thor_mang_install

Provides rosinstall files and scripts for making installation of thor_mang software more convenient.

Basic Desktop/Laptop Install

General remarks:

The standard computer setup we use is Ubuntu 16.04/64Bit

• Note that other setups might work, but cannot be supported due to the overhead that would involve.
• Install ROS Kinetic as described here: http://wiki.ros.org/kinetic/Installation/Ubuntu

Choose the desktop variant:

sudo apt-get install ros-kinetic-desktop

Checkout software (please take note of the . at the end):

mkdir ~/thor
cd ~/thor
git clone https://github.com/thor-mang/thor_mang_install.git .

Install software:

./install.sh

Add following line to your .bashrc:

. ~/thor/setup.bash

Open a new terminal before starting to work on THORMANG software.

Install Gazebo Simulation

For simulation you need to install following rosinstalls:

thor install simulation ui
thor update_make

Afterwards run the Gazebo install script (even you have already a Gazebo version installed; in this case just select the version you have already installed when asked):

thor install_gazebo 8

Running in Simulation

Start default simulation environment

thor sim

Open demo interface

thor ui demo.launch