Explorer
Getting Started
Requirements
Local
Using Docker
Installation
Explorer’s project
Local
Using Docker
VESC tool’s project
Use Tmux
Hardware
Firmware
Gauge conditioner
Getting Started
Configure the Gauge conditioner
Flash the VESC
Getting Started
Plug the VESC board
Unplug the VESC board
Upload Firmware
Load a base motor configuration
Sin Cos calibration
Encoder detection
Software
VESC tool
Start VESC tool
Connect using USB
Connect using CAN
Change the CAN ID
Change the position 0 of an actuator
Actuator
Simulation using Gazebo Fortress
Use an actuator with VESC
Position control
Velocity control
Torque control
Explorer
View robot
Simulation using Gazebo Fortress
Joint control
Cartesian control
Use the real Explorer
First use of your Explorer
Joint control
Cartesian control
Explorer on wheelchair
View robot
Simulation using Gazebo Fortress
Cartesian control
Explorer
Software
View page source
Software
VESC tool
Start VESC tool
Connect using USB
Connect using CAN
Change the CAN ID
Change the position 0 of an actuator
Actuator
Simulation using Gazebo Fortress
Use an actuator with VESC
Explorer
View robot
Simulation using Gazebo Fortress
Use the real Explorer
Explorer on wheelchair
View robot
Simulation using Gazebo Fortress
For this project, we chose to use ros2_control