Unable to start robot state publisher due to missing library
When I try to launch robot_state_publisher with the launch file: it dies with the error: /opt/ros/kinetic/lib/robot_state_publisher/state_publisher: error while loading shared libraries:...
View ArticleURDF and joint_state_publisher
Hi, I'm trying to create a new robot model that implements a LIDAR and a camera, all of that using rtabmap_ros. In order to do that, I created the following basic URDF: (it's the fixed structure of the...
View Articlerobot_state_publisher design: multiple publishers on /joint_states ok?
Is robot_state_publisher designed to handle multiple sources of /joint_state information? For example, let's say I have the R2D2-like robot from this...
View ArticleRos Jade Osx - compiler error robot_state_publisher
Hi @all i would like to install ros jade on osx. i know that is in experimental state but there's no other way. in package robot_state_publisher an error is generated. [ 71%] Building CXX object...
View Articlestatic_transform_publisher and robot_state_publisher
Hello, I am a bit confused about the `static_transform_publisher` and the `robot_state_publisher` (or at least I think I am). So we are setting up a robot with sensor at all, and before we used the...
View ArticleHow to move mobile robot in rviz
Hello, I am sorry for being naive. I have GPS sensor information from a moving car. I have URDF model of a robot with four wheels. All joints are fixed (wheel to base_link). I want to move the robot in...
View Articlejoint state publisher and robot state publisher
Hello, ---------- what is the **difference between JointState publisher and robotstate Publisher**? i understand that i get robot state publisher from the URDF but the joint state ?? if i want real...
View ArticleFacing problem in making parallel Joint
Hi everyone! I am working on a URDF and trying to create a parallel joint. Don't have enough karma to post the picture but I will try my best to explain the situation. The joint should be some way like...
View ArticlePublishing joint_state with python and displaying in rviz
Hey Guys, I'm have a robot arm I'm trying to put into ros. I went through the urdf_tutorial and got a urdf that works with the tutorial launch file. Now, I want to write a node that publishes to...
View Articlemodel.xml missing in Using urdf with robot_state_publisher
Hi, I am trying to follow the [Using urdf with robot_state_publisher ](http://wiki.ros.org/urdf/Tutorials/Using%20urdf%20with%20robot_state_publisher) tutorial. The required model.xml file mentioned in...
View ArticleGet link absolute orientation - IMU position
Can anyone advise how to calculate the quaternion orientation of a link? I'm following a somewhat unconventional approach and using an IMU that outputs it's absolute quaternion to measure the position...
View Articlerobot_state_publisher link publish frequency not consistent
I have a urdf model of a human hand in Rviz for which I update its position via my own tf broadcaster. I have noticed that when I move the hand the fingers lag behind the wrist. I am updating the...
View ArticleURDF model frames not published properly by robot_state_publisher
Hi. I'm struggling with getting a URDF (or XACRO file to be exact) working with the robot_state_publisher. I know that it has been working when I made the file originally, but after updating and...
View Articlerobot_state_publisher posting wrong tf tree (missing connections)
Dear ROS community, I have the following problem: I'm trying to simulate a robotic leg using ROS kinetic and Gazebo. In order to get information about the current frame of each link I'm using the...
View ArticleUnable to move the arm through Moveit...Error:Maybe failed to update robot...
Hi, I am trying to control gazebo simulated arm mounted on mobile base through moveit. When I try to execute the trajectories after setting starting and goal positions, I am getting "Maybe failed to...
View ArticleUsing SLAM algorithms on a bagfile
Kinetic, Linux 16.04 **Goal** I've bagfiled an experiment of Gmapping with a turtlebot, and want to unleash the Cartographer algorithm on this bagfile. **Code** turtlebot_gmapping.launch, used in the...
View ArticleRVIZ visualize the data in the different plane. How to fix that?
I have set up an environment in gazebo with Kinect sensor. Sensor position and the joint is fine. But I visualize the `pointcloud` data in Rviz it is showing in XZ plane instead of XY plane. Take a...
View Articlejoint_state_publisher dies on remote machine
I've been trying to run robot_state_publisher and joint_state_publisher on a remote TX1 running Ubuntu 16.04 and ROS Kinetic. When running the node from a local launch file (manually ssh into the...
View ArticleTf transform base_footprint base_link not working
Hi, I am working with a Kuka robot. When I launch youbot drivers everything works right and I can control platform movement with a remote joystick. But, when I execute: rosrun tf tf_echo base_link...
View Article[ROS2] Robot State Publisher publishes empty robot_description
Using Robot State Publisher I noticed that in RVIZ2 the "Robot Model" panel is not updated subscribing to the `/robot_description` topic, but it works correctly choosing `file` as "Description...
View Articlerevolute joint defined in URDF is not moving
Hi, I am on Ubuntu 16.04 using ROS Kinetic. I created a package in my catkin workspace to visualize and play with two links using the joint_state_publisher sliders. I added roscpp, rospy,...
View Articlehow to define urdf content when robot has rack-gear frame?
I try to make a robot with dynamixel and some kinds of frame which i made. this robot is some special because I use rack-gear frame and pinion gear in my robot. Like this one : ![rack...
View ArticleError using roslaunch while calling a world.launch file
I have created a robot with 25 links i.e. one chassis and 8 legs where each leg has three links and 3 joints. when I tried to use `roslaunch spider_gazebo spider_world.launch`, I am having the...
View Articlerosrun: unable to locate the node robot_state_publisher
The exact error I am having is ERROR: cannot launch node of type [robot_state_publisher/state_publisher]: can't locate node [state_publisher] in package [robot_state_publisher] I have cloned the...
View ArticleCan anyone help me solve the error related to robot_description on parameter...
The error exactly is [ERROR] [1546860953.191408064]: Could not find parameter robot_description on parameter server [rob_st_pub-6] process has died [pid 2696, exit code 255, cmd...
View ArticleCartographer SLAM - TF Tree Errors
Hi everyone, I am completely stuck on a tf problem. What I try to do is slam with a laser sensor and an imu with cartographer_ros. According to the related tutorial, I define my physical layout of the...
View ArticleHow to load a urdf xml robot description on the Parameter Server?
I'm learning how to use robot_state_publisher using the tutorial on http://wiki.ros.org/robot_state_publisher/Tutorials/Using%20the%20robot%20state%20publisher%20on%20your%20own%20robot. I need to...
View Articlerobot_state_publisher has died, joint_state_publisher has died
Hello, I am currently learning urdf and am trying to make a two wheeled robot. I created a base link (chassis) and am trying to visualize it in rviz. To run the urdf file, i have also created a launch...
View ArticleCould not load the file sensor_msgs/JointState.h
Hi, I have an error with the package `robot_state_publisher` when I'm try to `catkin_make_isolated` with `ROS Melodic` on `Raspbian 9 (stretch)`. Specifically, I get an error from the file...
View Articlefacing error in robot_state_publisher
I am following the tutorials of urdf with robot state publisher: https://wiki.ros.org/urdf/Tutorials/Using%20urdf%20with%20robot_state_publisher but after catkin_make ,I am facing the following error:...
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