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What are the uses of a URDF?

asked 2016-10-02 04:11:05 -0500

Mahmoud Abdul Galil gravatar image

updated 2016-10-02 04:52:47 -0500

I'd really appreciate more of an academic answer that lists all the usages. Let me clarify my question. I am looking for a list of common usages or a URDF robot model in a typical ROS situation. For example, i know that a URDF is used with robot_state_publisher package to publish information about the robot during run-time. What are some other usages?

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Could you tell us what your main interest is here?

gvdhoorn gravatar image gvdhoorn  ( 2016-10-02 04:30:21 -0500 )edit

Let me clarify my question. I am looking for a list of common usages or a URDF robot model in a typical ROS situation. For example, i know that a URDF is used with robot_state_publisher package to publish information about the robot during run-time. What are some other usages?

Mahmoud Abdul Galil gravatar image Mahmoud Abdul Galil  ( 2016-10-02 04:52:28 -0500 )edit

This is a hard question to answer because URDF is general purpose. If you could describe why you're asking you might get the answer you're looking for.

Airuno2L gravatar image Airuno2L  ( 2016-10-03 14:34:55 -0500 )edit

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answered 2016-10-03 14:24:01 -0500

AndyZe gravatar image

You can add objects to the collision scene so MoveIt plans around them, instead of (possibly) colliding into them.

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