Library for simple buttons and controllers

asked 2017-05-17 07:56:20 -0600

phihe
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I want to build a simulation of a robot that uses an arm and a hand to interact with an existing system consisting of various buttons and other control interfaces.

Is there somewhere a library of simple control interfaces (buttons, toggles, knobs,...) that can be used in conjunction with ROS and Gazebo?

Or otherwise a tutorial that shows how to build these kinds of models?

answered 2017-05-17 08:29:05 -0600

chapulina
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updated 2017-05-17 08:44:20 -0600

I don't think there are any tutorials, but there are examples you can get an idea from. The idea is basically to add a prismatic joint to your model to make the button pressable, ideally with a spring. Then have a plugin monitor the current state of the joint, and do something once the joint is past a threshold.

Here's an example:

model
plugin

old answer about GUI overlays

This tutorial explains how to add an interactive button to the simulation.

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Thanks, it seems that this is not what I am looking for. I want to add a physical button object into the world that can be pushed by a robot not extend the Gazebo user interface. Or did I not understand the tutorial correctly?

phihe ( 2017-05-17 08:35:09 -0600 )edit

Ah sorry, I just read your question correctly. Let me update the answer.

chapulina ( 2017-05-17 08:36:31 -0600 )edit

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