Command a vehicle via messages
Hi all, I am trying to control a model (in particualr a drc_vehicle) without using ROS but I don't know how to do it. For instance I would like send messages to apply a force to the gas pedal (a...
View ArticleToggle visibility of a link?
Ideally I could publish a message from ROS that would set the transparency of a specified link to any value. Would I have to write a custom plugin? ---- **Pursuing the gazebojs approach:** This is...
View ArticleWhen trying to contribute a model I get "abort: no username supplied (see "hg...
when I use the hg commit command it gives me that error... How do I set a username?
View ArticleSpawning robot model on Gazebo fails in OS X
I'm currently running OS X 10.11.5 (El Capitan) on a MacBook Air (Intel HD Graphics 5000 1536 MB). I have been trying to test RotorS (https://github.com/ethz-asl/rotors_simulator), a MAV gazebo...
View Articleis soft_cfm and soft_erp utilized by ODE
I have been trying to add some softness for my grasping ball experiment and I have been struggling to get anywhere. I have been fiddling around with `soft_cfm` and `soft_erp` values. But if you look at...
View ArticleSet near/far clip distance for the visualization window camera
When viewing an outdoor gazebo world from some distance above, I get strong Z-fighting artifacts between two ground planes located on top of each other at a distance of about 0.5 meters. I suppose...
View ArticleThe control plugin tutorial's example code is giving me errors
I am using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, ROS Jade, and I downloaded Gazebo through terminal on 06/29/16. I am brand new to Gazebo so I decided to follow the beginner and intermediate tutorials before embarking on...
View ArticleGeometric constraints on joints
Hi, I want to apply a geometric constraint on one of my joint. For instance: Be as closer to this other joint/geometric point as possible. How do I do this? Thank you very much
View ArticleWindows 7 64bit install problem
When "..\configure" is run for the gazebo directory ie the 3rd time a build error occurs: Missing: libqwt-dev. Required for plotting I cannot see qwt in the install list has anyone any ideas? Adrian
View ArticleBug in SphericalCoordinates::SphericalFromLocal?
I was under the impression that gazebo assumed an East, North, Up (ENU) right-handed frame for the SphericalCoordinate class, but I think there's a bug in the conversion for lat-long. Test code:...
View ArticleHow do I control a joint via the API?
I have a robot with a single revolute joint attaching a horizontal arm to a box. I want to control this arm from a client program, but I cannot for the life of me understand how to tell the joint to...
View ArticleHow do I control a joint via the API?
I have a robot with a single revolute joint attaching a horizontal arm to a box. I want to control this arm from a client program, but I cannot for the life of me understand how to tell the joint to...
View ArticleInteraction between 2 objects in Gazebo
I am working on a "pick and do" operation in ROS and simulating the same in Gazebo. I have model of a wrench, which is attached to my own gripper in URDF. The gripper in turn is attached to UR5. This...
View ArticleMordern CMake for Gazebo
Hi everyone! I was wondering if the "modern" cmake implementation for configuration file was implemented somewhere on gazebo? By modern cmake I'm talking of...
View ArticleDoes gazebo has a manual?
Hi there, We are a newly founded robot company and are trying to use gazebo. We'd like to know if there is a user manual where we can download? Thanks George
View ArticleCustom message for publishing 2-dimensional array
Hi,Can we publish and subscribe to a custom message that contains a 2D-array? Is it necessary that each field type in the must be a message type in gazebo library?Thanks in advance!
View ArticleWhat is the best practice when creating robots from scratch?
I am building a simple robot model: base,2 wheels, 1 ball omni wheel, range sensor, camera. So far I have used gazebo 7 model editor for all of these parts. I was wondering: Is it better to have nested...
View ArticleGetting joint angles for passive urdf model
I'm a bit confused about how to get joint states. I'm trying to set up an inverted pendulum on a two-wheeled cart. I've successfully attached differential drive, and also control of the revolute joint...
View ArticleHow to Control Pioneer2DX in Gazebo...?
So I am using gazebo to simulate a pioneer2dx model, however I can't find a good documentation on how to control it properly. Right now my plugin uses the SetLinerVel function to move the robot,...
View ArticleHow to control the initial pose of robot
I have a robot in gazebo, every time when I run it, the robot always fall down from the sky. Is there a way to control the initial pose of the robot? The other problem is my robot is 24644 kg, really...
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