Convert terminal command to messages/plugin
Hi there, I'm trying to control a differential drive robot to follow a ball. I thought I could initialize a node with the ball and publish it's pose and initialize another node on the robot(pioneer2dx)...
View ArticleGazebo 4 - Ros Fuerte interaction ??
Hi! I'm doing a Gazebo based simulator, I have some restrictions (I have to use Ros Fuerte), so I'm using Ubuntu 12 and Gazebo 4 (I saw here http://gazebosim.org/ that it was the last compatible with...
View ArticleERROR while loading world with DiffDrivePlugin as model plugin
Hi there, I'm trying to control a Pioneer2dx with *DiffDrivePlugin*. Whenever I start the server, an error occurs. I got the plugin from...
View ArticleData corruption from camera sensor
Hi All. I could do with advice on how to investigate what looks like intermittent corrupt data being returned from a camera sensor. I'm accessing the camera image from a model plugin, but when I render...
View ArticleTrouble setting up GZWeb
Hello all: Installed gazebo2 (limited by ROS deployment), and was attempting to get gzweb up and running. Running into the following when running `./deploy.sh -m` -- Generating done -- Build files have...
View ArticleGet Pose of a model from a plugin
Hi there,I want to get the current Pose of the model from a plugin. I tried by using [this](http://pastebin.com/Vb0JtY5C) plugin. But it gives an error when compiling **error:...
View ArticleScene labeling using a depth camera
Is there any way to get a labeling of the scene as seen from a depth camera - a mapping between each pixel of the image and the corresponding object that generated the depth for that pixel as seen from...
View ArticleERROR while loading world with a model plugin
Hi there, I'm trying to control Pioneer2DX by publishing to topic **pioneer2dx/vel_cmd** on **Gazebo 6.1.0**. It is working perfectly but not in the way which I need. The way in which each wheel...
View ArticleWhat happens after gazebo issues in bitbucket is resolved
Hello all, I have some newbie questions: What happens after a Gazebo issue in Bitbucket is resolved? How do i install the updated version on my machine ? Are the resolved issues are corrected only for...
View ArticlePose and orientation of my robot is incorrect in Gazebo
I have exported the URDF from Solidworks using solidworks to URDF plugin. I didn't modify any option in dialogues opened during export. Then i created an URDF package in ROS workspace and spawned the...
View ArticleERROR while accessing joints
Hi there,I was trying to load gazebo with a world file. But it gives following error and exits. **[Err] [Diff.cc:41] Diff plugin missing <left_joint> element [Err] [Diff.cc:44] Diff plugin...
View ArticleSkip looking for models online? (GAZEBO_MODEL_DATABASE_URI)
Hi there, is it possible to skip looking for models online? Similar to [this](http://answers.gazebosim.org/question/5291/disabling-connect-to-server-at-launch/), but without downloading the models....
View ArticleInaccurate Pendulum Period
Hello, I'm working on a pendulum model and I'm noticing some inaccuracies when running gazebo with the following world files and pendulum model. What I'm noticing is that the pendulum in the simulation...
View ArticleGTS library not found error
Hi there, when I try to create polylines, I get following error: GTS library not found.  But gts library is installed (see picture). ![image...
View ArticleGazebo takes up 1 core when physics is paused
I'm trying to use gazebo on a fairly old laptop of mine - a core 2 duo with 2 gb ram. I'm using Lubuntu 14.04 (with ROS indigo + gazebo2) I ran gazebo using gzserver (no GUI) and paused the physics of...
View ArticleBuilding a plugin : missing SDF.hh
Hi everyone, I'm trying to create my first gazebo plugin. As a start, my goal would be to mix the contact and the diffdrive plugins such as when the robots bumps something it changes direction. I've...
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 ArticleXacro, ruby : SDF parametrization
Hi, I'm looking to control some parameters of my model through the ros launch file. I know that this used to be handle with xacro in urdf file and ruby allow some features in SDF but I not sure how to...
View ArticleDo I need to uninstall the 2.2.6 Gazebo before installing the one of version...
When I finished installing ROS Indigo, I noticed that it already came with Gazebo(version2.2.6). If I directly install the 6.0 Gazebo, is it possible that the 6.0 version and 2.2.6 version will...
View ArticleHow to use for loop in launch file in gazebo?
How can implement for loop concept in gazebo to spawn multiple robot model? For example: I want to iterate above code n times, variable being robot_num's value. How should I do that?
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