Unusual dynamic in grasping
Hi all, I was using gazebo to simulate planned grasping. I had observed some unusual dynamics going on with the robot gripper and the box items I created as target objects. in particular, it seems...
View ArticleUnusual contact dynamics observed when simulating grasps
Hi all, I was trying to simulate grasping motion in gazebo. However I observed some unusual dynamics that looks like the box item(grasp target) and the gripper are constantly colliding with each other....
View ArticleStop submarine body from spinning when moving forward
The submarine model's body spins in the opposite direction of the propeller while moving it forward. Is there a way to keep the body leveled while moving it?
View ArticleCan't compile FreeImage with visual studio 2017
I tried to install FreeImage (the one given on the tutoriel for windows: http://gazebosim.org/tutorials?tut=install_on_windows&cat=install#InstallonWindows) on windows, but when I try to build the...
View Articletextures in an imported mesh?
There is a simple way to add the textures to a mesh? I have imported few models form 3dwarehouse, when I export them to .dae, I get the mesh that I can correctly use in Gazebo , but of course without...
View ArticleBaxter_Gazebo: can't get current joint states
Hi, Installed Baxter Simulator as per the instructions. When I run any of the python programs to allow the robot to do anything, I get something like the example below: $ rrun baxter_examples...
View ArticleHow To Access Gazebo Camera Using Application Outside ROS ?
I have succesfully running Gazebo 8 + Ardupilot SITL on Ubuntu 16.04, I also succesfully using Mavproxy to interact SITL with a simple python script (Using Dronekit not ROS application). My question is...
View ArticleGazebo contact sensor added to a robot link in urdf file is not working as...
I have added a contact sensor to one of the finger links of a robot's gripper as follows:bh_finger_13_link_collision 5 On lauching the urdf file, I am getting the `gazebo topics...
View Articlerobot arm loaded in gazebo is unstable
Hi all, I am trying to simulate my own designed robot arm in gazebo. I am using indigo and ubuntu 14. I have successfully loaded model in gazebo and next step is to add ros control. After loading...
View ArticleThermal Camera Plugin not defined in SDF error
I'm trying to use the [hector_gazebo_thermal_camera](http://answers.gazebosim.org/questions/ask/) in a simulation for my graduation project. It returns the error: **Warning [parser.cc:778]** XML...
View ArticleChange view to what the camera is viewing
I have created a world with a robot, a pioneer 2DX and added a camera. I want to see what the camera is seeing but I don't know how. How can I change to what the camera is seeing?
View ArticleWhat to Do About Majestic Pen Kit Before You Miss Your Chance
The Upside to Majestic Pen Kit For any reason it is simpler for me to call a person who first called me. There's so much you are able to do. The idea of purchasing a new computer every 2 years was...
View ArticleAnalysis Report or Personal Audit?
Hello everyone, Back when I was 16 I worked for Circuit City and we had software that we ran on every computer either on intake or before it was finished. This software would give an "analysis" of...
View ArticleAnalysis Report or Personal Audit?
Hello everyone, Back when I was 16 I worked for Circuit City and we had software that we ran on every computer either on intake or before it was finished. This software would give an "analysis" of...
View ArticleStack of two models unstable bouncing
Greetings. When I stack two one-link models (each is just a hollow cylinder, like a roll of paper towels) they keep colliding and bouncing until the top one finally gets thrown off. The [STL is...
View ArticleStereo camera simulation Gazebo
Hi, I created a sdf for the stereo camera using the Gazebo plugin (for publishing to ROS topics). However, There are few things I'm really confused about - Even on setting ` true ` in the sdf file, the...
View ArticleWindows Install: Install Folder doesn't exist after running Gazebo Configure...
I am a complete noob to this. I am trying to install Gazebo on a Windows 10 PC. I execute this code: **> cd ..\..\gazebo mkdir build cd build > # if you want debug, run ..\configure Debug...
View ArticleError while installing ignition-gui from the ignition-robotics repository
Hello, I cloned the ignition-gui repository from the ignition-robotics one. I then followed this tutorial - https://ignitionrobotics.org/tutorials/gui/0.1/install.html Installed the dependencies...
View ArticleHow to "glue" a camera to a pioneer 2DX robot
I'm new in gazebo, and I have added a camera with a joint to a pioneer 2DX. After some minutes, the camera falls down to the floor. When I open the world the model is: ![image...
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