This robot has a joint named "steering_link" which is not in the gazebo model.
Hey I have been following the Gazebo tutorial and tried to make my own robot. However, I got the error that says " This robot has a joint named "steering_link" which is not in the gazebo model."
The following is my URDF file:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<robot name="scooter" xmlns:xacro="https://www.ros.org/wiki/xacro">
<xacro:include filename="$(find scooter)/urdf/properties.xacro"/>
<xacro:include filename="$(find scooter)/urdf/scooter.gazebo" />
<!-- base_link -->
<link name="base_link"/>
<!-- steering_link -->
<link name="steering_link">
<visual>
<geometry>
<cylinder radius="${thick_steering}" length="${steering_length}"/>
</geometry>
<origin xyz="0.0 0.0 0.0" rpy="0.0 0.0 0.0"/>
<material name='blue'/>
</visual>
<collision>
<geometry>
<cylinder radius="${thick_steering}" length="${steering_length}"/>
</geometry>
<origin xyz="0.0 0.0 0.0" rpy="0.0 0.0 0.0"/>
</collision>
<mass value="${mass_steering_link}"/>
<inertia ixx="${steering_ixx}" ixy="${steering_ixy}" ixz="${steering_ixz}" iyy="${steering_iyy}" iyz="${steering_iyz}" izz="${steering_izz}"/>
</link>
<joint name="front_wheel_to_steering_joint" type="revolute">
<parent link="base_link"/>
<child link="steering_link"/>
<origin xyz="-${(steering_length/2 * cos(alpha))} 0.0 ${(steering_length/2 * sin(alpha)) + rad_front_wheel}" rpy="0.0 -${pi/2 - alpha} 0.0"/>
<limit lower="-${pi/4}" upper="${pi/4}" effort="0.0" velocity="0.0"/>
<axis xyz="0 0 1"/>
</joint>
<transmission name="tran1">
<type>transmission_interface/SimpleTransmission</type>
<joint name="steering_link">
<hardwareInterface>hardware_interface/EffortJointInterface</hardwareInterface>
</joint>
<actuator name="steering_motor">
<hardwareInterface>hardware_interface/EffortJointInterface</hardwareInterface>
<mechanicalReduction>1</mechanicalReduction>
</actuator>
</transmission>
</robot>
Update: The problem was that I have used links instead of joints in transmission part