Sydney University Team Robotx Challenge 2018
This is a simulation stack for the Rowbot team. It includes Kingfisher and Wam-V robot descriptions, training worlds, to allow software development.
roslaunch robotx_gazeo sandisland.launch
# Or with parameters
roslaunch robotx_gazeo sandisland.launch usv:=kingfisher world:=ocean_buoys.world| Name | Values | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| usv | kingfisher wamv | The robot model to work with | |
| world | ocean_buoys.world sandisland_buoys.world sandisland.world | World description |
Most of wamv_description and robotx_gazebo come from the official osrf/vmrc Mercurial repository (https://bitbucket.org/osrf/vmrc), and are developped for te Virtual Maritime Challenge.
They included the sources of the usv_gazebo_plugins inside for practical reasons (these can be find at https://github.com/bsb808/usv_gazebo_plugins).
The kingfisher_description is an extension of the Clearpath's official URDF description (accessible at https://github.com/kf/kingfisher).
Tested platform : Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, ROS Kinetic Kame, Gazebo 7
Gazebo plugin to simulate Gazebo LIDAR.
https://bitbucket.org/DataspeedInc/velodyne_simulator/
Optionnal dev depedency. Used to check the consistency of URDF descriptions