Simulating UR5 + PR2 gripper in Gazebo
I was able to plan and execute trajectories for UR5 in Gazebo. I attached PR2 gripper and was able to send messages to topic "gripper_controller/command". But now I want to have an action interface...
View ArticleHow can I make a geomety more complex
Hi I want to add my Pinoneer-3at model. In this case I have to change the geometry of the "top-plate". The geometry should be 2 boxes. How can I solve it? This doesn't work. In Gazebo I see only the...
View ArticleGazebo blank/black screen (not responding)
Hello, I am a beginner at ROS and I tried today to just run the gazebo for a start via ROS. I ran at the start : roscore then in a new terminal I ran : roslaunch gazebo_ros empty_world.launch The...
View ArticleVariable object's position in .world file- Gazebo
Hi, I would like to specify the position of an object in a scene from a text file. Let's say I want a beer at position x,y,z, > beer: x,y,z Consider the following world file which creates a ground...
View Articlesimulate a Stanley segway RMP210 in Gazebo
Hello, I'm a new hand using ROS indigo. Now I'm trying to simulate a segway (Stanley RMP210) in Gazebo and control it moving on the screen. I've downloaded these packages: ```cd ~/segway_ws/src```...
View Articlegazebo_ros_control missing in latest ros-jade-gazebo-ros-pkgs
Hello, When running "catkin_make" , I got "Could not find a package configuration file provided by "gazebo_ros_control" with any of the following names" From Gazebo website,...
View ArticleMultiple Robots in Simulation with Namespace Environment Variable
Hi, I want to simulate multiple robots in gazebo and started with namespace settings. I'm running running this command before launching `mrp2_gazebo.launch` : ~$ export ROS_NAMESPACE=robot1 It works...
View ArticleAccess parameter server from launch file and start node
Hi, I have the following situation: 1 - A world is loaded in Gazebo 2 - A couple of cans are added in the simulation environment via the command line...
View ArticleProblem with gazebo turtlebot simulation
I am following this tutorial [link](http://wiki.ros.org/turtlebot_gazebo/Tutorials/indigo/Explore%20the%20Gazebo%20world) to simulate turtlebot in gazebo. However, there are some problems with the...
View ArticleIs Gazebo capable for optimization problems?
Hello, I want to program an algorithm to optimize my robot (e.g. genetic algorithm). For this i need many generations of simulated robots. before going to deep into gazebo I want to ask if anybody...
View ArticleBest Gazebo + ROS versions for installing on Ubuntu 14.04 on vmware
Hello people For accomplishing my master thesis I need to simulate our humanoid robot in Gazebo. I prefer to control the robot through MATLAB using ROS nodes. I installed ubuntu 14.04 on vmware. Now...
View ArticleHow to attach materials including pictures to a irregular geometry ?
My situation is : For a cube I create, when I use the Gazebo/Wood material in the `**` tag in `` element, It displays with the expected surface. But when I use the same description on another geometry...
View ArticleAsk for the description file of "NIFTi" 3D model .
I have go through the tutorial of "build a robot", in the "[Inertial parameters of triangle meshes](http://gazebosim.org/tutorials?tut=inertia&cat=build_robot)" sub-tutorial, I find the model used...
View ArticleHas anyone worked with a mobile robot simulation on terrain in Gazebo?
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone here has worked on a terrain robot (3D) in Gazebo simulation. What I would like to know is, * how to write a base controller so that it can travel on inclined planes...
View Articlewhat should be done to keep PR2 stationary on a ramp?
Hello all, In Gazebo simulation, the PR2 goes down a ramp due to gravity ; I assume the wheel base controller still applies 0 velocity for the wheels. How should I keep PR2 stationary? What changes...
View ArticleGazebo world file from a collada file
Dear ROS users, I created a collada file of a terrain using *Blender* and now I want it to be included in a *Gazebo* .world file. How is this done? Thanks in advance CS
View Articlepioneer2dx teleop in Gazebo
Dear all, http://robotics.usc.edu/ros/category/stacks/p2os says that a working drivable urdf model of the Pioneer2dx for gazebo/rviz is released. How can I teleoperate a pioneer robot in a Gazebo...
View ArticleGazebo headless crashes when starting pr2.launch
Hi all, I am just trying to work out "pr2_mechanism/Tutorials/Running a realtime joint controller". But Gazebo crashes when tried launching pr2. So I ran gazebo headless and it still crashes. Here is...
View Articlejoint:slider not working
Hi all, Since URDF does not support closed loop links I closed the loop using a hidden joint:hinge in the .gazebo.xacro file for my robot, following some ROS answers for a similar question....
View Articlelibackermann_plugin.so
Hi: I want to control the ackermann_vehicle in gazebo. I have the car.sdf with "libackermann_plugin.so", but the fiel libackermann_plugin.so did not exist in my gazebo plugin. I have download the...
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