How does the PhysicsFactory works?
I am trying to add a physics engine to Gazebo does someone can explain me the steps related to the PhysicsFactory so that when I create a test.world file with , my_engine gets recognized. I think the...
View ArticleHow to build a plane (for example A380)??
Hello every one, well my project consist on inspecting a plane using a drone can anyone tell me how to build a plane in gazebo?? i appreciate it. Thanks
View ArticleGazebo / URDF human model (with joints, not an actor)
Hello, I want to use deep learning with depth data from a human body in different poses. The easiest way to obtain a big amount of labelled data is to simulate this human body and obtain labelled depth...
View ArticleHas anyone fixed the gpu_ray vertical ranges problem?
I am trying to use a gpu_ray sensor with both horizontal and vertical rays. I have to use the gpu_sensor because the ray sensor is unacceptably slow. I have run into the vertical ranges problem. **Does...
View ArticleContact Sensor/Force Torque Testing?
I made a force torque that is fixed to the ground in gazebo 4 and ubuntu 14.04 and I am wondering if there is a way to test that it is giving me accurate information, namely the forces. I am attempting...
View ArticleGazebo simulation GPS fix
Hi, I am getting warning [warn] FP: NO GPS FIX while running the gazebo simulation for the ground rover. I am trying to move the rover based on the input waypoint lists. However, I cannot get the GPS...
View ArticleSensorPlugin: how to enforce frame update rate?
The `update_rate` parameter of the gazebo camera sensor seems to be understood as the upper limit for the frame frequency and does not slow down the simulation time if the rate can not be provided. For...
View ArticleIs a tag necessary for non-motorized joints ?
I'm working on the Gazebo model for a robot arm which consists of a couple servos with links attached to the servo horns at off-center joints, which drive the arm, which itself is mostly a series of...
View ArticleGroundplane in Gazebo vs. Rviz
I'm having some problems with how Gazebo and Rviz treat the simulated world our robot is running in. In Gazebo, our robot appears on the groundplane and moves and navigates successfully between goals...
View ArticleMAVLink support for sensor level UAV simulation
I'm trying to add native mavlink support to gazebo to send simulated sensor data to the px4 autopilot. We have already created a bunch of plugins to do all this, but I"m trying to reintegrate with...
View ArticleYARP Gazebo clock plugin
Hello everyone, I would like to synchronize Simulink and Gazebo, and for that purpose I am trying to use the YARP clock plugin in combination with the WB-Toolbox for Simulink. However it seems that I...
View ArticleHow to enable debugging for a plugin?
I've created a plugin by following a tutorial from Gazebo website. Now I'd like to take it further but it is difficult to work without being able to set breakpoints and inspect variables. What steps...
View ArticleHow to: move a simple box in the air
Hello all, I would like to have a simple box moving in the air with a precise position/speed. What I did so far is to create an SDF model with 3 prismatic joints fixed to the root. Then the joints are...
View ArticleAttach camera sensor to UserCamera and publish as ROS topic (Gazebo 2.2)
I'm new to Gazebo, and I'm trying to publish what my UserCamera sees as RGB data to a ROS topic. I'm able to setup a new camera object in an SDF with the camera sensor plugin, but I need the UserCamera...
View ArticleHow to get correct alpha blending in gazebo?
Hello everyone! I'm facing some problems with alpha blending in gazebo. When loading an sdf model into gazebo, which uses a collada file, the alpha blending does not seem to work properly. I already...
View ArticleThere is a question of importing models to gazebo about *.dae file
hi good eveninig. I launch gazebo then import " *.dae " file(3d modeling file) when I import gazebo default model that coke_can model it works well. but when i import *.dae file that I download at "...
View ArticleConnect SDF model to ROS
Hello, since I'm a newbie in ROS and Gazebo I'm having trouble to find some tutorial or someone who could explain how to connect a robot SDF model to ROS so that I could acquire sensor data. Is there...
View ArticleProblem adding collada file
Hi all, My name is Arturo, this is my first post. I am trying to modify the turtlebot adding it a tag with texture made with Blender and exported as Collada file. I add the tag to the model like this:...
View ArticleProblem with inserting model
When I'm following the tutorial, I meet a problem after creating my first model configuration. In the following command: mkdir -p ~/.gazebo/models/my_robot I change the direction...
View ArticleGetting the coordinates of a point using the mouse
Hi, Is there a way to get the coordinates of a point (x and y coordinates) using the mouse on the gazebo client? Best,
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