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<h2>0.4 - 0.9</h2>
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This file is outdated.
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Updated information can be found in the
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<a href="http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/wiki/Gazebo_roadmap">The Gazebo wiki</a>.
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<h2> 0.4.0 </h2>
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<p>This release of Gazebo includes a number of new models and
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interfaces, and is built around an all-new rendering engine.
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New features include:
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<ul>
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<li> Pioner2Sonars, Pioneer2Gripper models (thanks to Carle Cote).
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<li> Terrain model (creates realistic outdoor terrains from elevation data).
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<li> Textures on primitives (ground planes, boxes, etc.).
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<li> Improved control of lighting (user placeable light-sources).
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<li> Improved GUI, including the ability to manipulate (translate) objects.
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</ul>
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Installation notes:
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<ul>
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<li> Gazebo requires the <a href="http://ode.org/">Open Dynamics
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Engine (ODE)</a> version 0.039 (with the OpCode option enabled). ODE
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must be installed <b>before</b> Gazebo.
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<li> Gazebo uses the <a href="http://gdal.maptools.org/">Geospatial
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Data Abstraction Library (GDAL)</a> version 1.1.9 or above; GDAL must
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be installed <b>before</b> Gazebo.
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<li> (Optional) Gazebo 0.4.0 is compatible with Player version 1.5;
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Player must be installed <b>after</b> Gazebo.
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</ul>
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With the exception of the packages noted above, Gazebo should build on
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any reasonably modern Linux distribution. It has also been tested on
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Mac OS X 10.2 using the Apple X11 package and Fink (see the manual for
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OS X specific build instructions).
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<p><b>A utility script called <tt>depMerge</tt> is included in the
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distribution</b>; this script will automatically install ODE and GDAL
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on most Linux systems.
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<p>Installation example: for a default system-wide install (requires root
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access), use the following steps...
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<ul>
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<li> Use the <tt>depMerge</tt> script to install ODE and GDAL (or
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install these manually according to the instructions included with
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those packages).
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<li> Install Gazebo:
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<br><tt> <gazebo-src-XXX>$ ./configure; make; make install </tt><br>
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<li> (Re-)Install Player
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<br><tt> <player-src-XXX>$ ./configure; make; make install </tt><br>
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</ul>
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For an alternate user-local-only install (does not require root
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access), read the <a
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href="http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/faq.html#local">FAQ
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entry</a>.
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<p> In addition to these Release Notes, please read the General Usage
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chapter of the Gazebo Manual, available online <a
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href="http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/doc/Gazebo-manual-0.4.0-html/node1.html">here</a>.
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<h2> 0.3.0 </h2>
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<p> In addition to these Release Notes, please read the General Usage
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chapter of the Gazebo Manual, available online <a
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href="http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/doc/Gazebo-manual-0.3.0-html/node1.html">here</a>.
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<p>This release includes a number of new models and interfaces, and
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sports improved integration with the Player device server. Features
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include:
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<ul>
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<li> New interfaces: camera, gps, power, ptz and truth.
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<li> New models: GarminGPS, TruthWidget, Shrimp.
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<li> Inverted pendulum controller for the Segway RMP.
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<li> Fix for the 180 degree rotation in the MapExtruder model.
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</ul>
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Installation notes:
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<ul>
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<li> Gazebo relies on the ODE engine for modelling rigid body
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dynamics; you will need to download and install this package
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<i>before</i> building Gazebo. ODE can be obtained from <a
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href="http://opende.sourceforge.net/ode.html">http://opende.sourceforge.net/ode.html</a>.
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Unpack the tarball and follow the instructions in the INSTALL file.
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<li> The MapExtruder model requires libpnm, which can be found in the
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netpbm package. Make sure this is installed on your system if you
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wish to use extruded maps.
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<li> Player users will need to install (or re-install) Player
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<i>after</i> installing Gazebo. To make use of the Gazebo drivers,
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use the <tt>--enable-gazebo</tt> configuration option when building Player.
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</ul>
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Compatability (version) notes:
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<ul>
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<li> Gazebo is compatable with ODE versions 0.039 (and above), and
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Player version 1.4rc2 (and above).
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<li> Gazebo should work on any reasonably modern Linux distribution.
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It has also been tested on Mac OS X 10.2 using the Apple X11 package
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and Fink (see the manual for OS X specific build instructions).
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</ul>
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Installation example: for a default system-wide install (requires root
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access), use the following steps...
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<ul>
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<li> Build ODE according to the instructions included with that
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package. Copy the header files to <tt>/usr/local/include/ode</tt> and the
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library to <tt>/usr/local/lib</tt>.
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<li> Install Gazebo:
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<br><tt> $ ./configure; make; make install </tt><br>
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<li> (Re-)Install Player
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<br><tt> $ ./configure --enable-gazebo; make; make install </tt><br>
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</ul>
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Installation example: for an alternate user-only install (does not
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require root access), use the following steps...
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<ul>
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<li> Build ODE according to the instructions included with that
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package. Copy the header files to <tt>/home/username/local/include/ode</tt> and the
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library to <tt>/home/username/local/lib</tt>.
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<li> Install Gazebo:
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<br><tt> $ ./configure --prefix=/home/username/local; make; make install </tt><br>
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<li> (Re-)Install Player
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<br><tt> $ ./configure --prefix=/home/username/local --enable-gazebo; make; make install </tt><br>
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</ul>
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<h2> 0.2.0 </h2>
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<p>
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This release includes a number of new models, minor bugfixes, and
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significant performance enhancements. The Pioneer2DX and ClodBuster
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models have been added, the MapExtruder now supports positional
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placement in the world, and OpenGL is now the core rendering library
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(reduced number of files and architecture complexity). Collision
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detection no longer occurs within a model to increase speed and
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stability.
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In addition to these Release Notes, please read the General Usage
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chapter of the Gazebo Manual, available online <a
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href="http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/doc/Gazebo-manual-0.2.0-html/node1.html">here</a>.
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<p>This release includes the following models:
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<ul>
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<li> ActivMedia Pioneer2AT robot
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<li> ActivMedia Pioneer2DX robot
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<li> SegwayRMP robot
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<li> ClodBuster robot (thanks to Pranav Srivastava at UPenn)
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<li> SICK LMS200 scanning laser range-finder
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<li> Sony VID30 pan-tilt-zoom camera
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<li> MapExtruder for generating "extruded" worlds from image files
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<li> SimpleSolid for generating simple shapes (boxes, spheres, etc)
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</ul>
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<p> Some additional important notes:
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<ul>
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<li> Two new properties have been added to objects: retro-reflectivity
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and a fiducial ID. The SickLMS200 model will now return both the
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reflectivity of an object (through the {\tt gz_laser} interface) and
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the objects fiducial ID (through the {\tt gz_fiducial} interface).
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Note, however, that this functionality is not supported in Player
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1.4rc1 (it will appear in the next Player release).
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<li> While the camera is fully functional, Player does not
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yet support image capture (on the way).
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<li> The world file format is still in flux, and is likely to change in
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future version.
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<li> The internal API for writing models has not been finalized; expect
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some changes in future versions.
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</ul>
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Installation notes:
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<ul>
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<li> Gazebo relies on the ODE engine for modelling rigid body dynamics; you
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will need to download and install this package <i>before</i> building
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Gazebo. ODE can be obtained from
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<a href="http://opende.sourceforge.net/ode.html">http://opende.sourceforge.net/ode.html</a>.
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Unpack the tarball and follow the instructions in the INSTALL file.
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<li> The MapExtruder model requires libpnm, which can be found in the
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netpbm package. Make sure this is installed on your system if you
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wish to use extruded maps.
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<li> Player users will need to install (or re-install) Player
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<i>after</i> installing Gazebo. To make use of the Gazebo drivers,
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use the <tt>--enable-gazebo</tt> configuration option when building Player.
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</ul>
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Compatability notes:
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<ul>
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<li> Gazebo is known to work with ODE versions 0.035 and 0.039, and
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Player version 1.4rc1.
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<li> Gazebo should work on any reasonably modern Linux distribution.
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It has also been tested on Mac OS X 10.2 using the Apple X11 package
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and Fink (see the manual for OS X specific build instructions).
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</ul>
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Installation example: for a default system-wide install (requires root
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access), use the following steps...
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<ul>
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<li> Build ODE according to the instructions included with that
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package. Copy the header files to <tt>/usr/local/include/ode</tt> and the
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library to <tt>/usr/local/lib</tt>.
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<li> Install Gazebo:
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<br><tt> $ ./configure; make; make install </tt><br>
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<li> (Re-)Install Player
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<br><tt> $ ./configure --enable-gazebo; make; make install </tt><br>
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</ul>
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Installation example: for an alternate user-only install (does not
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require root access), use the following steps...
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<ul>
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<li> Build ODE according to the instructions included with that
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package. Copy the header files to <tt>/home/username/local/include/ode</tt> and the
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library to <tt>/home/username/local/lib</tt>.
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<li> Install Gazebo:
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<br><tt> $ ./configure --prefix=/home/username/local; make; make install </tt><br>
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<li> (Re-)Install Player
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<br><tt> $ ./configure --prefix=/home/username/local --enable-gazebo; make; make install </tt><br>
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</ul>
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<h2> 0.1.1 </h2>
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<p>This is "perfomance enhancement" release of the Gazebo simulation
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engine, addressing some of the performance issues observed with
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version 0.1.0 when using large worlds. This version runs at least an
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order of magnitude faster. A new model, SimpleSolid, has also been
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added.
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In addition to these Release Notes, please read the General Usage
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chapter of the Gazebo Manual, available online <a
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href="http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/doc/Gazebo-manual-0.1.0-html/node1.html">here</a>.
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<p>This release includes the following models:
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<ul>
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<li> ActivMedia Pioneer2AT robot
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<li> SegwayRMP robot
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<li> SICK LMS200 scanning laser range-finder
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<li> Sony VID30 pan-tilt-zoom camera
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<li> MapExtruder for generating "extruded" worlds from image files
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<li> SimpleSolid for generating simple shapes (boxes, spheres, etc)
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</ul>
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<p> Some additional important notes:
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<ul>
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<li> While the camera is fully functional, Player does not
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yet support image capture (on the way).
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<li> The world file format is still in flux, and is likely to change in
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future version.
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<li> The internal API for writing models has not been finalized; expect
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some changes in future versions.
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</ul>
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Installation notes:
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<ul>
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<li> Gazebo relies on the ODE engine for modelling rigid body dynamics; you
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will need to download and install this package <i>before</i> building
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Gazebo. ODE can be obtained from
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<a href="http://opende.sourceforge.net/ode.html">http://opende.sourceforge.net/ode.html</a>.
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Unpack the tarball and follow the instructions in the INSTALL file.
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<li> The MapExtruder model requires libpnm, which can be found in the
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netpbm package. Make sure this is installed on your system if you
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wish to use extruded maps.
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<li> Player users will need to install (or re-install) Player
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<i>after</i> installing Gazebo. To make use of the Gazebo drivers,
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use the <tt>--enable-gazebo</tt> configuration option.
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</ul>
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Compatability notes:
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<ul>
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<li> Gazebo is known to work with ODE versions 0.035 and 0.039, and
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Player version 1.4rc1.
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<li> Gazebo should work on any reasonably modern Linux distribution.
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It has also been tested on Mac OS X 10.2 using the Apple X11 package
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and Fink (see the manual for OS X specific build instructions).
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</ul>
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Installation example: for a default system-wide install (requires root
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access), use the following steps...
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<ul>
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<li> Build ODE according to the instructions included with that
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package. Copy the header files to <tt>/usr/local/include/ode</tt> and the
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library to <tt>/usr/local/lib</tt>.
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<li> Install Gazebo:
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<br><tt> $ ./configure; make; make install </tt><br>
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<li> (Re-)Install Player
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<br><tt> $ ./configure --enable-gazebo; make; make install </tt><br>
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</ul>
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Installation example: for an alternate user-only install (does not
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require root access), use the following steps...
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<ul>
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<li> Build ODE according to the instructions included with that
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package. Copy the header files to <tt>/home/username/local/include/ode</tt> and the
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library to <tt>/home/username/local/lib</tt>.
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<li> Install Gazebo:
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<br><tt> $ ./configure --prefix=/home/username/local; make; make install </tt><br>
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<li> (Re-)Install Player
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<br><tt> $ ./configure --prefix=/home/username/local --enable-gazebo; make; make install </tt><br>
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</ul>
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<h2> 0.1.0 </h2>
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<p>This is the first official release of the Gazebo simulation engine
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(hooray). In addition to these Release Notes, please read the General
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Usage chapter of the Gazebo Manual, available online <a
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href="http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/doc/Gazebo-manual-0.1.0-html/node1.html">here</a>.
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<p>This release includes the following models:
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<ul>
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<li> ActivMedia Pioneer2AT robot
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<li> SegwayRMP robot
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<li> SICK LMS200 scanning laser range-finder
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<li> Sony VID30 pan-tilt-zoom camera
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<li> MapExtruder for generating "extruded" worlds from image files
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</ul>
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<p> Some additional important notes:
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<ul>
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<li> While the camera is fully functional, Player does not
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yet support image capture (on the way).
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<li> The world file format is still in flux, and is likely to change in
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future version.
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<li> The internal API for writing models has not been finalized; expect
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some changes in future versions.
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</ul>
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Installation notes:
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<ul>
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<li> Gazebo relies on the ODE engine for modelling rigid body dynamics; you
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will need to download and install this package <i>before</i> building
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Gazebo. ODE can be obtained from
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<a href="http://opende.sourceforge.net/ode.html">http://opende.sourceforge.net/ode.html</a>.
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Unpack the tarball and follow the instructions in the INSTALL file.
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<li> Player users will need to install (or re-install) Player
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<i>after</i> installing Gazebo. To make use of the Gazebo drivers,
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use the <tt>--enable-gazebo</tt> configuration option.
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</ul>
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Compatability notes:
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<ul>
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<li> Gazebo is known to work with ODE versions 0.035 and 0.039, and
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Player version 1.4rc1.
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<li> Gazebo should work on any reasonable modern Linux distribution.
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It has also been tested on Mac OS X 10.2 using the Apple X11 package
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and Fink (see the manual for OS X specific build instructions).
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</ul>
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Installation example: for a default system-wide install (requires root
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access), use the following steps...
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<ul>
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<li> Build ODE according to the instructions included with that
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package. Copy the header files to <tt>/usr/local/include/ode</tt> and the
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library to <tt>/usr/local/lib</tt>.
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<li> Install Gazebo:
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<br><tt> $ ./configure; make; make install </tt><br>
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<li> (Re-)Install Player
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<br><tt> $ ./configure --enable-gazebo; make; make install </tt><br>
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</ul>
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Installation example: for an alternate user-only install (does not
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require root access), use the following steps...
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<ul>
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<li> Build ODE according to the instructions included with that
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package. Copy the header files to <tt>/home/username/local/include/ode</tt> and the
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library to <tt>/home/username/local/lib</tt>.
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<li> Install Gazebo:
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<br><tt> $ ./configure --prefix=/home/username/local; make; make install </tt><br>
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<li> (Re-)Install Player
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<br><tt> $ ./configure --prefix=/home/username/local --enable-gazebo; make; make install </tt><br>
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</ul>
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