Install V-REP/coppeliaSim on Ubuntu 16.04 and bridge with ROS kinetic
table of Contents
1. Download the installation package
1. Download the official V-REP, refer to the website: https://www.coppeliarobotics.com/previousVersions;
2. Choose the middle EDU, Ubuntu 16.04 version, which is free;
3. Put the installation package in a certain path, here put it in the "/Home" directory, and rename it to VREP;
4. Decompress the downloaded installation package to the /home/VREP directory;
5. Add the source source Set the VREP path;
sudo gedit ~/.bashrc
Add in the last line of .bashrc: export VREP_ROOT=$HOME/VREP
source ~/.bashrc
2. Start V-REP
1. Cd to the installation directory
2. Start the sh file
./coppeliaSim.sh
After successful startup, enter this interface.
Three, configure RosInterface plugin
RosInterface plugin is the official plugin used by V-rep to communicate with ROS. Copy the libsimExtROSInterface.so file under "/home/wqy/VREP/compiledRosPlugins/" directly to the root directory "/home/wqy/VREP".
Start VREP again.
Note: The ROSInterface plugin message will appear in the terminal. The reason why the error is reported here is because I have not started the ros node, so don't worry about it.
Reference URL
https://blog.csdn.net/qq_38587510/article/details/104369066