Gazebo systematically crashing and strange model display
Hello, Under Ubuntu 12.04 and ROS Groovy, I have a very strange and annoying behaviour of Gazebo, which seems to be related to the recent ROS package update I made. Whatever launch file I roslaunch...
View ArticleQt has caught an exception to make Gazebo shut down
Hi All, I have a Ubuntu 14.04 64bits (including Xubuntu interface). I followed below command to install Gazebo: wget -O /tmp/gazebo4_install.sh...
View Articleload custom world in gazebo from launch file
Hello everyone, I've built a custom wold for gazebo (dae file) and I'm trying to load this file from a launch file. When I run the world file directly from gazebo, it woks and I can see the world...
View ArticleROS Indigo Turtlebot Gazebo Simulation
On Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty I recently installed Ros Indigo using apt-get and the turtlebot packages from source following the instructions on turtlebot/indigo/instillation tutorial (but using `rosdep...
View ArticleCan't import mesh using roslaunch and gazebo
I just created a simple world using Blender 2.7.2. I exported the file to .dae (collada) and successfully imported it running: gazebo test.world test.world is detailed like this:...
View ArticleMoveIt! commander with youbot
Hello MoveIt! Commander enthusiasts. We are having problems getting our youbot to move properly in simulation with gazebo. Our architecture is as follows: MoveIt Commander ==> python_script ==>...
View ArticleUse octomap in Gazebo
Hello, Is it possible to use an Octomap (.ot) in Gazbeo? If yes, what is the best way to do it?
View ArticleJoint position controller in SDFormat
Hi, I am simulating a quadruped in Gazebo 1.9 using the sdformat. Is there any way I can set PID values for each joints and have a topic/service where I can publish the desired joint positions? I saw...
View Articlergbdslam: send model + reset, how to automate the process?
Hi, I'm using rgbdslam v2 to read information from hector_quadrotor_demo (gazebo) and process the pointcloud2 msg coming from rgbdslam in a c++ project. The gui publishes messages in the...
View ArticleError integrating Gazebo 1.9 with Ros Hydro
I am unable to wrap gazebo to interface with the the ROS. Followed the stepwise instruction in the gazebo page, everything goes fine but when I try to run the simulator it says could not connect to the...
View ArticleToggle visibility of a specific link in Gazebo?
Ideally I could publish a message that would set the transparency of a specified link to any value. Would I have to write a custom plugin?
View ArticleLoading generated maps into Gazebo
I've got some maps that I've generated using the gmapping/slam packages with a turtle bot. However I would prefer to be working within the simulated environment provided by Gazebo. Is there a way I can...
View ArticleSimulation of mobile base in gazebo is not visualizing in rviz
Hi, I loaded a mobile base with differential drive in gazebo and I am able to control it in teleop mode. I tried to connect visualization to rviz. The robot is loaded fine in rviz . Wheels are rotating...
View ArticleGazebo simulator error
Error [RenderEngine.cc:641] Unable to create glx visual Warning [RenderEngine.cc:92] Unable to create X window. Rendering will be disabled Segmentation fault (core dumped) [gazebo_gui-3] process has...
View ArticleProblem with Indigo and Gazebo 2.2
I have a problem with Gazebo 2.2. When I launch gazebo, I see this error :~$ gazebo Gazebo multi-robot simulator, version 2.2.3 Copyright (C) 2012-2014 Open Source Robotics Foundation. Released under...
View Articlerosjava & Gazebo: Problem with sim time?
Hi, I've ran into a problem trying to connect a rosjava node to gazebo running [turtlesim](http://www.ros.org/wiki/turtlebot_simulator). If /use_sim_time is true, rosjava crashes while trying to...
View ArticleROS Gazebo error on open URDF (roslaunch error)
Hi guys, I'm working with an hexapod in a project, so i need to import it from solid works to gazebo. I tried to use an URDF exporter, and it generated an folder with 2 launchs (gazebo.launch &...
View Articlemodel can't see in gazebo
hello everyone i follow this toturial, [link text](http://gazebosim.org/tutorials?tut=build_robot&cat=build_robot) and i write model.config and model.sdf under floder ~/.gazebo/models/my_robot$...
View ArticleROS HYDRO : Two Turtlebot Create in Gazebo with separate odom published topics
Hi, I am trying to simulate two turtlebot creates in the gazebo environment. With my current launch files I get the correct robot position and orientation on the topic gazebo/model_states. I would like...
View ArticleWhat does the selfCollide tag do in URDF?
I'm unable to find the specifications on tags.
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