Changelog for package clearpath_platform_description

2.8.3 (2025-12-16)

• Add missing Gazebo IMU topic tags for omnidirectional platforms (#286)

  * Add missing Gazebo IMU topic tags for omnidirectional platforms Fixes missing <topic> tag in IMU sensor definitions for R100, DO100, and DO150 platforms. Without this tag, Gazebo publishes IMU data on default topic names instead of the namespace-aware topics expected by ros_gz_bridge, causing IMU data to not reach ROS 2 in simulation. This issue only affected omnidirectional platforms (mecanum wheel configurations). Differential drive platforms (J100, W200, DD100, DD150) were already fixed in v0.2.10. Tested on R100 platform with Gazebo Harmonic and ROS 2 Jazzy. IMU data now successfully bridges to /r100_0000/sensors/imu_0/data_raw and is consumed by ekf_localization_node for sensor fusion.

  * Fixed indent. ---------Co-authored-by: Michael Wescott <<Michael.E.Wescott@Spiritaero.com>>

• Replaced ignition references with gz (#283)

• Fix: Generic (#280)

  • Check for generic before creating drivetrain parameters
  • Add teleop_joy default parameter file for generic robot
  • Generic teleop values
  • Generic control file without a controller
  • Generic empty robot
  • Update path to cvontrol in empty generic URDF

• Contributors: Roni Kreinin, Tony Baltovski, luis-camero

2.8.2 (2025-11-06)

2.8.1 (2025-10-28)

• Add guard to include zed only once
• Contributors: Luis Camero

2.8.0 (2025-10-23)

2.7.4 (2025-09-18)

2.7.3 (2025-09-16)

2.7.2 (2025-09-08)

• Fix: Use Platform Controllers (#257) Add ros2_control only when use_platform_controllers is true
• Contributors: luis-camero

2.7.1 (2025-09-08)

• Fix: Ridgeback rear lights and cover colors (#254)
• Contributors: SyZbidi

2.7.0 (2025-08-25)

• Drivetrains (#237) * Moved meshes to wheels folder Mecanum drivetrain for do100
  • Generic drivetrain URDFs
  • Pass hardware plugin string rather than block
  • Added drivetrain control parameters
  • Removed 2WD for Dingo-O
  • DO150
  • Dingo-D
  • R100
  • A300 urdf
  • Fixed xacro generate print

  * Generic teleop configs per controller Platform specific teleop only defines velocity limits

  • A200 drivetrain changes
  • W200 drivetrain urdf

  * Updated A300 meshes Mecanum and caster support

  • Separated caster wheel into swivel and wheel links
  • Fixed joystick axis mapping
  • Updated wheel_separation_multiplier for fwd and rwd on A300

  * URDF structure changes for J100 Updated A200 and W200 to be 4WD

  • Linting
• Add the mounting link for the charger's 2D lidar (#241)
• Contributors: Chris Iverach-Brereton, Roni Kreinin

2.6.4 (2025-07-29)

2.6.3 (2025-07-18)

• Fix: Disable Platform Controllers in Manipulator Controllers (#239)

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