Hi, Recently I am trying to make a simulation world for fixed-wing with a camera, I want to use a readymade plane model. plane_cam model was very suitable for me but it is designed by PX4 and compatible with it. However, I am positive to use ardupilot as autopilot. I have sdf, config and meshes files. But unluckily, I couldn’t any resources or guide for how to do it. How can I run arduplane and gazebo together with an custom plane?
Hi @shemshamerr, I’m afraid there is no longer a great deal of support for Gazebo classic. It is EOL in 2025 and our current focus is supporting the more recent versions of Gazebo (Garden and Harmonic). There are examples of plane and VTOL aircraft to be found in SITL_Models/Gazebo/docs at master · ArduPilot/SITL_Models · GitHub.
The guide for running SITL and Gazebo is here: Using SITL with Gazebo — Dev documentation with additional details in the referenced github repos.
Hi @rhys, thanks for your quick reply!
As you suggested, I installed gazebo garden. However, in the default gazebo models, there are no good option for me, so I decided to use mini_talon_vtail which is made by you. It is very suitable for me because I have an X-UAV Talon.
I used GitHub - srmainwaring/SITL_Models at wips/wip-mini-talon for SITL Model. I ran simulation and connected succesfully but flight was not so stable. Is there any parameter updates for talon model?
I am appreciated for your helps!