Sensors

Sensor Types

RaySensor

• Selection requirements: a selected link
• Information: You have the option to attach the sensor to the selected link directly or to create a new sublink for the sensor to adjust its position relative to the former selected link. You also have to enter the following information for this link:
  • width
  • height
  • opening_width
  • opening_height
  • maxDistance

RotatingRaySensor

• Selection requirements: a selected link
• Information: You have the option to attach the sensor to the selected link directly or to create a new sublink for the sensor to adjust its position relative to the former selected link. You also have to enter the following information for this link:
  • bands
  • lasers
  • maxDistance
  • draw_rays
  • horizontal_resolution
  • horizontal_offset
  • vertical_offset

CameraSensor

• Selection requirements: a selected link
• Information: You have the option to attach the sensor to the selected link directly or to create a new sublink for the sensor to adjust its position relative to the former selected link. You also have to enter the following information for this link:
  • width
  • height
  • show_cam
  • opening_width
  • opening_height
  • hud_pos
  • hud_width
  • hud_height
  • depthImage

ScanningSonar

• Selection requirements: a selected link
• Information: You have the option to attach the sensor directly to the selected link or to create a new sublink for the sensor to adjust its position relative to the former selected link. You also have to enter the following information for this link:
  • width
  • height
  • resolution
  • maxDist
  • hud_pos
  • updateRate
  • gain
  • show_cam
  • only_ray
  • extension
  • left_limit
  • right_limit
  • ping_pong_mode

MultiLevelLaserRangeFinder

• Selection requirements: a selected link
• Information: You have the option to attach the sensor directly to the selected link or to create a new sublink for the sensor to adjust its position relative to the former selected link. You also have to enter the following information for this link:
  • numRaysVertical
  • numRaysHorizontal
  • rttResolutionX
  • rttResolutionY
  • verticalOpeningAngle
  • horizontalOpeningAngle
  • maxDistance

JointPosition

• Selection requirements: selected links you want to monitor with this sensor.
• Information: This sensor will be parented by the root link of your robot and positioned at the 3D-Cursor. There will be no changes in functionality, if you alter this sensors position.

JointVelocity

• Selection requirements: selected links you want to monitor with this sensor.
• Information: This sensor will be parented by the root link of your robot and positioned at the 3D-Cursor. There will be no changes in functionality, if you alter this sensors position.

JointLoad

• Selection requirements: selected links you want to monitor with this sensor.
• Information: This sensor will be parented by the root link of your robot and positioned at the 3D-Cursor. There will be no changes in functionality, if you alter this sensors position.

JointTorque

• Selection requirements: selected links you want to monitor with this sensor.
• Information: This sensor will be parented by the root link of your robot and positioned at the 3D-Cursor. There will be no changes in functionality, if you alter this sensors position.

JointAVGTorque

• Selection requirements: selected links you want to monitor with this sensor.
• Information: This sensor will be parented by the root link of your robot and positioned at the 3D-Cursor. There will be no changes in functionality, if you alter this sensors position.

Joint6DOF

• Selection requirements: selected links you want to attach this sensor to.
• Information: This sensor will be parented by the former selected link and positioned at the links position. There will be no changes in functionality, if you alter this sensors position.

NodeContact

• Selection requirements: selected collision objects you want to monitor with this sensor.
• Information: This sensor will be parented by the root link of your robot and positioned at the 3D-Cursor. There will be no changes in functionality, if you alter this sensors position.

NodePosition

• Selection requirements: selected collision objects you want to monitor with this sensor.
• Information: This sensor will be parented by the root link of your robot and positioned at the 3D-Cursor. There will be no changes in functionality, if you alter this sensors position.

NodeRotation

• Selection requirements: selected collision objects you want to monitor with this sensor.
• Information: This sensor will be parented by the root link of your robot and positioned at the 3D-Cursor. There will be no changes in functionality, if you alter this sensors position.

NodeContactForce

• Selection requirements: selected collision objects you want to monitor with this sensor.
• Information: This sensor will be parented by the root link of your robot and positioned at the 3D-Cursor. There will be no changes in functionality, if you alter this sensors position.

NodeCOM

• Selection requirements: selected collision objects you want to monitor with this sensor.
• Information: This sensor will be parented by the root link of your robot and positioned at the 3D-Cursor. There will be no changes in functionality, if you alter this sensors position.

NodeVelocity

• Selection requirements: selected collision objects you want to monitor with this sensor.
• Information: This sensor will be parented by the root link of your robot and positioned at the 3D-Cursor. There will be no changes in functionality, if you alter this sensors position.

NodeAngularVelocity

• Selection requirements: selected collision objects you want to monitor with this sensor.
• Information: This sensor will be parented by the root link of your robot and positioned at the 3D-Cursor. There will be no changes in functionality, if you alter this sensors position.

MotorCurrent

• Selection requirements: selected links you want to monitor with this sensor.
• Information: This sensor will be parented by the root link of your robot and positioned at the 3D-Cursor. There will be no changes in functionality, if you alter this sensors position.