Convert SDF world made with building editor to URDF
I'm using ROS Melodic and Gazebo 9.6.0. I will use Gazebo's Build Editor to build a building using a floor plant image, like this:  You can see how...
View Articleenable_motor service in hector_quadrotor
hello every body. I'm using **hector_quadrotor package** to run drone. when I tried to simple example (outdoor_flight_gazebo.launch ) I need to run /enable_motor service with True arguments using...
View ArticleHow to use ctrl_cmd messages instead of twist_cmd in Autoware + Gazebo...
The [README file](https://github.com/autowarefoundation/autoware/tree/master/ros/src/simulation/gazebo_simulator) states that it is possible to select the input from Autoware that is sent to...
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View ArticleHow to change velocity limit in Gazebo simulation
Hi there. I was thinking to track an obstacle in fast moving condition. I need to get the true velocity of the obstacle to calculate the RMSE. However, you know, if use the key board as the input...
View Articlegazebo set joint angles by ROS
Hi everyone! I have a robot arm model in Gazebo with several "revolute" joints. I simply want to set the angles of the joints by a ROS service, topic or whatever WITHOUT any closed-loop controller....
View ArticleHow to solve problem with PATH_TOLERANCE_VIOLATED in moveit?
Hi everyone, I am facing with problem when I want to execute my trajectory in moveit and see it in Gazebo because of error which says: Controller failed with error PATH_TOLERANCE_VIOLATED what should I...
View ArticleHow can I control ABB irb14050 (single arm YuMi) with ROS
Deal all: Our lab planning to buy a new robot ABB irb14050 (the single arm YuMi). And I am now searching available package to do remote control of it. It seems like now packages for YuMi all works with...
View ArticleSpawn and control second arm using OpenManipulator and MoveIt
Hello, I am currently working on a project where I spawn and control 2 arms independently in the same scene for a robot. I am going off of the OpenManipulator documentation/tutorials and using MoveIt...
View ArticleHow to spawn one robot onto another in gazebo?
Hello, I have two different and independent robots. In gazebo i want to **spawn+attach the second robot to the top of the first robot** (the top is defined by the `eef_link` of robot1). Of course, in...
View ArticleIn which version of Autoware the Gazebo Catvehicle simulation is supported?
Before 1.10.0 version I can see Gazebo Catvehicle packages in Autoware/ros/src/simulation/ folder, but I tried hard to bring it up in the docker. Either the compiling was not successful or the Gazebo...
View ArticleGazebo not launching??
I had imported point cloud data into CloudCompare and generate a mesh from it. Later I had Exported the model as a .dae (Collada object). Then, Imported the model into gazebo following this tutorial...
View Articlehow to get the pressure of the models link which touch the ground
I want to use the 'Darwin' robots from [github repository](https://github.com/HumaRobotics/darwin_gazebo.git) to analysis the robot's walking with AI methods,but the feedback data is not enough in...
View ArticleHow to get bounding box coordinates from Gazebo with Python?
Hello! I am writing a Python script to detect when an object falls on the ground plane in the Gazebo simulator. Communication with Gazebo is done through ROS services. My intention is to use the...
View ArticleNot getting laser scan runing libgazebo_ros_gpu_laser plugin
Hello all, I have been following the tutorials in the book *Programming Robots with ROS* and I am on the part on page 306 where we create a simulation of the robots laser scanner in gazebo. My goal is...
View Articlegazebo robots always drift to the side
Hello, I'm trying to cerate a two-wheeled robot that follows a line (see other Question). But when I spawn a urdf model and publish a /cmd_vel message with velocity.linear.x = 1 and all other values at...
View ArticleHow to stop a robot when crossing a laserscanner?
Hey i´m not very experienced in ROS an Gazebo, but i wanted to ask if somebody could maybe help me. I´m using the workspace from a gazebo tutorial in which a laserscanner can be used. You can find the...
View ArticleUnable to move robot inside gazebo.
Hi Guys, I am trying to move my robot inside gazebo. It spawns correctly inside the gazebo but unable to move. Here is the git link for both the...
View ArticleLaunch robot controllers fails
I'm trying to launch the controllers of a robot. When I run the file responsible for the launch of the drivers I get the following warning and I can not load the drivers: [INFO] [1561569079.714364]:...
View Articlemoving openmanipulator gazebo simulation from command line not working
I'm trying to use terminal to control my openManipulator_x through a gazebo simulation without much success. I've tried using the teleop keyboard controls and it's able to move the gazebo simulation....
View ArticleControlling a quadcopter in Gazebo
Hello. I have created the following .xacro model for quadcopter: 2 cris cross arms (box geometry) and 4 propellers (box geometry) with the libLiftDrag plugin of gazebo for these propellers. The...
View ArticleHow have a static map to understand its GPS coordinates?
I am using rviz, gazebo, and a Clearpath Husky with GPS, IMU, encoders, and LIDAR to simulate autonomous navigation in an outdoor environment. Using robot localization I have an ekf_odom and ekf_map...
View ArticleUnable to roslaunch a robot and the specified world in gazebo.
I have been working on a project where I had developed a small robot in gazebo. I have been trying to control the robot with a custom python based ros plugin. When I tried to launch the file using the...
View ArticleCan not launch a robot in gazebo using roslaunch command.
Hello, I am a beginner to ros and gazebo. I have been trying to roslaunch a world with a robot in it using world.launch using a command i.e. roslaunch spider_gazebo spider_world.launch When I do this...
View ArticleI'm using velodyne hdl32 and mobile robot in gazebo and ros, when I use tf,...
 
View ArticleDiffDriveController (Skid Steering) isn't publishing to /cmd_vel
Hello! I'm new to ROS and gazebo, and I've been facing some problems while trying to implement skid steering on my robot. Mainly, I am unable to move the robot at all. I tried to follow similar format...
View ArticleExclude obstacles from Navigation Stack
Hello everyone! Is there any way to ignore almost static obstacles read from laser scan and sent to navigation stack? My robot's task is to lift objects and navigate with them to other location....
View ArticleError in launching Gazebo in AUTOWARE??
Operating system and version: Ubuntu 18.04 gcc (Ubuntu 7.4.0-1ubuntu1~18.04.1) 7.4.0 cmake version 3.10.2 Autoware installation type Built from source Autoware version 1.12.0-alpha2 ROS distribution:...
View ArticleLaunching a world using Gazebo, where a robot performs localization using...
**Doubt**: This code is regarding a project wherein I apply Adaptive Monte Carlo Localization on a robot in a world created in Gazebo. The world.launch file also launches Rviz for other purposes...
View ArticleProblem with 'message_filters' Time Synchronize with Gazebo
I try to use 'message_filters' to sync two topics which is published from gazebo simulator. But it doesn't work fine :( There is my code below: my_node.cpp #include "ros/ros.h" #include #include...
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