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Gazebo Classic Vehicles

This topic lists/displays the vehicles supported by the PX4 Gazebo Classic simulation and the make commands required to run them (the commands are run from a terminal in the PX4-Autopilot directory).

Supported vehicle types include: mutirotors, VTOL, VTOL Tailsitter, Plane, Rover, Submarine/UUV.

INFO

The Gazebo Classic page shows how to install Gazebo Classic, how to enable video and load custom maps, and many other configuration options.

Multicopter

Quadrotor (Default)

sh
make px4_sitl gazebo-classic

Quadrotor with Optical Flow

sh
make px4_sitl gazebo-classic_iris_opt_flow

Quadrotor with Depth Camera

These models have a depth camera attached, modelled on the Intel® RealSense™ D455.

Forward-facing depth camera:

sh
make px4_sitl gazebo-classic_iris_depth_camera

Downward-facing depth camera:

sh
make px4_sitl gazebo-classic_iris_downward_depth_camera

3DR Solo (Quadrotor)

sh
make px4_sitl gazebo-classic_solo

3DR Solo in Gazebo Classic

Typhoon H480 (Hexrotor)

sh
make px4_sitl gazebo-classic_typhoon_h480

Typhoon H480 in Gazebo Classic

INFO

This target also supports video streaming simulation.

Plane/Fixed-wing

Standard Plane

sh
make px4_sitl gazebo-classic_plane

Plane in Gazebo Classic

Standard Plane with Catapult Launch

sh
make px4_sitl gazebo-classic_plane_catapult

This model simulates hand/catapult launch, which can be used for fixed-wing takeoff in position mode, takeoff mode, or missions.

The plane will automatically be launched as soon as the vehicle is armed.

VTOL

Standard VTOL

sh
make px4_sitl gazebo-classic_standard_vtol

Standard VTOL in Gazebo Classic

Tailsitter VTOL

sh
make px4_sitl gazebo-classic_tailsitter

Tailsitter VTOL in Gazebo Classic

Unmmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV/Rover/Car)

Ackermann UGV

sh
make px4_sitl gazebo-classic_rover

Rover in Gazebo Classic

Differential UGV

sh
make px4_sitl gazebo-classic_r1_rover

Rover in Gazebo Classic

Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV/Submarine)

HippoCampus TUHH UUV

sh
make px4_sitl gazebo-classic_uuv_hippocampus

Submarine/UUV

Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV/Boat)

Boat (USV)

sh
make px4_sitl gazebo-classic_boat

Boat/USV

Airship

Cloudship

sh
make px4_sitl gazebo-classic_cloudship

Airship