Jackal Description

This packages contains the meshes and URDF of the Jackal robot, its supported sensors, and their supported mounts.

Sensors

• GPS: Novatel Smart6 and Smart7
• 2D LiDAR: SICK LMS1xx
• 2D LiDAR: Hokuyo UST-10
• 3D LiDAR: Velodyne VLP16 and HDL-32E
• Camera: Flir/Pointgrey Flea3 and Flea3 Stereo
• Camera: Flir/Pointgrey Bumbleebee2
• Camera: Flir/Pointgrey BlackflyS

Changelog for package jackal_description

0.8.6 (2022-11-16)

• Set the GPS plugin\'s reference heading to 90 so it\'s ENU
• Use xacro properties defined from environment variables for Microstrain URDF (#123)
• Add GAZEBO_WORLD_{LAT|LON} envars to change the reference coordinate of the robot\'s integral GPS
• Contributors: Chris Iverach-Brereton, Joey Yang

0.8.5 (2022-05-17)

• Added Blackfly entry to URDF
• Added Blackfly description to package.xml
• Contributors: Luis Camero

0.8.4 (2022-05-09)

0.8.3 (2022-03-08)

• Added the option to remove tower from VLP16 mount
• Added SICK TIM551 to URDF and package.xml
• Added UTM30 (#106)
• Updated Navsat and LMS1xx mounts (#103)
  • Updated hokuyo_ust10_mount to include min and max angle
  • Removed extra spaces
  • Updated SICK LMS1XX mount and NAVSAT mount
  • Maintained backward compatibility with LMS1xx standard upright poisition by adding mount types
• Updated hokuyo_ust10_mount to include min and max angle (#102)
  • Updated hokuyo_ust10_mount to include min and max angle
  • Removed extra spaces
• Contributors: Luis Camero, luis-camero

0.8.2 (2022-02-15)

• Moved microstrain link to accessories.urdf and updated envvars
• Added velodyne tower mesh
• Added Microstrain GX5 to description
• Removed unnecessary URDF
• Added Wibotic mesh and STL
• Contributors: Luis Camero

0.8.1 (2022-01-18)

• Updated to match melodic-devel
• Contributors: Luis Camero

0.8.0 (2021-04-23)

0.7.5 (2021-03-24)

• Add the origin block to the fender UST-10 macros; otherwise enabling them crashes
• Contributors: Chris I-B

0.7.4 (2021-03-16)

• Bumped CMake version to avoid author warning.
• Contributors: Tony Baltovski

0.7.3 (2021-03-08)

• Add VLP16 support, refactor main/secondary laser envar support (#79)
• Contributors: Chris I-B

0.7.2 (2020-09-29)

0.7.1 (2020-08-24)

0.7.0 (2020-04-20)

• [jackal_description] Re-added pointgrey_camera_description as run depend.
• Contributors: Tony Baltovski

0.6.4 (2020-03-04)

• Modify the hokuyo accessory so that it works properly in gazebo/rviz. Add an additional environment var JACKAL_LASER_HOKUYO which overrides the default lms1xx sensor with the ust10.
• use env_run.bat on Windows (#3)
• add setlocal
• Fix jackal_description install location & fold xacro includes (#2)
  • Fix install location.
  • Fold xacro includes
• add env-hook batch scripts (#1)
• Contributors: Chris I-B, James Xu, Sean Yen, Tony Baltovski

0.6.3 (2019-07-18)

• Added all extra fender changes
• Contributors: Dave Niewinski
• Made minor changes to syntax for kinetic warnings
• Contributors: Dave Niewinski
• Added stereo camera accessory.
• Removed unused variable jackal_description_dir
• Make urdf refer explicitly to jackal_description, rather than relying on current working directory being correct, for easier external includes
• Contributors: Arnold Kalmbach, Tony Baltovski, akalmbach

0.5.1 (2015-02-02)

• Modified the accessories.urdf.xacro to include both the GPS and mount plate, including standoffs.
• Eliminate rosrun from the xacro wrapper.
• Contributors: BryceVoort, Mike Purvis

0.5.0 (2015-01-20)

• Add hook for custom URDF insertion to jackal.urdf.xacro.
• Add xacro wrapper script to provide some pre-cooked \"configs\", especially for simulated Jackal.
• Switch to parameterizing URDF with optenv.
• Add laser bracket STL.
• Contributors: Mike Purvis

0.4.2 (2015-01-14)

0.4.1 (2015-01-07)

0.4.0 (2014-12-12)

• add pointgrey camera
• Removed inertial and geometry of the base_link.
• hector gazebo plugin for gps is added.
• hector gazebo plugin for imu sensor is added
• Contributors: Mike Purvis, spourmehr

0.3.0 (2014-09-10)

• Add comment about accessory args.
• Add front laser accessory to description.
• Contributors: Mike Purvis

0.2.1 (2014-09-10)

0.2.0 (2014-09-09)

• Changed physical and collision properties.
• Fixed inertia parameters. Added imu plugin--not working
• Install launch directory.
• Contributors: Mike Purvis, Shokoofeh

0.1.1 (2014-09-06)

• Remove unnecessary find packages.
• Contributors: Mike Purvis

0.1.0 (2014-09-05)

• Updated description with v0.9 hardware changes.
• Contributors: Mike Purvis