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what does <body_name> and <frame_name> tag of gazebo IMU plugin imply?

asked 2020-09-24 01:51:34 -0600

Shiva_uchiha
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updated 2022-10-30 09:29:25 -0600

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I am trying to implement a IMU sensor in gazebo using this tutorial :http://gazebosim.org/tutorials?tut=ros_gzplugins

 <gazebo reference="imu_link">
<gravity>true</gravity>
<sensor name="imu_sensor" type="imu">
  <always_on>true</always_on>
  <update_rate>100</update_rate>
  <visualize>true</visualize>
  <topic>__default_topic__</topic>
  <plugin filename="libgazebo_ros_imu_sensor.so" name="imu_plugin">
    <topicName>imu</topicName>
    <bodyName>imu_link</bodyName>
    <updateRateHZ>10.0</updateRateHZ>
    <gaussianNoise>0.0</gaussianNoise>
    <xyzOffset>0 0 0</xyzOffset>
    <rpyOffset>0 0 0</rpyOffset>
    <frameName>imu_link</frameName>
    <initialOrientationAsReference>false</initialOrientationAsReference>
  </plugin>
  <pose>0 0 0 0 0 0</pose>
</sensor>

</gazebo>

I am assuming that <frame_name> corresponds to the TF name of the link to which sensor is attached . However I am not sure what <body name=""> tag refers to.

It will be very helpful if some one can provide links to a more detailed page where all the tags are explained.

Thank you !

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answered 2020-09-27 05:44:17 -0600

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updated 2020-09-28 04:08:25 -0600

Hi @Shiva_uchiha,

First of all I want to clarify that the gazebo_ros_imu plugin is not the same as the gazebo_ros_imu_sensor plugin. The first one is a model plugin and the second one a sensor plugin, hence, they are attach to different things in the simulation.

Both use the frameName parameter to fill the sensor_msgs::Imu message header the plugins produce.

On the other hand, the bodyName name param is only used by the gazebo_ros_imu plugin to assert that the model to which the plugin is attached exists by that name in the Gazebo world. This has to be done like that to ensure the plugin is properly loaded in the model.

If you have doubts about its functioning you can check the github repo containing the implementation of all official Gazebo plugins here.

Hope it helps you.

Regards.

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