how do i load plugin from sdf model in ros
Similarly like i can put a plugin in urdf file and than when i launch that urdf in gazebo i can control that robot, isn't their any way how i can contol the robot model. I tried to use this line in my...
View Articlecmd_vel not working with custom plugin
Hi, i wrote a plugin(attached down) to move a robot in the space , i compile the plugin and is compiling ok. I add this line to my SDF at the end of model i am running the command rostopic pub...
View ArticlePose and orientation of my robot is incorrect in Gazebo and RViz
Pose and orientation of my robot is incorrect in Gazebo and RViz . I have exported the URDF from Solidworks using solidworks to URDF plugin. I didn't modify any option in dialogues opened during...
View Articlecant visualize gpu ray in rviz
When i try to use the gpu ray sensor in my velodyne model urdf file, it is not publishing any topic. When i put the same line of code for sensor in another urdf file of another robot it works fine and...
View ArticleWhere can i find list of available colours for gazebo
What are the list of gazebo material colour names which i can directly use with my robot?
View ArticleHow to get the pose (yaw) of a revolute joint from a sensor plugin?
I am developing a sensor, and I need the yaw of a joint at the time of reading a ray sensor.
View Articlerotation two Gears in RViz and Gazebo
i have two gears in my urdf . i want rotate two gears in same time . U31_1 and U32_1 are gears .  my urdf : xyz="0 0 0" rpy="0 0 0" />
View Articlegpu_ray not supported with NVIDIA 1050 installed
I added a GeForce GTX 1050 to my system. The main board has an Intel Haswell iGPU. I added the GeForce because gpu_ray was not supported with just the iGPU. Even with the GTX 1050 install gpu_ray is...
View Articleray sensor not publishing points properly
I was trying to visualise velodyne hdl 32 in rviz and the point cloud created by this sensor in rviz, but the output point cloud is not coming realistic, as i've seen it should come like this :...
View ArticleModel sinks and bounces through floor like quicksand-trampoline combination
I'm new to Gazebo, so this may be a simple mistake. I've uploaded a single model created in Solidworks. At first, the model size was about 1000x larger than it was meant to be, probably because...
View Articleunable to install baxter with ros indigo and gazebo 7
When i try to build the baxter simulator i'm getting lot of errors eg: /usr/include/gazebo-7/gazebo/common/Event.hh:664:14: error: ‘class gazebo::event::EventTPrivate)>’ has no member named...
View ArticleShutting down listener reliably abort traps
I'm writing a simple robot plugin with a custom message and a standalone executable that listens for world_stats topics to get the time, calculates some joint angles, and sends them back to the plugin...
View ArticleLow quality physics in gazebo
Hello, I'm trying to tweak gazebo's physics to support higher-speed simulation times. I'm starting with several UAVs (about 40) and I've managed to get fairly good speed out of the simulation by...
View ArticleConverting 3D model file (VRML or ProE) to URDF
I currently have a 3D model in both VRML and ProE, and I would like to convert these models into URDF format to display in gazebo ROS. Is there a plugin or a recommended way of converting VRML to URDF...
View ArticleUsing multiple identical models with plugins
Hi, I've created a basic robot that can avoid walls and generally move around a map. But when I tried to place two of the same model into gazebo, the second model started misbehaving (colliding with...
View ArticleCan't attach plugin with roslaunch
My world file (adapted from the [tutorial](http://gazebosim.org/tutorials?cat=guided_i&tut=guided_i5)) contains a plugin : model://car2 The plugin loads and displays the expected message when I do...
View ArticleDistance measure in gazebo?
**Could anyone tell me 1 coordinate unit = ? meter?** My heightmap image's size is 65*65. If i set in sdf file: heightmap's size is (x,y,z) = 65 * 65 * 2, then i see my terrain x coordinate will range...
View ArticlePlease what is the correct way to use AttachStaticModel function?
I am implementing a simple robot behavior where the robot represented as a box picks an object and drops it at a goal location. However, when the robot reaches the object location to pick it, it...
View ArticleVirtual Machine not launching Gazebo
I am using the beta version of ROS as well as Ubuntu 16.04. When attempting to launch gazebo I get the following error: mroscoe@ubuntu:~$ gazebo VMware: vmw_ioctl_command error Invalid argument. I have...
View ArticleChange model used in ackermann_vehicle package
Hey! I am pretty new to Gazebo and in desperatly in need of help! I am trying to create / find a model of an ackermann-steered vehicle that I can connect to ROS. The...
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