wheels are moving but the bot is not moving in gazebo [closed]
i developed a basic 4 wheel bot and i can make it move with the help of diff_drive_controller. The bot is working and moving fine in rviz, but in gazebo wheels only moving, not the bot. you guys can refer my github link using this link. And the urdf file added here
rover.urdf.xacro
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<robot xmlns:xacro="http://www.ros.org/wiki/xacro" name="my_rover">
<xacro:property name="constant" value = "0.083333333"/> #1/12
<xacro:property name="mass" value = "0.5"/>
<xacro:property name="width" value = "0.75"/>
<xacro:property name="height" value = "0.15"/>
<xacro:property name="depth" value = "0.4"/>
<xacro:property name="radius" value = "0.033"/>
<xacro:property name="length" value = "0.018"/>
<xacro:macro name="default_inertial" params="mass">
<inertial>
<mass value="${mass}" />
<inertia ixx="1.0" ixy="0.0" ixz="0.0" iyy="1.0" iyz="0.0" izz="1.0" />
</inertial>
</xacro:macro>
<!-- rover base link -->
<link name="world">
</link>
<joint name="Chassis_joint" type="fixed">
<parent link="world"/>
<child link="Chassis"/>
<origin xyz="0.0 0.0 0.165"/>
</joint>
<link name="Chassis">
<xacro:default_inertial mass="1"/>
<visual>
<geometry>
<box size="0.75 0.4 0.15" />
</geometry>
<material name="">
<color rgba="1.0 0.3 0.1 1.0"/>
</material>
</visual>
<collision>
<geometry>
<box size="0.75 0.4 0.15" />
</geometry>
</collision>
</link>
<gazebo reference = "Chassis">
<material> Gazebo/Orange </material>
</gazebo>
<!-- camera/sensor mount -->
<joint name="mount_joint" type="fixed">
<parent link="Chassis"/>
<child link="mount_link"/>
<origin xyz="0.2 0.0 0.124" rpy="0.0 0.0 0.0"/>
<axis xyz="0.0 0.0 0.0"/>
</joint>
<link name="mount_link">
<inertial>
<mass value="0.0"/>
<origin xyz="0.0 0.0 0.0" rpy="0.0 0.0 0.0"/>
<inertia ixx="0.0" ixy="0.0" ixz="0.0"
iyy="0.0" iyz="0.0"
izz="0.0" />
</inertial>
<visual>
<geometry>
<cylinder radius="0.08" length="0.1"/>
</geometry>
<material name="">
<color rgba="0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0"/>
</material>
</visual>
<collision>
<origin xyz="0.0 0.0 0.0" rpy="0.0 0.0 0.0"/>
<geometry>
<cylinder radius="0.08" length="0.1"/>
</geometry>
</collision>
</link>
<gazebo reference = "mount_link">
<material> Gazebo/Black</material>
</gazebo>
<!-- defining xacro style for repeating elements -->
<xacro:macro name="wheel" params="name path x y">
<joint name="${name}_wheel_joint" type="continuous">
<parent link="Chassis"/>
<child link="${name}_wheel"/>
<origin xyz="${x} ${y} 0.0" rpy="0.0 0.0 0.0"/>
<axis xyz="0.0 1.0 0.0"/>
<limit effort="100.0" lower ...
Hi!
From the Github link you provided, I see you are just starting with ROS. It is important that you have a good understanding of the difference between Rviz (a tool to visualize, e.g., ROS messages) and Gazebo (a physics simulator). You can look for related questions (as this one) here on ROS Answers.
Then, your actual question. The fact that you can see the robot "move" in Rviz means that you are publishing the messages that you want. Contrarily, the fact that it does not work as expected in Gazebo, suggests that something is not set properly in the URDF model of your robot. If you have a clue on "who" could be responsible (joints? friction?), looking for related questions on Gazebo Answers would be a good idea.
well, I don't have any clue on who could be responsible (joints/ friction) for that specifically. I can't find any related questions there in gazebo.answers.org. Is there any way to figure out what's wrong or what i am missing in the urdf file i wrote? I validated the urdf file using "check_urdf" command. No error showsn.
Alright, so here's my observation. the reason why the bot did not move is, because i gave the joint name called "Chassis_joint" which is fixed type and set offset of 0.165 in z axis. if i commented out the dummy link called "world" and this "Chassis_joint" it moves in gazebo(but the bot buried half in the surface, and when i increase the velocity it stated to jump like the clutch is released suddenly in the car). I really don't know the reason how and why it happened! Also this error came up when i run after i commented out the world and chassis_joint.
I suggest you post your comment as an answer, as it actually solves the problem in your question.
As for the warning, you should just do what the warning itself is telling you to do. You can add a dummy link (a common choice for its name is
base_link), with no inertia. Then you define a fixed link betweenbase_linkand yourChassis_joint.sorry to say, but it did not completely solved the problem. I updated the question with my urdf file attached. I would be really glad if you tell me what wrong with this code or what wrong i did.