CsmithSD / create_simulator

Fork from the osrf irobot create gazebo model.

Create_simulator

This project wraps the OSRF iRobot Create Gazebo model with ROS plugins to expose the simulation controls to the ROS environment.

Implemented changes found here: http://sauravag.com/2015/02/how-to-use-irobot-create-with-ros-indigo/

Version

The current simulator version supports ROS Kinetic on Ubuntu 16.04.

Setup

Install ROS:

http://wiki.ros.org/ROS/Installation

Setup a catkin workspace:

http://wiki.ros.org/catkin/Tutorials

Clone this package into your catkin workspace.

Install

cd ~/[path_to_your_catkin_workspace]

rosdep update

rosdep install --from-paths src --ignore-src --rosdistro kinetic

Run

cd ~/[path_to_your_catkin_workspace]

source devel/setup.bash

roslaunch create_simulator create_simulator.launch