Evarobot (ROS Noetic)

This repository includes the Evarobot ROS Noetic packages.

• evarobot_description: It is the sub-package containing urdf and mesh files of the Evarobot.
• evarobot_simulation: It is a sub-package containing the package and launch files required for the simulation of the Evarobot.
• evarobot_slam: It is a sub-package containing the slam_gmapping launch files.
• evarobot_navigation: It is a sub-package containing the navigation launch and config files.

For old Evarobot ROS packages:

https://github.com/inomuh/evapc_ros

https://github.com/inomuh/evarobot_simulator

For more information about Evarobot:

http://wiki.ros.org/Robots/evarobot

Launch Command:

Gazebo Launching:

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Empty World:

      $ roslaunch evarobot_simulation evarobot_gazebo_emptyworld.launch

Maze World:

      $ roslaunch evarobot_simulation evarobot_gazebo_maze.launch

Solo-Rviz Launching:

$ roslaunch evarobot_simulation evarobot_rviz_standalone.launch

Rviz (with Gazebo) Launching:

$ roslaunch evarobot_simulation evarobot_rviz.launch

SLAM Mapping Launching (must work with Gazebo and RViz Launching):

$ roslaunch evarobot_slam evarobot_slam.launch

Navigation Launching:

$ roslaunch evarobot_navigation evarobot_navigation.launch

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Requirements:

• In order for the "joint_state_publisher" to work, "joint_state_publisher_gui" package must be downloaded to your computer.

    $ sudo apt update && sudo apt install ros-noetic-joint-state-publisher-gui
  

• In order for the "joint_state_controller" to work, "joint_state_controller_gui" package must be downloaded to your computer.

    $ sudo apt install ros-noetic-ros-controllers
  

• In order for the "driver_base" to work, "driver_base" package must be downloaded to your workspace.

    $ cd ~/catkin_ws/src && git clone https://github.com/ros-drivers/driver_common -b indigo-devel
  

• In order for the "interactive marker twist server" to work, "interactive_twist_marker_server" package must be downloaded to your workspace.

    $ cd ~/catkin_ws/src && git clone https://github.com/ros-visualization/interactive_marker_twist_server -b kinetic-devel
  

• In order for the SLAM to work, "slam_gmapping" package must be downloaded to your workspace.

    $ cd ~/catkin_ws/src && git clone https://github.com/ros-perception/slam_gmapping.git -b melodic-devel && sudo apt-get install ros-noetic-openslam-gmapping
  

• In order for the sensors to work properly, "gazebo_ros_pkgs" files must be downloaded to your computer.

    $ sudo apt-get install ros-noetic-gazebo-ros-pkgs
  

• In order for the navigation tools to work properly, "ros-navigation" must be downloaded to your computer.

    $ sudo apt-get install ros-noetic-ros-navigation
  

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Changelog:

Update v1.0 - 03.12.20

• First version

Update v1.0.1 - 16.11.21

• Added new map and Gazebo launch file (map_depo.world)