upgrade to gazebo 7.8
Hi I am currently running ROS kinetic with gazebo 7.0.0. But I am having some issues with gazebo specifically,...
View ArticleWhen working with amcl why does the robot try to move closer to the wall in...
For example, the following  The robot is closer to the wall instead of following the path to the goal (green line). I have noticed that happen all...
View ArticleMimic tag working in rviz but not in gazebo
Hi everyone, Hi everyone, I have added a self-designed gripper to the UR5 (mimics are needed because the gripper is based on parallel kinematics). But for some reason this is still not properly...
View Articlenavigation in gazebo
Hi guys , i am a beginner for ROS. i write a urdf robot and attach diff_drive and hokuyo_laser plugin on it , with configure and use slam_gmapping i can teleop my 'robot(urdf)' in gazebo and build map...
View ArticleSubscribe to a Gazebo topic and publish in a ROS node
Hi. My idea is quite simple. Launching the turtlebot3 simulation, I would like to get /LaserScan information from gazebo and use it in a ROS node. Is there any example I can follow? I would like to do...
View ArticleCreating custom Gazebo world files from sdf's/dae's for use with roslaunch
Hi, I have been trying to figure this out for a couple of days now and am having trouble. Basically I want to create a world file to be launched via roslaunch that is composed of number of model sdf's...
View ArticleError launching Gazebo
Hi all. When I try to launch Gazebo I get this error: Segmentation fault (core dumped) [gazebo_gui-3] process has died [pid 1982, exit code 139, cmd /opt/ros/kinetic/lib/gazebo_ros/gzclient...
View ArticleIncluding another robot part via xacro
Hi, I've been trying to attach a gripper to my manipulator and I've decided it would be best for my project if it was in another file. The problem is that I can't seem to do this correctly, when...
View Articleur5 prismatic base phidgets stepper
I have a UR5 with a prismatic base actuated with phidgets stepper motor. I can individually control/ move these using moveIT and libphidgets21 or Gazebo. I edited the URDF and all necessary files to...
View ArticleMoving Joints in Gazebo simple example?
Hello Guys, i have created my own arm model in gazebo with models from blender. I combine all meshes with joints to have a arm. Now i have no idea how i could move the joints. I have a SDF model with 4...
View ArticleRobot Simulation on Gazebo
Hi there, I would like to ask if it is possible to simulate robot climbing a wall on Gazebo? Thank you!
View Articlegazebo hangs loading turtlebot world (skipping xml document gmapping)
Hi! I'm trying to run turtlebot_gazebo in kinetic. Gazebo starts, but wait forever (I have both the main window and the splash screen). Here are the logs: $ roslaunch turtlebot_gazebo...
View ArticleAre ROS Gazebo installers broken? Each time fails to load models.
Were they ever updated, because it feels like they are old and broken. For last few days im trying to come up with a fail-proof seamless method of installing ROS and gazebo with turtlebot. Each time im...
View ArticleCustom Gazebo world doesn't load
I created a custom gazebo world for my turtleBot constaining several walls and saved it as a .world file. However when I run the world file using the command roslaunch turtlebot_gazebo...
View Article[Gazebo] Need working >170° wide angle camera model
Hey guys, i want a ultra wide angle camera. The examples from the Gazebo site doesn't work with copy&paste. I simply want a model with wide angle to use it with ar track alvar. Does anybody has a...
View ArticleROS kinetic gazebo turtlebot - explanation of otpic
Hello, Is there any article that explains what each topic from turtlebot simulated in gazebo does?
View ArticleUse of diff_drive_controller to simulate a differential drive in Gazebo
Did anybody manage to use **diff_drive_controller** in to simulate a **differential drive** in Gazebo**? Theoretically should work if the gazebo_ros_control (libgazebo_ros_control.so) plug in is used...
View ArticleAnyone using Asus K55VM-SX086D Laptop for running ROS
Hello community I saw few threads regarding laptop recommendation, please forgive me for adding one more. I am planning to buy Asus K55VM-SX086D Laptop...
View ArticleHector quadrotor + Turtlebot in one environment
Hi everyone, I am facing a problem while creating a simulation environment and I am stuck at it for a few days now. I want to spawn hector quadrotor and a turtlebot in the same simulation environment....
View Articlecrash when using .png heightmap and Velodyne 3D LIDARs
I'm testing Velodyne high definition 3D LIDARs in gazebo: `roslaunch velodyne_gazebo example.launch` It will load a 16 laser model. And I have already prepared a heightmap following this...
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