Code for making the erlecopter move in gazebo

[bahy]

how can i make erlecopter move in a rectangle in gazebo by editing the main.cpp file? @Legiit

[PureRockets]

You don't want to control it by compiling from source! Use ROS

[bahy]

@PureRockets i want bto run it by an autonomous code by changing the main.cpp to makr the erlecopter fly in a rectangle for my bachelor project.

[ssiko]

I am curious about the same topic. I believe this code ( https://github.com/erlerobot/ros_erle_takeoff_land/ ) can be cloned, compiled with catkin, and then run via rosrun, once inside gazebo, but I will be trying it all later.

http://erlerobotics.com/blog/ros-in-the-app-store/

From there you will need to send the correct mavlink messages through the mavros client. That is if I understand this correctly, as I will be trying the same thing later.

[PureRockets]

That is correct, use ROS. Follow the documentation http://docs.erlerobotics.com/simulation/vehicles/erle_copter/tutorial_3

[bahy]

@PureRockets yeah i tried this but i couldn't make it move in a direction using the code.

[PureRockets]

Likely because you were doing it wrong.

[bahy]

No , because the erlecopter did take off and stayed for 10 seconds and landed,butni want it to take off and move in a rectangle then land .

[PureRockets]

Well you've got it working with a virtual joystick or similar first, right? How about with ROS teleoperation with the keyboard? So a drone can't really "turn 90 degrees" (in relation to what), but you can specify a compass heading or GPS coordinate waypoint. That is what you should be researching, how to use way points and/or set the heading.

[bahy]

@PureRockets how can i change the elrlecopter response in the simulation for example changing the P gains

[PureRockets]

To set the parameters, you can use ROS or APM or Mission Planner

[bahy]

@PureRockets thank you so much , i just have another question , how can i change the colour of the propellers of the erlecopter , as i changed in the erlecopter.xacro and it became white.

[PureRockets]

Without knowing what change you made, it is impossible to tell

[LanderU]