This page lists changes that were made in the 1.1.x series of simulator_gazebo (C Turtle Alpha).

1.1.13 (2010-07-22)

• gazebo

  • fix repeats in cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake for ODE
  • minor: mreorganize patches, move into directory
  • name space new Gazebo Plugins to prevent namespacing ambiguity
  • fix comments in manifest.xml

  • fix for <<Ticket(ros-pkg 4050)>>

  • fix for <<Ticket(ros-pkg 4247)>>

  • remove warning message for world link

• gazebo_worlds

  • added a simple office world file
  • fix broken example urdf's by adding a world link

  • turn off shadow in default empty.world

1.1.12 (2010-07-09)

• gazebo_plugins

  • change laser minimum intensity warning to info
  • bug fix: disable projector if gazebo is running headless (-r option)

1.1.11 (2010-07-09)

• gazebo

  • Fix ros shutdown behavior on exit <<Ticket(ros-pkg 4237)>>

  • Fix gazebo cmakefile dependency error on libgazebo for benchmarks, server and tools

1.1.10 (2010-07-08)

• gazebo_tools

  • <<Ticket(wg-ros-pkg 4532)>>

• gazebo

  • <<Ticket(wg-ros-pkg 4532)>>

  • revert changes in contact joint properties altered by last release

1.1.9 (2010-07-07)

• gazebo_plugins

  • textured projector

  • bug fix: redundant delete of factory_callback_queue_thread_ in gazebo_ros_factory.cpp

  • added imu calibration service call, does nothing and returns true. (in support of simulating full robot startup calibration).

• gazebo

  • gazebo continues even if loading controller plugins fails
  • get ready to switch xml tags

    • Controller: alwaysOn->alwaysActive

    • Physics ODE: deprecate quickStep, quickStepIters, quickStepW

  • fix race condition by starting ros node after simulation has initialized in gazeboros.cpp

  • bug fix: urdf string manipulation error for spawning urdf robots.
  • added camera synchronizer node, allowing turning on/off texture projector.
  • push patches into gazebo trunk, updating to revision 8812.
  • fix multi-robot use case due to camera name not namespaced by model name.

• gazebo_worlds

  • added an elevator world
  • removing unused dummy ifaces from controllers

1.1.8 (2010-06-24)

• gazebo

  • bug fix, typo when initializing pose when spawning objects
  • bug fix, remove segfault if xml declaration is missing

• gazebo_worlds

  • removing gazebo_ros_time plugin now that gazebo binary wraps ros and publishes clock,

1.1.7 (2010-06-17)

• gazebo

  • added setting of gravity_mode to SetLinkProperties and GetLinkProperties, so user can turn on and off effects of gravity on a body.

  • fix contact sensor and bumper plugins.

  • fix <<Ticket(ros-pkg 4165)>> shader cache location

• gazebo_worlds

  • turn down ambient light (it was drowning contrast for stereo)
  • clean up old launch scripts

1.1.6 (2010-06-03)

• gazebo

  • ignore .gazeborc if paths are set already. This fixes problem with ms_singleton in <<Ticket(ros-pkg 4090)>>

  • update to gazebo svn 8729 with fix for ode double precision
  • update status_message responses for ros service call
  • iface no longer mandatory for controller plugins

  • <<Ticket(ros-pkg 4127)>> gazebo_ros_block_laser bug fix

  • minor: gazebo ros node service response status_message updates
  • minor: simpar paper Makefile
  • gazebo trunk patch for double precision ode
  • fix race condition on spawning objects by locking when checking to see if entity is spawned successfully
  • add experimental test patch for ode's quick step threading

• gazebo_worlds

  • added a shopping cart

• gazebo_plugins

  • factory race condition fix, added locks when checking for entity

  • fix gazebo_ros_block_laser segfault <<Ticket(ros-pkg 4127)>>

1.1.5 (2010-05-25)

• gazebo

  • fix race conditions at spawning due to Body enableSignal
  • patch for boost flags for benchmarks
  • adding ode/gazebo damping hooks, but still not enabled
  • physics hooks for Get/Set physics properties
  • filled in setJointProperties

• gazebo_worlds

  • minor model updates to table friction and coffee_cup cg location

1.1.4 (2010-05-21)

• gazebo

  • kill boost::lexical_cast spam
  • clean clear force and wrench application

1.1.3 (2010-05-20)

• gazebo_plugins

  • gazebo_ros_p3d warns and returns if body specified do not exist 3423.

• gazebo_tools

  • <<Ticket(ros-pkg 3732)>>.

• gazebo

  • major gui rework

  • new ROS api, work in progress

  • fixed semaphore bug #3982
  • new gazebomodel commandline interface
  • cleaned up deletion of complex objects in gazebo #3976

  • resuming from paused start -u fixed

  • <<Ticket(ros-pkg,4090)>>

  • <<Ticket(ros-pkg,4078)>> switch dInfinity to numeric_limits<double>::max to avoid spams by boost::lexical_cast

1.1.2 (2010-03-31)

• gazebo

  • fix typo in setting velocity
  • fixed sim un-pause from "-u" start #3911

• gazebo_tools

  • pass through joint damping to Gazebo XML

• gazebo_worlds

  • removing planar world joint in examples

1.1.1 (2010-03-17)

• gazebo_worlds fixed Collada WG world

• gazebo fix race condition of Client::ConnectWait(), reenable old patch to check for SimulationIface::SimulationData::realTime updates

1.1.0 (2010-03-15)

• Major Gazebo rework.
  • assimp based mesh loader (with Collada support).
  • Supports ODE and bullet physics engines.
  • Supports GPU shaders: per-vertex lighting, per-pixel lighting, normal and tangent maps.