Getting bounding box of model(object)
Hello all, I am pretty new to Gazebo so please excuse me if this query sounds to basic. I want to have the bounding box of objects in the gazebo. With the gazebo model state publisher I get the pose...
View ArticleURDF from a working ROS package not shown
I'm creating a Gazebo package for a URDF-based, dual-arm robot. Its ROS package has been working for years. Robot model doesn't appear on Gazebo, wireframe or collision either. What should I check?...
View ArticleBest way to draw lines/paths with a certain width and texture
Hi all, I need to draw lines/paths with a certain width and a custom texture. And it would be nice to have friction on this path. Now I ask myself what's the best/easiest way to do this. I tried using...
View ArticleHow to draw the trail of a cleaning robot?
Hi, I'm simulating cleaning robots(such as roombas), and I need to visualize the process the robots cleaning the whole surface. It would be ideal if I can change the floor colour(from grey to white)...
View ArticleDeformable object using Bullet or Simbody
Does somebody know which parameters should I write in the sdf file (or in general, what should I do) in order to simulate a deformable object in Gazebo? I've already been able to make a rigid...
View ArticleHow correctly move joints by SetPosition() ?
Hi there. I am new in Gazebo, so I want time to time move joints in response to incoming signals from other software. It will be simple for me, if **joint::SetPosition()** works correctly, but I didn't...
View Articlecontact is to unstablee ?
i use this gz topic to get contact data /gazebo/default/physics/contacts and i try to get a center of presure but it turns out like something in this pic [sss.jpg](/upfiles/14480890099473147.jpg) i...
View ArticleRelative Paths in own sdf element
Hi, i am writing a plugin, which needs to load a csv file from a relative path with an own sdf-xml element file::myfile. Is there any gazebo-header, where methods are provided to resolve a...
View ArticleGazebo installation on Mac OS x Yosemite
Hi, I have installed Gazebo on Mac OS X Yosemite using the information on the following link: http://gazebosim.org/tutorials?tut=install_on_mac&cat=install However, after I am done installing, and...
View ArticleFailed to load plugin undefined symbol
Hi, I'm new at gazebo/ROS and wanted to write my own plugin after i tried the tutorial. but i get the following error: Error [Plugin.hh:156] Failed to load plugin...
View ArticlePID Controller for Ball Joints
I'm rather new to Gazebo and I can't find this in the API anywhere. How do I control a ball joint using 3 PID controllers (one for each x-y-z axis)? Would it better to create 3 separate revolute joints...
View ArticleGazebo fails to execute multiple trajectories sent back to back
Hey guys, I am facing a tricky situation in Gazebo.. Im working on a Turtlebot with a PhantomX Pincher Arm.. My program effectively solves the IK and the corresponding trajectories are successfully...
View ArticleAre Ros_Comm and Gazebo compatible?
Hi, can i use Gazebo with Ros_comm? I want to run ROS on raspberry pi 2(Raspbian) and ros_comm(which is non-gui version) is recommanded rather than desktop version. Is it possible?
View Articleerror: gazebo_ros_api_plugin.cpp Disablign rendering has not been...
I modified the rrbot tutorial, and write a ros node who depend gazebo_ros and roscpp to control the model simulated. It seems worked but everytime the model move there will be an error like follow:...
View ArticleGazebo is not displaying (all) the colours of a URDF model
Dear all. I'm modelling the simulation of a robotic torso. Firstly, I modelled and implemented for separate the control for all the devices included in the robot (two arms, a gripper, a pan-tilt and a...
View ArticleIntermittent segmentation fault possibly by custom WorldPlugin attaching and...
My goal is to teleport a robot to an arbitrary pose in a 0-gravity world, while keeping the robot in a fixed pose after teleportation. I need to do the teleport a bunch of times. I’ve tried many ways...
View Articlelibgazebo_player not installed via ubuntu repository
Hello everyone, I am quite new to both gazebo and player and yet I am already trying to have the both of them communicate. I installed gazebo 6.1.0 through the script provided on the website. And...
View ArticleRecognition of basic objects in Gazebo
Hello, I am trying to recognize the specific objects such as box, sphere etc. I want to use a basic method. What do you suggest for this ? Is there a way to set an id value to object and get that value...
View ArticleHow to access the simulated camera in Java?
Hey, I'm completely new to Gazebo plugins and I'm working within [FRCSIM](http://edu.wpi.first.wpilib.plugins.java.feature). Can someone give me some pointers to how to access the camera through a Java...
View ArticleHow do you enable/use camera on Kuka Youbot in ROS indigo
Hi I am fairly new to gazebo and ROS indigo. I want to add a camera on the Youbot so that I can track road lanes and do lane keeping which I'm doing for a senior design project. So first I installed...
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