Groovy (0.2.x versions)

0.2.3 (26.05.2013)

• branched from version 0.1.3 (see below)
• updated plugin code to use the new Gazebo API version 1.5

• updated plugin descriptions to SDF 1.3

Fuerte (0.1.x versions)

0.1.3 (26.05.2013)

• cleaned up xacro XML syntax

• hector_quadrotor_gazebo: reduced gaussian noise for the barometric altimeter sensor from 0.5m to 0.1m standard deviation

• hector_quadrotor_controller: improved synchronization with the (external) controller in the quadrotor_propulsion plugin

0.1.2 (12.02.2013)

• hector_quadrotor_controller:

  • switched from emc to codegen for Matlab code generation of quadrotor models
  • splitted the aerodynamics plugin into a propulsion (motors and propellers) and a aerodynamics (drag forces) plugin to use them independently
  • added motor current output to the propulsion model
  • increased drag coefficients
  • added trigger output (rosgraph_msgs/Clock) to the propulsion plugin to synchronize with an external controller

  • apply forces at the body origin instead at the center of mass (see https://bitbucket.org/osrf/gazebo/issue/354/setforce-settorque-in-class-odelink-point)

  • moved the simple controller plugin to package hector_quadrotor_gazebo_plugins

• hector_quadrotor_gazebo: added use_ground_truth_for_tf argument to launch files

• hector_quadrotor_gazebo_plugins: plugins use the UpdateTimer class from package hector_gazebo_plugins now

• hector_quadrotor_urdf: moved the sonar sensor for height measurement from the front to the rear arm

• hector_uav_msgs: added motor voltages (command feedback) and changed datatype for motor currents from uint8 to float32 (in Ampere) in the hector_uav_msgs/MotorStatus message

0.1.1 (07.09.2012)

• hector_quadrotor_controller: fixed XML configuration for the simple controller plugin (see http://answers.ros.org/question/41399/hector_quadrotor-gazebo-quadrotor-xy-position-does-not-update/)

0.1.0 (04.09.2012)

• initial release