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spring_reference and spring_stiffness tags in joint

Hi all, I have noticed these two new tags inside the joint tags...are them supported using Gazebo 4.0 and ODE? Best,

Enrico

Asked by Enrico Mingo on 2015-01-10 10:37:37 UTC

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Yes, in gazebo4. These two SDF parameters(spring_reference and spring_stiffness) are read in Joint.cc, which then calls SetStiffnessDamping on the joint. The following physics engine implement SetStiffnessDamping:

Asked by nkoenig on 2015-01-12 11:17:09 UTC

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So the spring is modelled as active stiffness and damping and not like an underactuated system?

Asked by Enrico Mingo on 2015-01-13 04:39:55 UTC