Implementation of the interface for Webots and ROS 2

The main functionalities of the package: - It automatically creates a ROS 2 interface out of a Webots robot model. - It allows users to configure the ROS 2 interface in URDF files. - It allows users to extend the interface using the pluginlib plugin mechanism.

Please use the following links for more details:

• Tutorial: Creating a Custom Package
• Tutorial: Creating a Custom Plugin

Changelog for package webots_ros2_driver

2023.0.4 (2023-05-23) ------------------* Fixed vertical field of view in static RangeFinder plugin. * Added support for painted point clouds * Added custom handler to start nodes when Webots is ready.

2023.0.3 (2023-04-12) ------------------* Adding port, stream type parameters to webots_laucher * Copying .wbproj when launching a webots world via webots_launcher * Added Emitter and Receiver support * Changed undefined Lidar frequency to the default from the .proto file * Added Compass support

2023.0.2 (2023-02-07) ------------------* Fixed the spawn of URDF robots in WSL and macOS when using full path. * Fixed relative assets in macOS. * Added Ros2Supervisor creation.

2023.0.1 (2023-01-05) ------------------* Fixed relative assets in WSL.

2023.0.0 (2022-11-30) ------------------* Add support for the new Python API of Webots R2023a * Convert C++ controller API functions to C * Replace libController submodule by commited source files

2022.1.4 (2022-11-18) ------------------* Fix the camera focal length in the CameraInfo topic. * Update the calculation of CameraRecognitionObject messages to the RDF convention of R2022b.

2022.1.3 (2022-11-02) ------------------* Added macOS support.

2022.1.2 (2022-10-21) ------------------* Fix issue where relatively defined PROTO were not found. * Added WSL support.

2022.1.1 (2022-10-11) ------------------* Simplified the detection of Webots installation folder.

2022.1.0 (2022-09-23) ------------------* Added an URDF importer feature to spawn robots from URDF files.

1.2.3 (2022-05-30)

• Add option to set \'robot_description\' parameter for \'robot_state_publisher\' node.
• Fix recognition camera.
• Add a \'PointCloud2\' publisher for the \'RangeFinder\' device.

1.2.2 (2022-01-19)

• Fix the Supervisor API access from plugins.

1.2.1 (2022-01-10)

• Fix link error for \'webots_ros2_control\' on macOS.
• Fix lidar device according to FLU convention.

1.2.0 (2021-12-21)

• Adapt the worlds to the new R2022a FLU convention.
• Remove a double webots_ros2_driver header installation.
• Add the publication of the \'gps/speed_vector\' topic to the GPS ROS 2 device.

1.1.2 (2021-11-03)

• Adapted the \'webots_ros2_driver\' package to be also a python alternative to the \'webots_ros2_core\' package.

1.1.0 (2021-07-19)

• Initial version