Can’t download new models in terminal
I use gazebo 2.2.6 with ROS Indigo. I run existing gazebo world: roslaunch turtlebot_gazebo turtlebot_world.launch world_file:=/usr/share/gazebo-2.2/worlds/mud.world Picture with terminal output is...
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I use gazebo 2.2.6 with ROS Indigo. When I launch gazebo world I can’t see gazebo's model database. I go through this [tutorial](http://gazebosim.org/tutorials?tut=build_world&cat=build_world). In...
View ArticleMeasure global position of robot in gazebo world with tf
Hi, i need to measure the global position of my robot in the gazebo world. Is there a sensor dedicated to this task? Is there any existing ros plugin, which delivers it as a tansform? best regards!
View ArticleHow to Insert Simulated Floating particles(small spheres) inside solid body?
This is what I need: I have used buoyancy plugin to float particles but my main problem is to insert those particles inside solid sphere or any body and ***movement of those particles*** like: ***If...
View ArticleHow do I properly use the gazebo API?
Say I want to rotate a joint at a certain velocity. So I browse through the API reference pages and reach...
View ArticleInsufficient torque on robot?
Hi, I have built a hexapod robot and was able to make it stand on all six legs. However when I use rqt_gui to lift a leg up, the robot lean downwards to the side that the leg was lifted up. I have...
View Articlegazebo7 installation on MAC, Error: SHA256 mismatch
I've been following steps from http://dev.px4.io/simulation-gazebo.html , and got stuck pretty quicky on installing gazebo7: System:Drones jakubczaplicki$ ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL...
View ArticleUsing a .dae file as the ground plane
I am looking to import or use a dae or other "common" 3D file format as a ground plane in gazebo. I am not sure how to go about this and what formats that gazebo will accept. I have seen a tutorial on...
View ArticleSimulating a CubeSat (nanosatellite) in Gazebo
I'm interested in adding a model in gazebo of a CubeSat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CubeSat) for simulations. For starters, I'd like to introduce a simple design, which can use reaction wheels to...
View ArticleGazebo shuts down with a segmentation fault
Using ROS Indigo on Ubuntu 14.04.2 Gazebo multi-robot simulator, version 2.2.3 Copyright (C) 2012-2014 Open Source Robotics Foundation. Released under the Apache 2 License. http://gazebosim.org Msg...
View ArticleCan't load libRayPlugin.so
I'm working with ROS Indigo and Gazebo 6.5.1 and I have installed the corresponding ROS packages by running> sudo apt-get install ros-indigo-gazebo6-* I've included the libgazebo_ros_laser.so plugin...
View Articlecan we force a motion on a join ?
in softwares like adams we can apply force and we can apply motion and by motion i dont mean to enter a trajectory and it follows it with a pid .i mean actual motion constraint .like the sim will...
View ArticleGetting different behaviours of the same robot that I launch in two different...
Hello, I installed Gazebo in a remote machine that has 40 cores but no good graphic card (Matrox Electronics Systems Ltd). This allows me to accelerate learning process (I am using genetoc algorithm to...
View ArticleGazebo client crashes on startup
I have installed gazebo simulator using the ROS installation (ros-indigo-desktop-full) Gazebo 2.2.3 was installed alongside. When I run gzserver The gazebo server connects to master and everything is...
View ArticleConnect two youbots with a wire cable
We created a wire by using multiple joint boxes linked together. The problem is linking to joint boxes from the 1st youbot to the second youbot. we are using two separate urdf files for each youbot....
View ArticleHow correctly move joints by SetPosition() ?
Hi there. I am new in Gazebo, so I want time to time move joints in response to incoming signals from other software. It will be simple for me, if **joint::SetPosition()** works correctly, but I didn't...
View ArticleError Param.cc inf value
Hello everybody, I am trying to spawn a robot made in URDF in Gazebo 6 but I have the following problem. At the beginning the robot seems ok but after a few seconds all the links seems to be placed at...
View ArticleModel moves and rotates when inserted
Hi allI made a differential drive robot with meshes for bot collision and visual elements. When it is inserted, the robot keep moving in some direction and rotates in its own axis. Both wheels are...
View ArticleURDF from a working ROS package not shown
I'm creating a Gazebo package for a URDF-based, dual-arm robot. Its ROS package has been working for years. Robot model doesn't appear on Gazebo, wireframe or collision either. What should I check?...
View ArticleConnecting gazebo and ros_control while using SDF files
I start briefly by introducing why I need to use SDF files instead of URDF files, and then I'll explain my problem. I am currently trying to simulate a robot with servomotors, due to some constraints,...
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