前言

系统环境: Ubuntu 18.04,硬盘安装。

ROS版本: melodic

深蓝学院(古月居)胡春旭ROS理论与实践笔记整理。

1. 优化物理仿真

1.1 xacro基本语法

  • 精简模型代码
    • 创建宏定义
    • 文件包括
  • 提供可编程接口
    • 常量
    • 变量
    • 数学计算
    • 条件语句
  • 常量定义与使用:
<xacro:property name="M_PI" value="3.14159" />

<origin xyz="0 0 0" rpy="${M_PI/2} 0 0" />
  • 数学计算:
<origin xyz="0 ${(motor_length+wheel_length)/2} 0" rpy = "0 0 0" />
  • 宏定义:
<xacro:macro name = "name" params="A B C">
    ......
</xacro:macro>
  • 宏调用:
<name A="A_value" B="B_value" C="C_value" />
  • 文件包含:
<xacro:include filename="$(find mbot_description)/urdf/mbot_base_gazebo.xacro" />

1.2 ros_control框架

  • ros_control
    • ROS为开发者提供的机器人控制中间件
    • 包含一系列控制器接口、传动装置接口、硬件接口、控制器工具箱等待
    • 可以帮助机器人应用功能包快速落地,提高开发效率。

ros control框架

其中:

  • 控制器管理器

提供一种通用的接口来管理不同的控制器。

  • 控制器

读取硬件状态,发布控制命令,完成每个joint的控制。

  • 硬件资源

为上下两层提供硬件资源的接口。

  • 机器人硬件抽象

机器人硬件抽象和硬件资源直接打交道,通过write和read方法完成硬件操作。

  • 真实机器人

执行接收到的命令

gazebo+ros_control实现仿真

  • ros_control里主要提供四种控制器:

    • joint_state_controller

    • joint_effort_controller

    • joint_position_controller

    • joint_velocity_controller

1.3 模型优化步骤

需要对URDF文件做优化。

  • 第一步:为link添加惯性参数和碰撞属性

比如下列代码,base_link的碰撞属性是一个圆柱体,惯性矩阵就是宏cylinder_inertial_matrix,返回的是一个$3\times3$的惯性矩阵。

<xacro:macro name="cylinder_inertial_matrix" params="m r h">
    <inertial>
        <mass value="${m}" />
        <inertia ixx="${m*(3*r*r+h*h)/12}" ixy = "0" ixz = "0"
                 iyy="${m*(3*r*r+h*h)/12}" iyz = "0"
                 izz="${m*r*r/2}" /> 
    </inertial>
</xacro:macro>

<link name="base_link">
    <visual>
        <origin xyz=" 0 0 0" rpy="0 0 0" />
        <geometry>
            <cylinder length="${base_length}" radius="${base_radius}"/>
        </geometry>
        <material name="yellow" />
    </visual>
    <collision>
        <origin xyz=" 0 0 0" rpy="0 0 0" />
        <geometry>
            <cylinder length="${base_length}" radius="${base_radius}"/>
        </geometry>
    </collision>   
    <cylinder_inertial_matrix  m="${base_mass}" r="${base_radius}" h="${base_length}" />
</link>
  • 第二步:为link添加gazebo标签

这里的<turnGravityOff>是对模型的“影子”base_footprint的重力设置为0。

<gazebo reference="${prefix}_wheel_link">
    <material>Gazebo/Gray</material>
</gazebo>

<gazebo reference="${prefix}_caster_link">
    <material>Gazebo/Black</material>
</gazebo>

<gazebo reference="base_footprint">
    <turnGravityOff>false</turnGravityOff>
</gazebo>

<gazebo reference="base_link">
    <material>Gazebo/Blue</material>
</gazebo>
  • 第三步:为joint添加传动装置
    • SimpleTransmission: ROS提供的简单的传动装置类型
    • 实现了VelocityJointInterface接口
    • <joint>代表传动关节,<motor>代表电机
    • <mechanicalReduction>代表关节和电机之间的减速比。
<!-- Transmission is important to link the joints and the controller -->
<transmission name="${prefix}_wheel_joint_trans">
    <type>transmission_interface/SimpleTransmission</type>
    <joint name="${prefix}_wheel_joint" >
        <hardwareInterface>hardware_interface/VelocityJointInterface</hardwareInterface>
    </joint>
    <actuator name="${prefix}_wheel_joint_motor">
        <hardwareInterface>hardware_interface/VelocityJointInterface</hardwareInterface>
        <mechanicalReduction>1</mechanicalReduction>
    </actuator>
</transmission>\
  • 第四步:添加gazebo控制器插件

libgazebo_ros_diff_drive.so:ROS提供的差速控制插件。

<!-- controller -->
<gazebo>
    <plugin name="differential_drive_controller" 
            filename="libgazebo_ros_diff_drive.so">
        <rosDebugLevel>Debug</rosDebugLevel>
        <publishWheelTF>false</publishWheelTF>
        <robotNamespace>/</robotNamespace>
        <publishTf>1</publishTf>
        <publishWheelJointState>false</publishWheelJointState>
        <alwaysOn>true</alwaysOn>
        <updateRate>100.0</updateRate>
        <legacyMode>true</legacyMode>
        <leftJoint>left_wheel_joint</leftJoint>
        <rightJoint>right_wheel_joint</rightJoint>
        <wheelSeparation>${wheel_joint_y*2}</wheelSeparation>
        <wheelDiameter>${2*wheel_radius}</wheelDiameter>
        <broadcastTF>1</broadcastTF>
        <wheelTorque>30</wheelTorque>
        <wheelAcceleration>1.8</wheelAcceleration>
        <commandTopic>cmd_vel</commandTopic>
        <odometryFrame>odom</odometryFrame> 
        <odometryTopic>odom</odometryTopic> 
        <robotBaseFrame>base_footprint</robotBaseFrame>
    </plugin>
</gazebo> 

其中,需要注意的是:

  1. <robotNamespace>:机器人的命名空间,”/”代表不设置命名空间
  2. <leftJoint><rightJoint>左右轮转动的关节joint。
  3. <wheelSeparation>wheelDiameter:机器人模型的相关尺寸,在计算差速参数时需要用到。
  4. <commandTopic>:控制器订阅的速度控制指令,生成全局命名时需要结合<robotNamespace>中设置的命名空间。
  5. <odometryFrame>:里程计数据的参考坐标系,ROS中一般都命名为odom。
  • 第五步:编写launch文件:
<launch>

    <!-- 设置launch文件的参数 -->
    <arg name="paused" default="false"/>
    <arg name="use_sim_time" default="true"/>
    <arg name="gui" default="true"/>
    <arg name="headless" default="false"/>
    <arg name="debug" default="false"/>

    <!-- 运行gazebo仿真环境 -->
    <include file="$(find gazebo_ros)/launch/empty_world.launch">
        <arg name="debug" value="$(arg debug)" />
        <arg name="gui" value="$(arg gui)" />
        <arg name="paused" value="$(arg paused)"/>
        <arg name="use_sim_time" value="$(arg use_sim_time)"/>
        <arg name="headless" value="$(arg headless)"/>
    </include>

    <!-- 加载机器人模型描述参数 -->
    <param name="robot_description" command="$(find xacro)/xacro --inorder '$(find mbot_description)/urdf/mbot_gazebo.xacro'" /> 

    <!-- 运行joint_state_publisher节点,发布机器人的关节状态  -->
    <node name="joint_state_publisher" pkg="joint_state_publisher" type="joint_state_publisher" ></node> 

    <!-- 运行robot_state_publisher节点,发布tf  -->
    <node name="robot_state_publisher" pkg="robot_state_publisher" type="robot_state_publisher"  output="screen" >
        <param name="publish_frequency" type="double" value="50.0" />
    </node>

    <!-- 在gazebo中加载机器人模型-->
    <node name="urdf_spawner" pkg="gazebo_ros" type="spawn_model" respawn="false" output="screen"
          args="-urdf -model mrobot -param robot_description"/> 

</launch>

  • 第六步:编写launch文件
<launch>

    <!-- 设置launch文件的参数 -->
    <arg name="paused" default="false"/>
    <arg name="use_sim_time" default="true"/>
    <arg name="gui" default="true"/>
    <arg name="headless" default="false"/>
    <arg name="debug" default="false"/>

    <!-- 运行gazebo仿真环境 -->
    <include file="$(find gazebo_ros)/launch/empty_world.launch">
        <arg name="debug" value="$(arg debug)" />
        <arg name="gui" value="$(arg gui)" />
        <arg name="paused" value="$(arg paused)"/>
        <arg name="use_sim_time" value="$(arg use_sim_time)"/>
        <arg name="headless" value="$(arg headless)"/>
    </include>

    <!-- 加载机器人模型描述参数 -->
    <param name="robot_description" command="$(find xacro)/xacro --inorder '$(find mbot_description)/urdf/mbot_gazebo.xacro'" /> 

    <!-- 运行joint_state_publisher节点,发布机器人的关节状态  -->
    <node name="joint_state_publisher" pkg="joint_state_publisher" type="joint_state_publisher" ></node> 

    <!-- 运行robot_state_publisher节点,发布tf  -->
    <node name="robot_state_publisher" pkg="robot_state_publisher" type="robot_state_publisher"  output="screen" >
        <param name="publish_frequency" type="double" value="50.0" />
    </node>

    <!-- 在gazebo中加载机器人模型-->
    <node name="urdf_spawner" pkg="gazebo_ros" type="spawn_model" respawn="false" output="screen"
          args="-urdf -model mrobot -param robot_description"/> 

</launch>

  • 第七步: 测试
$ roslaunch mbot_gazebo view_mbot_gazebo_empty_world.launch

2. 创建物理仿真环境

常用的两种方式:

  • 第一种方法: 直接添加环境模型(直接insert)
  • 第二种方法:使用Gazebo提供的小软件Building Editor

以一个之前保存的仿真环境为例:

<launch>

    <!-- 设置launch文件的参数 -->
    <arg name="world_name" value="$(find mbot_gazebo)/worlds/playground.world"/>
    <arg name="paused" default="false"/>
    <arg name="use_sim_time" default="true"/>
    <arg name="gui" default="true"/>
    <arg name="headless" default="false"/>
    <arg name="debug" default="false"/>

    <!-- 运行gazebo仿真环境 -->
    <include file="$(find gazebo_ros)/launch/empty_world.launch">
        <arg name="world_name" value="$(arg world_name)" />
        <arg name="debug" value="$(arg debug)" />
        <arg name="gui" value="$(arg gui)" />
        <arg name="paused" value="$(arg paused)"/>
        <arg name="use_sim_time" value="$(arg use_sim_time)"/>
        <arg name="headless" value="$(arg headless)"/>
    </include>

    <!-- 加载机器人模型描述参数 -->
    <param name="robot_description" command="$(find xacro)/xacro --inorder '$(find mbot_description)/urdf/mbot_gazebo.xacro'" /> 

    <!-- 运行joint_state_publisher节点,发布机器人的关节状态  -->
    <node name="joint_state_publisher" pkg="joint_state_publisher" type="joint_state_publisher" ></node> 

    <!-- 运行robot_state_publisher节点,发布tf  -->
    <node name="robot_state_publisher" pkg="robot_state_publisher" type="robot_state_publisher"  output="screen" >
        <param name="publish_frequency" type="double" value="50.0" />
    </node>

    <!-- 在gazebo中加载机器人模型-->
    <node name="urdf_spawner" pkg="gazebo_ros" type="spawn_model" respawn="false" output="screen"
          args="-urdf -model mrobot -param robot_description"/> 

</launch>

启动仿真环境:

$ roslaunch mbot_gazebo view_mbot_gazebo_play_ground.launch 

编写键盘控制的脚本:

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import rospy
from geometry_msgs.msg import Twist
import sys, select, termios, tty

msg = """
Control mbot!
---------------------------
Moving around:
   u    i    o
   j    k    l
   m    ,    .

q/z : increase/decrease max speeds by 10%
w/x : increase/decrease only linear speed by 10%
e/c : increase/decrease only angular speed by 10%
space key, k : force stop
anything else : stop smoothly

CTRL-C to quit
"""

moveBindings = {
        'i':(1,0),
        'o':(1,-1),
        'j':(0,1),
        'l':(0,-1),
        'u':(1,1),
        ',':(-1,0),
        '.':(-1,1),
        'm':(-1,-1),
           }

speedBindings={
        'q':(1.1,1.1),
        'z':(.9,.9),
        'w':(1.1,1),
        'x':(.9,1),
        'e':(1,1.1),
        'c':(1,.9),
          }

def getKey():
    tty.setraw(sys.stdin.fileno())
    rlist, _, _ = select.select([sys.stdin], [], [], 0.1)
    if rlist:
        key = sys.stdin.read(1)
    else:
        key = ''

    termios.tcsetattr(sys.stdin, termios.TCSADRAIN, settings)
    return key

speed = .2
turn = 1

def vels(speed,turn):
    return "currently:\tspeed %s\tturn %s " % (speed,turn)

if __name__=="__main__":
    settings = termios.tcgetattr(sys.stdin)
    
    rospy.init_node('mbot_teleop')
    pub = rospy.Publisher('/cmd_vel', Twist, queue_size=5)

    x = 0
    th = 0
    status = 0
    count = 0
    acc = 0.1
    target_speed = 0
    target_turn = 0
    control_speed = 0
    control_turn = 0
    try:
        print msg
        print vels(speed,turn)
        while(1):
            key = getKey()
            # 运动控制方向键(1:正方向,-1负方向)
            if key in moveBindings.keys():
                x = moveBindings[key][0]
                th = moveBindings[key][1]
                count = 0
            # 速度修改键
            elif key in speedBindings.keys():
                speed = speed * speedBindings[key][0]  # 线速度增加0.1倍
                turn = turn * speedBindings[key][1]    # 角速度增加0.1倍
                count = 0

                print vels(speed,turn)
                if (status == 14):
                    print msg
                status = (status + 1) % 15
            # 停止键
            elif key == ' ' or key == 'k' :
                x = 0
                th = 0
                control_speed = 0
                control_turn = 0
            else:
                count = count + 1
                if count > 4:
                    x = 0
                    th = 0
                if (key == '\x03'):
                    break

            # 目标速度=速度值*方向值
            target_speed = speed * x
            target_turn = turn * th

            # 速度限位,防止速度增减过快
            if target_speed > control_speed:
                control_speed = min( target_speed, control_speed + 0.02 )
            elif target_speed < control_speed:
                control_speed = max( target_speed, control_speed - 0.02 )
            else:
                control_speed = target_speed

            if target_turn > control_turn:
                control_turn = min( target_turn, control_turn + 0.1 )
            elif target_turn < control_turn:
                control_turn = max( target_turn, control_turn - 0.1 )
            else:
                control_turn = target_turn

            # 创建并发布twist消息
            twist = Twist()
            twist.linear.x = control_speed; 
            twist.linear.y = 0; 
            twist.linear.z = 0
            twist.angular.x = 0; 
            twist.angular.y = 0; 
            twist.angular.z = control_turn
            pub.publish(twist)

    except:
        print e

    finally:
        twist = Twist()
        twist.linear.x = 0; twist.linear.y = 0; twist.linear.z = 0
        twist.angular.x = 0; twist.angular.y = 0; twist.angular.z = 0
        pub.publish(twist)

    termios.tcsetattr(sys.stdin, termios.TCSADRAIN, settings)

编写launch文件:

<launch>
  <node name="mbot_teleop" pkg="mbot_teleop" type="mbot_teleop.py" output="screen">
    <param name="scale_linear" value="0.1" type="double"/>
    <param name="scale_angular" value="0.4" type="double"/>
  </node>
</launch>

启动键盘控制:

$ roslaunch mbot_teleop mbot_teleop.launch

3. 传感器仿真

3.1 常规摄像头

写一个宏定义文件camera_gazebo.xacro:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<robot xmlns:xacro="http://www.ros.org/wiki/xacro" name="camera">

    <xacro:macro name="usb_camera" params="prefix:=camera">
        <!-- Create laser reference frame -->
        <link name="${prefix}_link">
            <inertial>
                <mass value="0.1" />
                <origin xyz="0 0 0" />
                <inertia ixx="0.01" ixy="0.0" ixz="0.0"
                         iyy="0.01" iyz="0.0"
                         izz="0.01" />
            </inertial>

            <visual>
                <origin xyz=" 0 0 0 " rpy="0 0 0" />
                <geometry>
                    <box size="0.01 0.04 0.04" />
                </geometry>
                <material name="black"/>
            </visual>

            <collision>
                <origin xyz="0.0 0.0 0.0" rpy="0 0 0" />
                <geometry>
                    <box size="0.01 0.04 0.04" />
                </geometry>
            </collision>
        </link>
        <gazebo reference="${prefix}_link">
            <material>Gazebo/Black</material>
        </gazebo>

        <gazebo reference="${prefix}_link">
            <sensor type="camera" name="camera_node">
                <update_rate>30.0</update_rate>
                <camera name="head">
                    <horizontal_fov>1.3962634</horizontal_fov>
                    <image>
                        <width>1280</width>
                        <height>720</height>
                        <format>R8G8B8</format>
                    </image>
                    <clip>
                        <near>0.02</near>
                        <far>300</far>
                    </clip>
                    <noise>
                        <type>gaussian</type>
                        <mean>0.0</mean>
                        <stddev>0.007</stddev>
                    </noise>
                </camera>
                <plugin name="gazebo_camera" filename="libgazebo_ros_camera.so">
                    <alwaysOn>true</alwaysOn>
                    <updateRate>0.0</updateRate>
                    <cameraName>/camera</cameraName>
                    <imageTopicName>image_raw</imageTopicName>
                    <cameraInfoTopicName>camera_info</cameraInfoTopicName>
                    <frameName>camera_link</frameName>
                    <hackBaseline>0.07</hackBaseline>
                    <distortionK1>0.0</distortionK1>
                    <distortionK2>0.0</distortionK2>
                    <distortionK3>0.0</distortionK3>
                    <distortionT1>0.0</distortionT1>
                    <distortionT2>0.0</distortionT2>
                </plugin>
            </sensor>
        </gazebo>

    </xacro:macro>
</robot>

需要注意的是:

  1. <sensor>标签:描述传感器
    • type:传感器类型,camera
    • name:摄像头命名,自由设置
  2. <camera>标签:描述摄像头参数
    • 分辨率,编码格式,图像范围,噪音参数等
  3. <plugin>标签:加载摄像头仿真插件 libgazebo_ros_camera.so
    • 设置插件的命名空间、发布图像的话题、参考坐标系等

此时,在之前的base_link的宏里把base_link和camera连接起来:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<robot name="arm" xmlns:xacro="http://www.ros.org/wiki/xacro">

    <xacro:include filename="$(find mbot_description)/urdf/mbot_base_gazebo.xacro" />
    <xacro:include filename="$(find mbot_description)/urdf/sensors/camera_gazebo.xacro" />

    <xacro:property name="camera_offset_x" value="0.17" />
    <xacro:property name="camera_offset_y" value="0" />
    <xacro:property name="camera_offset_z" value="0.10" />

    <!-- Camera -->
    <joint name="camera_joint" type="fixed">
        <origin xyz="${camera_offset_x} ${camera_offset_y} ${camera_offset_z}" rpy="0 0 0" />
        <parent link="base_link"/>
        <child link="camera_link"/>
    </joint>

    <xacro:usb_camera prefix="camera"/>

    <mbot_base_gazebo/>

</robot>

最后,写一个launch文件:

<launch>

    <!-- 设置launch文件的参数 -->
    <arg name="world_name" value="$(find mbot_gazebo)/worlds/playground.world"/>
    <arg name="paused" default="false"/>
    <arg name="use_sim_time" default="true"/>
    <arg name="gui" default="true"/>
    <arg name="headless" default="false"/>
    <arg name="debug" default="false"/>

    <!-- 运行gazebo仿真环境 -->
    <include file="$(find gazebo_ros)/launch/empty_world.launch">
        <arg name="world_name" value="$(arg world_name)" />
        <arg name="debug" value="$(arg debug)" />
        <arg name="gui" value="$(arg gui)" />
        <arg name="paused" value="$(arg paused)"/>
        <arg name="use_sim_time" value="$(arg use_sim_time)"/>
        <arg name="headless" value="$(arg headless)"/>
    </include>

    <!-- 加载机器人模型描述参数 -->
    <param name="robot_description" command="$(find xacro)/xacro --inorder '$(find mbot_description)/urdf/mbot_with_camera_gazebo.xacro'" /> 

    <!-- 运行joint_state_publisher节点,发布机器人的关节状态  -->
    <node name="joint_state_publisher" pkg="joint_state_publisher" type="joint_state_publisher" ></node> 

    <!-- 运行robot_state_publisher节点,发布tf  -->
    <node name="robot_state_publisher" pkg="robot_state_publisher" type="robot_state_publisher"  output="screen" >
        <param name="publish_frequency" type="double" value="50.0" />
    </node>

    <!-- 在gazebo中加载机器人模型-->
    <node name="urdf_spawner" pkg="gazebo_ros" type="spawn_model" respawn="false" output="screen"
          args="-urdf -model mrobot -param robot_description"/> 

</launch>

启动仿真环境并使用rqt小工具仿真:

$ roslaunch mbot_gazebo view_mbot_with_camera_gazebo.launch

$ rqt_image_view

左上角改成/camera/image_raw,这样就可以通过rqt小工具仿真虚拟摄像头。

3.2 RGB-D摄像头(kinect)

和camera类似,先写一个宏定义文件:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<robot xmlns:xacro="http://www.ros.org/wiki/xacro" name="kinect_camera">

    <xacro:macro name="kinect_camera" params="prefix:=camera">
        <!-- Create kinect reference frame -->
        <!-- Add mesh for kinect -->
        <link name="${prefix}_link">
            <origin xyz="0 0 0" rpy="0 0 0"/>
            <visual>
                <origin xyz="0 0 0" rpy="0 0 ${M_PI/2}"/>
                <geometry>
                    <mesh filename="package://mbot_description/meshes/kinect.dae" />
                </geometry>
            </visual>
            <collision>
                <geometry>
                    <box size="0.07 0.3 0.09"/>
                </geometry>
            </collision>
        </link>

        <joint name="${prefix}_optical_joint" type="fixed">
            <origin xyz="0 0 0" rpy="-1.5708 0 -1.5708"/>
            <parent link="${prefix}_link"/>
            <child link="${prefix}_frame_optical"/>
        </joint>

        <link name="${prefix}_frame_optical"/>

        <gazebo reference="${prefix}_link">
            <sensor type="depth" name="${prefix}">
                <always_on>true</always_on>
                <update_rate>20.0</update_rate>
                <camera>
                    <horizontal_fov>${60.0*M_PI/180.0}</horizontal_fov>
                    <image>
                        <format>R8G8B8</format>
                        <width>640</width>
                        <height>480</height>
                    </image>
                    <clip>
                        <near>0.05</near>
                        <far>8.0</far>
                    </clip>
                </camera>
                <plugin name="kinect_${prefix}_controller" filename="libgazebo_ros_openni_kinect.so">
                    <cameraName>${prefix}</cameraName>
                    <alwaysOn>true</alwaysOn>
                    <updateRate>10</updateRate>
                    <imageTopicName>rgb/image_raw</imageTopicName>
                    <depthImageTopicName>depth/image_raw</depthImageTopicName>
                    <pointCloudTopicName>depth/points</pointCloudTopicName>
                    <cameraInfoTopicName>rgb/camera_info</cameraInfoTopicName>
                    <depthImageCameraInfoTopicName>depth/camera_info</depthImageCameraInfoTopicName>
                    <frameName>${prefix}_frame_optical</frameName>
                    <baseline>0.1</baseline>
                    <distortion_k1>0.0</distortion_k1>
                    <distortion_k2>0.0</distortion_k2>
                    <distortion_k3>0.0</distortion_k3>
                    <distortion_t1>0.0</distortion_t1>
                    <distortion_t2>0.0</distortion_t2>
                    <pointCloudCutoff>0.4</pointCloudCutoff>
                </plugin>
            </sensor>
        </gazebo>

    </xacro:macro>
</robot>

在之前的base_link的宏里把base_link和RGB-D连接起来:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<robot name="arm" xmlns:xacro="http://www.ros.org/wiki/xacro">

    <xacro:include filename="$(find mbot_description)/urdf/mbot_base_gazebo.xacro" />
    <xacro:include filename="$(find mbot_description)/urdf/sensors/kinect_gazebo.xacro" />

    <xacro:property name="kinect_offset_x" value="0.15" />
    <xacro:property name="kinect_offset_y" value="0" />
    <xacro:property name="kinect_offset_z" value="0.11" />

    <!-- kinect -->
    <joint name="kinect_joint" type="fixed">
        <origin xyz="${kinect_offset_x} ${kinect_offset_y} ${kinect_offset_z}" rpy="0 0 0" />
        <parent link="base_link"/>
        <child link="kinect_link"/>
    </joint>

    <xacro:kinect_camera prefix="kinect"/>

    <mbot_base_gazebo/>

</robot>

最后写一个launch文件:

<launch>

    <!-- 设置launch文件的参数 -->
    <arg name="world_name" value="$(find mbot_gazebo)/worlds/playground.world"/>
    <arg name="paused" default="false"/>
    <arg name="use_sim_time" default="true"/>
    <arg name="gui" default="true"/>
    <arg name="headless" default="false"/>
    <arg name="debug" default="false"/>

    <!-- 运行gazebo仿真环境 -->
    <include file="$(find gazebo_ros)/launch/empty_world.launch">
        <arg name="world_name" value="$(arg world_name)" />
        <arg name="debug" value="$(arg debug)" />
        <arg name="gui" value="$(arg gui)" />
        <arg name="paused" value="$(arg paused)"/>
        <arg name="use_sim_time" value="$(arg use_sim_time)"/>
        <arg name="headless" value="$(arg headless)"/>
    </include>

    <!-- 加载机器人模型描述参数 -->
    <param name="robot_description" command="$(find xacro)/xacro --inorder '$(find mbot_description)/urdf/mbot_with_kinect_gazebo.xacro'" /> 

    <!-- 运行joint_state_publisher节点,发布机器人的关节状态  -->
    <node name="joint_state_publisher" pkg="joint_state_publisher" type="joint_state_publisher" ></node> 

    <!-- 运行robot_state_publisher节点,发布tf  -->
    <node name="robot_state_publisher" pkg="robot_state_publisher" type="robot_state_publisher"  output="screen" >
        <param name="publish_frequency" type="double" value="50.0" />
    </node>

    <!-- 在gazebo中加载机器人模型-->
    <node name="urdf_spawner" pkg="gazebo_ros" type="spawn_model" respawn="false" output="screen"
          args="-urdf -model mrobot -param robot_description"/> 

</launch>

启动仿真环境:

$ roslaunch mbot_gazebo view_mbot_with_kinect_gazebo.launch

在rviz中显示:

$ rosrun rviz rviz

Add一个pointCloud2,一个robotmodel,topic选择/kinect/depth/points,fixed Frame改成odom,让小车动起来:

$ roslaunch mbot_teleop mbot_teleop.launch

深度图也会随运动改变。

3.3 激光雷达仿真

也和常规camera类似,先写一个宏定义文件:

<launch>

    <!-- 设置launch文件的参数 -->
    <arg name="world_name" value="$(find mbot_gazebo)/worlds/playground.world"/>
    <arg name="paused" default="false"/>
    <arg name="use_sim_time" default="true"/>
    <arg name="gui" default="true"/>
    <arg name="headless" default="false"/>
    <arg name="debug" default="false"/>

    <!-- 运行gazebo仿真环境 -->
    <include file="$(find gazebo_ros)/launch/empty_world.launch">
        <arg name="world_name" value="$(arg world_name)" />
        <arg name="debug" value="$(arg debug)" />
        <arg name="gui" value="$(arg gui)" />
        <arg name="paused" value="$(arg paused)"/>
        <arg name="use_sim_time" value="$(arg use_sim_time)"/>
        <arg name="headless" value="$(arg headless)"/>
    </include>

    <!-- 加载机器人模型描述参数 -->
    <param name="robot_description" command="$(find xacro)/xacro --inorder '$(find mbot_description)/urdf/mbot_with_laser_gazebo.xacro'" /> 

    <!-- 运行joint_state_publisher节点,发布机器人的关节状态  -->
    <node name="joint_state_publisher" pkg="joint_state_publisher" type="joint_state_publisher" ></node> 

    <!-- 运行robot_state_publisher节点,发布tf  -->
    <node name="robot_state_publisher" pkg="robot_state_publisher" type="robot_state_publisher"  output="screen" >
        <param name="publish_frequency" type="double" value="50.0" />
    </node>

    <!-- 在gazebo中加载机器人模型-->
    <node name="urdf_spawner" pkg="gazebo_ros" type="spawn_model" respawn="false" output="screen"
          args="-urdf -model mrobot -param robot_description"/> 

</launch>

再连接link:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<robot name="arm" xmlns:xacro="http://www.ros.org/wiki/xacro">

    <xacro:include filename="$(find mbot_description)/urdf/mbot_base_gazebo.xacro" />
    <xacro:include filename="$(find mbot_description)/urdf/sensors/lidar_gazebo.xacro" />

    <xacro:property name="lidar_offset_x" value="0" />
    <xacro:property name="lidar_offset_y" value="0" />
    <xacro:property name="lidar_offset_z" value="0.105" />

    <!-- lidar -->
    <joint name="lidar_joint" type="fixed">
        <origin xyz="${lidar_offset_x} ${lidar_offset_y} ${lidar_offset_z}" rpy="0 0 0" />
        <parent link="base_link"/>
        <child link="laser_link"/>
    </joint>

    <xacro:rplidar prefix="laser"/>

    <mbot_base_gazebo/>

</robot>

最后写launch文件:

<launch>

    <!-- 设置launch文件的参数 -->
    <arg name="world_name" value="$(find mbot_gazebo)/worlds/playground.world"/>
    <arg name="paused" default="false"/>
    <arg name="use_sim_time" default="true"/>
    <arg name="gui" default="true"/>
    <arg name="headless" default="false"/>
    <arg name="debug" default="false"/>

    <!-- 运行gazebo仿真环境 -->
    <include file="$(find gazebo_ros)/launch/empty_world.launch">
        <arg name="world_name" value="$(arg world_name)" />
        <arg name="debug" value="$(arg debug)" />
        <arg name="gui" value="$(arg gui)" />
        <arg name="paused" value="$(arg paused)"/>
        <arg name="use_sim_time" value="$(arg use_sim_time)"/>
        <arg name="headless" value="$(arg headless)"/>
    </include>

    <!-- 加载机器人模型描述参数 -->
    <param name="robot_description" command="$(find xacro)/xacro --inorder '$(find mbot_description)/urdf/mbot_with_laser_gazebo.xacro'" /> 

    <!-- 运行joint_state_publisher节点,发布机器人的关节状态  -->
    <node name="joint_state_publisher" pkg="joint_state_publisher" type="joint_state_publisher" ></node> 

    <!-- 运行robot_state_publisher节点,发布tf  -->
    <node name="robot_state_publisher" pkg="robot_state_publisher" type="robot_state_publisher"  output="screen" >
        <param name="publish_frequency" type="double" value="50.0" />
    </node>

    <!-- 在gazebo中加载机器人模型-->
    <node name="urdf_spawner" pkg="gazebo_ros" type="spawn_model" respawn="false" output="screen"
          args="-urdf -model mrobot -param robot_description"/> 

</launch>

启动仿真环境:

roslaunch mbot_gazebo view_mbot_with_lase_gazebo.launch

在rviz中显示:

$ rosrun rviz rviz

Add一个LaserScan并且topic订阅/scan,add一个robotModel,再键盘控制小车:

$ roslaunch mbot_teleop mbot_teleop.launch

深度图也会随运动改变。