Learning Robotics using Python - Second Edition

Chapter 4, Simulating a Differential Drive Robot Using ROS

1. Sensor modeling in Gazebo can be done using Gazebo plugins. The sensor model can be written using C++, which can be plugged in to the Gazebo simulator.
2. ROS is interfaced to Gazebo using Gazebo ROS plugin. When we load this plugin into Gazebo, we can able to control Gazebo through ROS interface.
3. The important tags are <inertia>, <collision>, and <gazebo>.
4. The Gmapping package in ROS is an implementation of Fast SLAM algorithm, which can be used in robot to map the environment and localizing on it. Using Gmapping in ROS is a straightforward process, including the gmapping node with necessary parameters and topics such as odometry and laser scan.
5. The Move_base node has a provision to ...