URDF

URDF
URDF
Filename extension	.URDF
Developed by	Robot Operating System
Type of format	XML
Website	wiki.ros.org/urdf

URDF, Unified Robot Description Format is an XML format for representing a robot model.¹² URDF is commonly used in Robot Operating System (ROS) tools such as rviz (Ros Visualization tool) and Gazebo simulator.³ The model consists of links and joints motion.

References

"URDF Primer".
Joseph, Lentin; Cacace, Jonathan (2018-02-26). Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming: Design, build, and simulate complex robots using the Robot Operating System, 2nd Edition. Packt Publishing Ltd. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-78847-452-8.
"Tutorial: Using a URDF in Gazebo".

External links

[1] "URDF Primer".

[2] Joseph, Lentin; Cacace, Jonathan (2018-02-26). Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming: Design, build, and simulate complex robots using the Robot Operating System, 2nd Edition. Packt Publishing Ltd. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-78847-452-8.

[3] "Tutorial: Using a URDF in Gazebo".

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