How does ODE determine contact points in Gazebo?
I was looking at the contact points for the Atlas in the DRCsim package. Each foot has 4 contact points at each vertex of the rectangle. I'd like to know how these points are determined. I've tried...
View ArticleHow to add a color/material to a STL mesh in an URDF file?
I use STL meshes and urdf files and I can't seem to set the material colors in the urdf file. I tried adding material like this (similar to what I would do in an SDF file):Gazebo/Red or But it wouldn't...
View ArticleLaser incorrect simulation, not REP117 compliant
Hi, I am writing here instead of reporting a Gazebo issue because I am not sure if I am doing something wrong. [REP117](http://www.ros.org/reps/rep-0117.html#specification) states that: "Detections...
View Articlekobuki base keeps shaking in gazebo > v2
Whatever I try, my kobuki base keeps shaking, also often referred as "wobbling" behavior in gazebo > 2 Video: https://1drv.ms/v/s!Auf7KGAFh5hop_YkxdnDoDl14Wpm_g **My environment** (where I want it...
View ArticleHow can I convert a math::Pose to a msgs::Pose ?
I have created a world plugin. In the plugin I want to get the pose of a model by storing it in a math::Pose variable using GetWorldPose(). Then I want to send this pose over to another program using...
View ArticleWhat is wrong with my xacro file that I can't see the color of the box in...
Here is my xacro file:00 I want box to be of yellow color but I can't see in Yellow color in gazebo. How should I fix it?
View ArticleRendering problem with camera sensor in VirtualBox
Hi everyone I am using Gazebo 4 for simulations of my robot. The robot has a gazebo camera-sensor attached, which works fine on regular Linux platforms. In my VirtualBox however (I don't have a Linux...
View ArticleWhat causes my Gazebo robot model to repeatedly give "Couldn't find an...
I am changing a world file to a model and removed the world content and only have the model. I'm new to gazebo and do not know why this is happening
View ArticleShow custom physicsMsg
I have implemented my own physics engine into Gazebo through System plugin. The next that I want to do is to publish my own physicsMsg and show them on property pane. It's easy for me to understand how...
View ArticleMultiple model plugins for a model
HiCan I have multiple model plugins for a single model?Thanks in advance!
View ArticleHow to set GAZEBO_PLUGIN_PATH correctly and add the plugin into Gazebo_ros ?
Hi, I am using gazebo to simulate a sonar. Thus I will use `hector_sonar_plugin`. While after I install the hector plugins from source and call it in my sdf, errors come. At first, an error appear...
View Article[Buoyancy Plugin] Possible bug
Hi everybody, I'm using Gazebo 6.6.0 with Ubuntu 14.04 and currently I'm experiencing strange behaviors with the buoyancy plugin shipped with this version. The following minimal working example shows...
View ArticleTrouble importing SVG from tutorial
Hi, I am having trouble importing the SVG file from the tutorial into gazebo recently installed on mac OSX. When I select the SVG file from the gazebo GUI, the extracted path shows up correctly as in...
View ArticleHow to build a circuit in gazebo [Update visuals at runtime]
Hi all, I am trying to build a circuit in Gazebo but I don't know how I can manage this task. In particular I don't know if I have to Necessarily create a .world file or I can just create a texture for...
View ArticleHow to add time dependent global wind in gazebo simulation such that it...
The required wind model should exert force on all the bodies present in the environment.
View ArticleFixed joint moving when grasping
I have fixed joint in my arm joining the shoulder to world, but this joint moves around when I am trying to grasp an object. The entire urdf is [here](http://pastebin.com/7YFZqh79). The important part...
View Articlemecanum wheels side move slowly and shake, not stable
Hi all, now i simulated the mecanum wheels in gazebo by simulate one hub and 12 free moving rollers, it's working but when go to the side move(side left, side right), the performance was not good, it...
View Articlemecanum wheels side move get slow and shake
Hi all, now i simulated the mecanum wheels in gazebo by simulate one hub and 12 free moving rollers, it's working but when go to the side move(side left, side right), the performance was not good, it...
View ArticleControl of Closed-Kinematic Chain with a Plugin
Hi, I am working on a robot arm. I simulated with gazebo and the PID controller provided and it works just fine. But, what I want is only to have the kinematic control of the robot, without having to...
View ArticleDoes Gazebo support bushings?
I'm trying to model a system that includes rubber bushings. Is there a way to model these in Gazebo?
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