My custom made mobile manipulator using Husky doesnt move
I have been stuck on this issue for the past one week.I mounted a custom made arm on top of a husky.Independently the arm and husky works fine without including each other.I am able to move the arm...
View ArticleHow to create a model.config file on Mac running Gazebo 7.0
I am new to Gazebo and trying to use it for Robot Simulation. The tutorial "Make a Mobile Robot" appears to give instructions for Ubuntu users!
View ArticleHow to specify a Gazebo UNIVERSAL joint in URDF?
I am using Gazebo 7 and I want to use the Cart model with front steering available in Gazebo also with RViz.That is why I am trying to make a URDF version of it. The front wheels of the cart are...
View ArticleInstalling Gazebo on Windows. Missing Protobuf
I am trying to install gazebo on Windows and I follow this tutorial : http://gazebosim.org/tutorials?tut=install_on_windows&cat=install#InstallonWindows I had no problem while getting the clones...
View ArticleAckermann steering odometry
I would like to known how to simulate odometry with noise in an ackermann steering vehicle in gazebo 2.2 .
View ArticleCreate a PRM from a Gazebo world
Hello, I have a Gazebo world, just with walls, and a simple robot with sdf. I would like to create a PRM (probabilistic roadmap) of my environment, without using any camera to map the environment. Is...
View ArticleLooking for suggestions and help on a basic robot model to teach the basics...
Hello, I'm looking for a basic robot model to use to teach some basics on how to use ROS and Gazebo. I was hoping to find something simple like a small differential drive robot with just a couple basic...
View ArticleHow to modify a link's visual programmatically from a sensor plugin?
I'm trying to modify the visual of a link from inside a sensor plugin (not a visual plugin). I get access to the link with: ``` physics::LinkPtr link =...
View ArticleBasic in environment(world) control.
Hi there ! , Do you have any recommended method in order to create the world that we can interact with it . such as - turn on , off the lights - open , close the doors manually and automatically with...
View Articleinertias not work well in my model
I'm triying make a Formula 1 model, but when I put inertias in the model, the not work. To create the intertial matrix I used this manual...
View ArticlePioneer2dx Wheel Rotation Problems?
I am using the differential drive controller, a ros gazebo plugin, to move my pioneer2dx around in a simulation. I'm kinda new to this, and I'm having a rather amusing problem. I took the sdf file from...
View ArticleDiff_drive Plugin Simulation Problem
Hi, I have written a urdf file for a 2 wheeled robot, but I can't seem to get it to drive properly using the diff_drive_controller gazebo plugin. Instead of driving normally, the robot somersaults in...
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 ArticleUsing Boost::boost::asio::ip::udp from a model plugin
Hi everyone, I'm trying top use a custom UDP socket to control a model. The outgoing (from Plugin) messages are received but the plugins doesn't receive anything from the source. The messages are...
View ArticleCan we use spawn_model for the actor tag?
Hi all, I'm trying to use the actor animations in Gazebo8 according to this very helpful tutorial: http://gazebosim.org/tutorials?tut=actor&branch=actor I replaced my Gazebo7 with the nightly...
View ArticlePart of the robot wheel is under the ground
I have a robot which has 4 wheels. When I put the robot in gazebo, even though I already set the collision of my wheel, I still find that part of the wheel is under the ground and it is shaking all the...
View ArticleWheels depart the ground when move sideways
I have a vehicle which has 4 wheels. When I move my vehicle forward, it is fine. But when I move it sideways, one side of the vehicle will depart the ground, like this: ![image...
View ArticleVelodyne rays don't detect actor animations
Hi all, I followed the steps in the actor tutorial on Gazebo8 http://gazebosim.org/tutorials?tut=actor&branch=actor and I can spawn animated characters that move in front of a simulated Kinect...
View ArticleNo plugins interface shown in the model tree
Hello, I'm quite new to Gazebo, and I'm currently trying to use it with px4 Sim works fine, but I tried to create my own model following the gazebo tutorial, and am stuck when it deals with inserting a...
View ArticleConvert gazebo model to OBJ file format
I want to reuse a gazebo model for other purposes, but to load it easily, it would be better to have it in OBJ file format. I searched for an exporting method in gazebo and I searched whether a Blender...
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