebo Real Time Factor
Hi, I am currently using Gazebo version 7 with ros kinetic in a Virtual Box vm and I am implementing a controller in simulink on my actual desktop. I am able to subscribe to messages in simulink at a...
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View ArticleBuilding Gazebo on macOS Sierra 10.12.6
I have installed Gazebo on Mac running Sierra 10.12.6 [http://gazebosim.org/tutorials?tut=install_on_mac&cat=install] Now I wish to build my own copy of Gazebo. I have forked and cloned the...
View Articleshow reference frames
Hello everybody, can someone tell me how to show in gazebo the reference frames attached to the models and the world reference frame? It would save me from the headaches I am having . Thank you!
View ArticleCan I use gazebo/model_states in lieu of sensors for ROS navigation?
Greetings. This is for a project that's going to use a MiR robot but is currently at a proof-of-concept phase in Gazebo. We'll have a UR 10 attached to the MiR. The UR has a ROS package and a Gazebo...
View ArticleMobile arm simulation behaves strangely when adding ros_control plugin
Greetings. My model combining a simple mobile base with the UR10 acts strangely when I add which is needed for controlling the UR10 joints. The strange behavior is that the mobile robot resists motion...
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