Models
[Stage User Guide]

Detailed Description

The basic model simulates an object with basic properties; position, size, velocity, color, visibility to various sensors, etc. The basic model also has a body made up of a list of lines. Internally, the basic model is used base class for all other model types. You can use the basic model to simulate environmental objects.

Worldfile properties

Summary and default values

model
(
  pose [0 0 0]
  size [0 0]
  origin [0 0 0]
  velocity [0 0 0]

  color "red" # body color

  # determine how the model appears in various sensors
  obstacle_return 1
  laser_return 1
  ranger_return 1
  blobfinder_return 1
  fiducial_return 1

  # GUI properties
  gui_nose 0
  gui_grid 0
  gui_boundary 0
  gui_movemask ?

  # body shape
  line_count 4
  line[0][0 0 1 0]
  line[1][1 0 1 1]
  line[2][1 1 0 1]
  line[3][0 1 0 0]

  bitmap ""
)

Details

pose [x_pos:float y_pos:float heading:float]
- specify the pose of the model in its parent's coordinate system
size [x_size:float ysize:float]
- specify the size of the model
origin [x_pos:float y_pos:float heading:float]
- specify the position of the object's center, relative to its pose
velocity [x_speed:float y_speed:float rotation_speed:float]
- specify the initial velocity of the model. Not that if the model hits an obstacle, its velocity will be set to zero.
color [colorname:string]
- specify the color of the object using a color name from the X11 database (rgb.txt)
line_count [int]
- specify the number of lines that make up the model's body
line[index] [x1:float y1:float x2:float y2:float]
- creates a line from (x1,y1) to (x2,y2). A set of line_count lines defines the robot's body for the purposes of collision detection and rendering in the GUI window.
bitmap [filename:string}
- alternative way to set the model's line_count and lines. The file must be a bitmap recognized by libgtkpixbuf (most popular formats are supported). The file is opened and parsed into a set of lines. Unless the bitmap_resolution option is used, the lines are scaled to fit inside the rectangle defined by the model's current size.
gui_nose [bool]
- if 1, draw a nose on the model showing its heading (positive X axis)
gui_grid [bool]
- if 1, draw a scaling grid over the model
gui_movemask [bool]
- define how the model can be moved by the mouse in the GUI window
gui_boundary [bool]
- if 1, draw a bounding box around the model, indicating its size
obstacle_return [bool]
- if 1, this model can collide with other models that have this property set
blob_return [bool]
- if 1, this model can be detected in the blob_finder (depending on its color)
ranger_return [bool]
- if 1, this model can be detected by ranger sensors
laser_return [int]
- if 0, this model is not detected by laser sensors. if 1, the model shows up in a laser sensor with normal (0) reflectance. If 2, it shows up with high (1) reflectance.
fiducial_return [fiducial_id:int]
- if non-zero, this model is detected by fiducialfinder sensors. The value is used as the fiducial ID.
ranger_return [bool]
- iff 1, this model can be detected by a ranger.


Modules
Blobfinder model
Fiducial detector model
Laser model
Position model
Ranger model

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Models [Stage User Guide]

Detailed Description

Worldfile properties

Modules

Models
[Stage User Guide]