External RGB-D Camera Based Mobile Robot Localization in Gazebo Environment with Real-Time Filtering and Smoothing Techniques

In previous work, we successfully studied the possibility of a mobile robot localization using an external RGB-D camera. We conducted virtual experiments in a Gazebo simulator using ROS with a Turtlebot3 Waffle Pi as a mobile robot. find_object_2d package was used to localize the Turtlebot3 and send

Ultrasound sensor modeling in Gazebo simulator for diagnostics of abdomen pathologies

Ultrasound imaging is a widely used technique in medicine. It is a non-invasive medical procedure that uses sound waves to produce pictures of the inside of the human body. Ultrasound helps to diagnose conditions of soft tissues and detecting a wide range of medical diseases and pathologies. This pa

Facilitating a preparatory stage of real-world experiments in a humanoid robot assisted English language teaching using Gazebo simulator

A simulator is a software application that allows imitating an experimental environment and controlling a process or an instrument. Projects in human-robot interaction (HRI) field face different challenges during real world experiments, which include improper robot behavior, mistakes in an algorithm