state_topic?

[slremy]

Hello all, are there directions on the best approach to setting the pose (position, orientation) for the simulated quadrotor?

I've composed the message I'd like to use:
msg.pose.pose.position = Point(x, y, z);
quat = tf.transformations.quaternion_from_euler(phi, theta, psi);
msg.pose.pose.orientation = Quaternion(*quat);
msg.twist.twist.linear = Vector3(p, q, r);
self.odom_pub.publish(msg);

But I'm at a bit of a loss about how to set up the launch files (or SDF files?) to permit the state of the quadrotor to the set with data received from an external source. What needs to be set?

http://answers.gazebosim.org/question/7036/using-hector_quadrotor_gazebo-with-externally/

[meyerj]

Answered at Gazebo Answers:
http://answers.gazebosim.org/question/7036/using-hector_quadrotor_gazebo-with-externally#7162