I'm trying to create a simple model for a controller of an inverted pendulum.
What I have so far is a model that receives position and velocity from the pendulum, and outputs motor commands. What I want is a physical model that this controller can interact with (using ROS topics to communicate between the two)
I have a feeling this should be relatively simple, but I can't seem to find a good place to start. I think all I need is a rod with mass/intertia with a revolute joint attached to a cart, that can move linearly.
What would you suggest as the best way to set up this environment? I've looked at armature actuators in MORSE, but I'm not sure how to build a model that can use them properly.
Any help or suggestions will be much appreciated! :)
I've mostly been using MORSE/Blender, and I'd prefer to keep working with that simulator, but a solution using Gazebo would be okay as well
(I'm using ROS Fuerte on Debian Jessie, with Gazebo 1.7 and MORSE 1.0.1)
EDIT:
Just to follow up in case anyone else runs into a similar problem, here is a list of tutorials that I've found to be helpful:
Accessing and modifying joint state: http://gazebosim.org/wiki/Tutorials/1.3/intermediate/pid_control_joint Revolute joint for the pendulum: http://gazebosim.org/wiki/Tutorials/1.2/control_robot/animate_joint Creating a subscriber for ROS messages: http://gazebosim.org/wiki/Tutorials/1.5/ros_enabled_model_plugin Pendulum control for newer version of Gazebo (doesn't work for me, but might for you): http://gazebosim.org/wiki/Tutorials/1.9/Using_A_URDF_In_Gazebo
Originally posted by Albatross on ROS Answers with karma: 157 on 2013-06-26
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Comment by SL Remy on 2015-01-20:
Hello! Did a MORSE implementation ever get implemented? (and did you have to install MORSE from source to get this done?)