Only released in EOL distros:   hydro indigo

Preliminary Setup

First make sure you have the latest ric meta-package installed. See Installation Instructions on the ric page.

Then, install additional packages:

$ sudo apt-get install ros-indigo-gazebo-ros-pkgs ros-indigo-gazebo-ros-control ros-indigo-hector-gazebo ros-indigo-ros-controllers

Launch

To launch the simulation with default parameters run the specific robot simulation launch file:

$ roslaunch ric_gazebo komodo_gazebo.launch

or:

$ roslaunch ric_gazebo lizi_gazebo.launch

or:

$ roslaunch ric_gazebo komodo_with_elev_gazebo.launch

To change the robot color, name, initial position and orientation and sensors edit the robot spawn block in the simulation launch file:

<include file="$(find ric_gazebo)/launch/spawn_lizi.launch">
    <include file="$(find ric_gazebo)/launch/spawn_lizi.launch">
    <arg name="name" value="lizi_1"/>
    <arg name="color" value='Green'/>
    <arg name="front_camera" value='false'/>
    <arg name="depth_camera" value='false'/>
    <arg name="laser_scanner" value='true'/>
    <arg name="urf" value='false'/>
    <arg name="imu" value='false'/>
    <arg name="pan_tilt" value='false'/>
    <arg name="x" value="0.0" />
    <arg name="y" value="0.0" />
    <arg name="z" value="0.1" />
    <arg name="R" value="0.0" />
    <arg name="P" value="0.0" />
    <arg name="Y" value="0.0" />
  </include>

Here is and example of the Komodo robot launched with default settings:

To launch multiple robots in the same simulation add another block on the launch file as bellow:

<include file="$(find ric_gazebo)/launch/spawn_komodo.launch">
    <arg name="name" value="komodo_1"/>
    <arg name="color" value="White"/>
    <arg name="x" value="0.0" />
    <arg name="y" value="0.0" />
    <arg name="z" value="0.1" />
    <arg name="R" value="0.0" />
    <arg name="P" value="0.0" />
    <arg name="Y" value="0.0" />
  </include>


  <include file="$(find ric_gazebo)/launch/spawn_komodo.launch">
  <arg name="name" value="komodo_2"/>
  <arg name="color" value="Grey"/>
  <arg name="x" value="0.0" />
  <arg name="y" value="1.0" />
  <arg name="z" value="0.1" />
  <arg name="R" value="0.0" />
  <arg name="P" value="0.0" />
  <arg name="Y" value="0.0" />
  </include>

You can view the robots sensors using rviz:

Topics that are good to know (only komodo models)

Subscribers

1. komodo_<ID>/base_rotation_controller/command

   • Function: Rotate the arm.
   • Msg type: std_msgs/Float64

2. komodo_<ID>/shoulder_controller/command

   • Function: Move the shoulder of the arm up and down.
   • Msg type: std_msgs/Float64

3. komodo_<ID>/elbow1_controller/command

   • Function: Move the first elbow of the arm left and right.
   • Msg type: std_msgs/Float64

4. komodo_<ID>/elbow2_controller/command

   • Function: Move the second elbow of the arm up and down.
   • Msg type: std_msgs/Float64

5. komodo_<ID>/wrist_controller/command

   • Function: Rotate the wrist left and right.
   • Msg type: std_msgs/Float64

6. komodo_<ID>/right_finger_controller/command

   • Function: move the right finger, left or right.
   • Msg type: std_msgs/Float64

7. komodo_<ID>/left_finger_controller/command

   • Function: move the left finger, left or right.
   • Msg type: std_msgs/Float64

8. komodo_<ID>/diff_driver/command

   • Function: steering the robot.
   • Msg type: geometry_msgs/Twist

Subscribers that are only present in the komodo with elevator and arm

1. komodo_<ID>/elevator_controller/command

   • Function: Move the komodo elevator up and down.
   • Msg type: std_msgs/Float64

Publishers

1. komodo_<ID>/scan

   • Function: Publish the laser scan.
   • Msg type: sensor_msgs/LaserScan

2. komodo_<ID>/arm_camera/image_raw

   • Function: Publish images from the arm camera.
   • Msg type: sensor_msgs/Image

3. komodo_<ID>/Front_Camera/image_raw

   • Function: Publish images from the front camera.
   • Msg type: sensor_msgs/Image

4. komodo_<ID>/diff_driver/odometry

   • Function: Publish the odometry of the robot.
   • Msg type: nav_msgs/Odometry

Publishers that are only prasent in the komodo with elevator and arm

1. komodo_<ID>/Creative_Camera/rgb/image_raw

   • Function: Publish images from the arm camera.
   • Msg type: sensor_msgs/Image

2. komodo_<ID>/Creative_Camera/depth/image_raw

   • Function: Publish a depth images from the arm camera.
   • Msg type: sensor_msgs/Image

3. komodo_<ID>/Asus_Camera/rgb/image_raw

   • Function: Publish images from the top asus camera.
   • Msg type: sensor_msgs/Image

4. komodo_<ID>/Asus_Camera/depth/image_raw

   • Function: Publish a depth images from the asus camera
   • Msg type: sensor_msgs/Image

5. komodo_<ID>/rear_camera/image_raw

   • Function: Publish images from the rear camera.
   • Msg type: sensor_msgs/Image

6. komodo_<ID>/top_camera/image_raw

   • Function: Publish images from the top camera
   • Msg type: sensor_msgs/Image

Moveit with ric_gazebo

Launch

To launch the komodo with arm model type this commend in a new terminal:

$ roslaunch komodo_2_moveit_config komodo_gazebo_moveit.launch

To launch the komodo with elevator and arm model type this commend in a new terminal:

$ roslaunch komodo_arm_moveit_config komodo_with_elev_gazebo_moveit.launch

Videos

Komodo with arm running moveit

Komodo with arm and elevator running moveit

Troubleshoot

If you see something like this after launching:

Warning [gazebo.cc:215] Waited 1seconds for namespaces.
Warning [gazebo.cc:215] Waited 1seconds for namespaces.
Warning [gazebo.cc:215] Waited 1seconds for namespaces.
Warning [gazebo.cc:215] Waited 1seconds for namespaces.
Warning [gazebo.cc:215] Waited 1seconds for namespaces.
Warning [gazebo.cc:215] Waited 1seconds for namespaces.
Warning [gazebo.cc:215] Waited 1seconds for namespaces.
Warning [gazebo.cc:215] Waited 1seconds for namespaces.
Warning [gazebo.cc:215] Waited 1seconds for namespaces.
Warning [gazebo.cc:215] Waited 1seconds for namespaces.
Error [gazebo.cc:220] Waited 11 seconds for namespaces. Giving up.

Try to upgrade to gazebo 2.2.5:

> sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://packages.osrfoundation.org/gazebo/ubuntu trusty main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gazebo-latest.list'
> wget http://packages.osrfoundation.org/gazebo.key -O - | sudo apt-key add -

Then if you update Ubuntu, It install Gazebo 2.2.5.