Questions tagged [gazebo]
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How to determine which direction is the forward direction of the car in ROS？
after writing the description file for the car myself. urdf.xacro, the car looks normal in both Gazebo and rviz. But when I use Teleop_ Twist_ When the keyboard controls the movement of the car, it is ...
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Robot sliding in idle state when spawning in gazebo
As the title mention, I built a robot using urdf. However when I spawned it into gazebo it start slowly sliding backward. I tried adding friction into the code but it seems to do nothing. Also I've ...
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How to add a segmentation camara to urdf robot
As the title mention, I want to add a segmentation camera to my robot for gazebo simulations. I've built my robot using urdf and have already added a realsense d435 on it. I do find documents for ...
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RobotModel error RVIZ
I am trying to add a scooter URDF to my package so I can add sensors and use it on ROS2 - gazebo. I came across a github repo that include the scooter URDF in and meshes (everything I need). I tried ...
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Wind service in Gazebo
There seems to be a few hits about wind in Gazebo, but I believe none of them go where I want it to go. This post is a last resort type of effort before going into this problem. Hopefully I'll find ...
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DAE or STL with textures behaves strange in Gazebo
I have "landscape" 3d shape, either STL or DAE (no texture or UV mapping in this DAE).
I am trying to show it in Gazebo and to "stretch" a png texture on it.
Now, first of all, ...
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How to use Gazebo in Windows 10 using OS Build 14393?
I am trying to use Gazebo on windows 10 with OS build 14393. I will be unable to install WSL 2. I, am, however trying to install WSL 1. Could you please guide me about any verified way to use Gazebo ...
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Gazebo urdf model falls through the ground
I built a model with Solidworks and exported it as urdf. I believe the exported file is fine as I can insert it in the gazebo world. However, once I insert it, it falls down through the ground. Could ...
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How to command ros_control joint commands other that publish to the /command topic of the joint
I'm using ROS Noetic, Gazebo 11.11
As the title states is there any other way to command the joints interfaced with ros_control in a gazebo simulation here in my case (effort_controllers/...
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husky simulation installation, but there is an error about joystick
I installed the husky simulation desktop as follows (refer to the clearpath website):
sudo apt-get install ros-noetic-husky-simulator ros-noetic-husky-desktop
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Gazebo sensor plugin accuracy of realsense T265
I'm planning to do research about realsense T265 on Gazebo simulation. How can I know the accuracy of this sensor. I'm Using this https://github.com/nilseuropa/realsense_ros_gazebo repository. or how ...
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Trouble trying to implement Gazebo's plowing model
I am currently working on my thesis which is focused on the mobility systems of 4 wheeled and 6 wheeled rovers, with a focus on the wheel-ground interaction. Because of this I really wanted to find a ...
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Nav2 bring up doesn't render turtlebot3
I am trying to follow the nav2 basic tutorial from Nav2 - Getting started.
ros2 launch nav2_bringup tb3_simulation_launch.py headless:=False
ROS Distro = humble
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Gazebo Harmonic : world SDF file uses file:/// prefix for paths instead of model://
I'm facing an issue when saving a sdf world with Gazebo Harmonic. I import a model I created into Gazebo. It's located in GZ_SIM_RESOURCE_PATH :
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multi-turtlebot4 causes the simulation to crash in gazebo ignition
I am trying to simulate multiple turtlebot4 on Gazebo Fortress using ROS2 humble on my Ubuntu 22.04 but when I tried to run these commands, each in alone terminal:
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[ERROR]: Visual: [/turtlebot4_1/standard_dock] already exists
I am using ROS2 humble on Ubuntu 22.04 with ignition gazebo and I am trying to insert 2 turtlebot4 to my simulation. When I add only 1, it works, but when I add 2, I get many errors saying:
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can't spawn 2 turtlebot4 in Gazebo ignition
I am using ros2 humble with gazebo fortress on my Ubuntu 22.04, I am trying to spawn 2 turtlebot4 in my own world, I managed to spawn 1 turtlebot4 in my world but when I try to spawn a second one, I ...
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Robot model explodes in Gazebo
I am currently working on developing a model of a robot that moves in space (gravity=0) in the Gazebo simulator. The robot is based on a body with one continuous joint and two revolute joints. Jount1 ...
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How to use the openni kinect plugin
I am trying to get a depth camera going in Gazebo Garden. I saw many tutorials like this one which use the openni kinect plugin. (sdf code below)
Now when I implement a depth camera with this plugin ...
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hardware_interface::JointHandle getPosition() not returning right values
I'm testing my own custom controller for my panda but I have a small problem, when I start the simulation in gazebo, the robot is loaded in the right joint configuration. In my launch file I specified ...
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Initialize Gazebo_ros_controll plugin with a custom hardware interface and the standard interfaces
I'm building a Ackermann Vehicle in Gazebo and therefore I implemented a custom hardware_interface for the gazebor_ros_control plugin.
Now I want to use a simple VelocityJointController in addition to ...
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xacro: Substitution args not supported: cannot import name 'Log' from 'rosgraph_msgs.msg' in ubutnu desktop 22.04
I am very new to ROS2 and have only been practising for a few days so i am having a really tough time trying to find the solution.
I am on a dual boot PC with Windows 11 and Ubuntu 22.04, and i am ...
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turtlebot4 simulation stuck at Requesting list of world names
I am trying to run turtlebot4 on ROS2 humble with an ignition gazebo installed on my Ubuntu 22.04 machine.
when I run the command
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Gazebo Camera and depth camera with same parameters show different fov's
I implemented a stereo camera in Gazebo by simply duplicating a camera and shifting it to the right. This works.
To get a GT for my stereo algorithm I created a depth camera at the same position as my ...
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ROS2, how to diagnose bad odometry?
The picture above is the lidar scan in simulation only after rotation. Just to clarify, I know I can use an IMU but right now, I only want to get it working with odometry.
Basically, whenever I rotate ...
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Hope to disable collision between Robot model and object model While the Lidar could still detect the Object in Gazebo
Right now I have added this code to the collision element of the Object model sdf file, which allows the robot could go through the object very very slowly. Is there a way to make the robot have no ...
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A mismatch between tf trees presented in Rviz2 and tf2_tools view_frames
I spawned a robot model into gazebo classic, while using ROS2 Humble.
The robot spawns and moves, its all good on this side.
But when I wish to view the tf tree on Rviz2 I get status warnings and some ...
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Multi Clearpath Husky Humble Simulation
I'm trying to spawn multiple Husky UGV's using the simulation package provided by clearpath. I'm able to spawn one husky and it works as intended. As outlined in the documentation, this default husky ...
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SW2URDF model is floating in Gazebo
I get my URDF using SW2URDF plugin in SolidWorks. Iam following this instruction.
From the instruction, I need to add link and joint as "world" and set the child link to the base link, (It ...
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Robot not spawning in initial pose set in the launch file
I have a mobile robot(husky) with two UR5 manipulators on top of it. I have set the initial joint angles in the launch file but the robot does not go to that pose when I run Gazebo. I don't know if ...
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Gazebo launces empty with ros, Model not loaded
I am new to ROS and Gazebo.
I am trying to open gazebo with 3 models using ROS launch.
My launch file:
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Two wheeled self balancing robot(TWSBR)
I'm trying to impliment LQR in a TWSBR, the the control input is in terms of torque for the left and right wheels. Is there a way to use diff-drive controller for this? How do i convert torque to ...
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How can I use an SDF instead of a URDF with gazebo in ros2 humble?
Im using Gazebo 11 on ROS2 Humble.
I want to use an existing model of the polaris_ranger_xp900, by Cole Biesemeyer and Nate Koenig.
I want to spawn the model, add some ackerman gazebo plugins (maybe ...
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How to scale gazebo garden camera_info with resolution
for background, I'm detecting the pose of objects based on detected pixels using image_geometry. I've tested this code IRL with an oak-d and found it accurate against a ground truth, so it's working ...
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Error while launching URDF in RVIZ: "junk after document element"
I have followed the Nav2 tutorial for setting up my URDF, but this error had me stuck on section1 for days. Knowingly, I'm using the URDF and mesh files from an open repository https://github.com/...
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Gazebo is not installed on Ubuntu
I am trying to install Gazebo, but there is not release version for Mantic in the package.
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Unable to get publish topics in ROS2 - mobile robots
I'm using py launch files for spawing a robot in Gazebo environment.
System: ROS2-humble
After the robot description files(xacro) are launched the ODOM, lidar and GPS (all are gazebo plugins) topics ...
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How can I use Clearpath Husky Simulations on ROS2 Humble?
I'm relatively new to the ROS community and recently wanted to try out ROS2. I was using Clearpath's Husky to test and learn about ROS, Gazebo, RViz etc. on ROS using Husky's model, simulations, ...
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Install ROS and Gazebo on MacOS 14
I am a newbie in robotics. Now I am trying to install ROS and Gazebo on MacOS 14, but it is quite confusing for a newbie like me. Can you guys create a post on how to install Ros and Gazebo on MacOS ...
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How to simulate a cable-driven soft robot in gazebo
A cable-driven soft arm, as shown in the diagram below, was modeled using PCC. The arm was divided into several segments, and the forward kinematics for each segment, as well as the overall kinematics ...
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ROS2 compatible URDF for underwater robot (ROV)
I am looking for a urdf/ urdf skeleton for an underwater robot( or any robot that moves with thrusters instead of motors) and is ROS2 HUMBLE compatible. Doing my own URDF is a bit tricky so I want to ...
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Is it possible to run a Gazebo Classic simulation distributed across more than one machine?
Currently I'm working on a project where we use ROS2 Humble integrated with Gazebo Classic. One of our goals is to distribute the Gazebo simulation so that the Gazebo world and each robot present on ...
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Simulating Dynamic Object/Surface Color Interaction in Gazebo
I'm currently working on a project to simulate a robot painting a car part, similar to the process in the video linked here. I can't find a way to implement the dynamic color interaction between the ...
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Where can I find the list of SDF tags that can be used for a particular sensor in Gazebo Garden?
From the tutorial of gazebo garden here,
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How can I use the Gazebo Garden Profiler to get performance information about individual plugins?
I am using gz garden to simulate a complex robot consisting of multiple components. I have already simplified with primitives the collision meshes, played with max_contacts but I keep getting low RTF (...
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Gazebo installation problem on Windows
I'm trying to install Gazebo on Windows 10 following these steps:
https://gazebosim.org/docs/harmonic/install_windows_src
I have completed all the steps in the "Install dependencies" section ...
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simulator for a cartesian(gantry) robot
I wanna simulate a cartesian(gantry) robot in a simulator and solve the forward and reverse kinematics. Is it possible with Gazebo or MOVEIT? which one and how? Or if you suggest any free software
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no module named 'importSDF' error in RobotCreator
I want to create a world (a school maybe) to simulate multiple robots navigating in there and trying to create a map for that school (I am using ROS2 Humble on Ubuntu 22.04).
So, the first simulator ...
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Issue with Minipupper ROS1 - Spawning Multiple Instances in Gazebo
I am currently working with Minipupper in ROS1 and I'm facing an issue while trying to spawn two instances of it in Gazebo. To achieve this, I am using a parameter in the gazebo.launch file called &...
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URDF correct in RVIZ but wrong in Gazebo
I'm trying to build a dual-arm model that I want to use with MoveIt etc. later, my URDF works correctly in RVIZ but for some reason that does not work in Gazebo. I'm also getting the following Warning,...
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