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Apply force to a joint with Ros?

Hello Guys,

is it possible to apply a force to an joint with Ros?

I created an arm and before i start with ros joint controller i want to try something easier.

Asked by Baumboon on 2017-10-25 07:23:38 UTC

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Yes, the easiest way to do that (to my knowledge) would be to write a brief joint plugin which you can then send commands to via ROS

Asked by josephcoombe on 2017-10-25 13:50:57 UTC

can i do this like they describe it in : http://gazebosim.org/tutorials?cat=guided_i&tut=guided_i5?

Asked by Baumboon on 2017-10-26 05:04:37 UTC

^ Yes, that's what you want to do.

Asked by josephcoombe on 2017-10-26 18:09:04 UTC

there is also the ~/apply_joint_effort ros service mentioned in the ROS communication tutorial, though I've not tried it before: http://gazebosim.org/tutorials?tut=ros_comm&cat=connect_ros

Asked by iche033 on 2017-10-30 18:16:25 UTC

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