# Gazebo Sensors : Sensor models for simulation

**Maintainer:** ichen AT openrobotics DOT org

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Gazebo Sensors, a component of [Gazebo](https://gazebosim.org),
provides numerous sensor models
designed to generate realistic data from simulation environments. Gazebo Sensors is used in conjunction with [Gazebo Libraries](https://gazebosim.org/libs), and especially relies on the rendering capabilities from [Gazebo Rendering](https://gazebosim.org/libs/rendering) and physics simulation from [Gazebo Physics](https://gazebosim.org/libs/physics).

# Table of Contents

[Features](#features)

[Install](#install)

[Usage](#usage)

[Folder Structure](#folder-structure)

[Code of Conduct](#code-of-conduct)

[Contributing](#contributing)

[Versioning](#versioning)

[License](#license)

# Features

Gazebo Sensors provides a set of sensors models that can be
configured at run time to mimic specific real-world sensors. A noise model
is also provided that can be used to introduce Gaussian or custom noise
models into sensor streams.

## Supported Sensors

| **Sensor Name**           | **API Link**                                                                                                 | **SDF Element**                                                                                      | **Notes**                                          |
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| **Air Pressure Sensor**   | [AirPressureSensor](https://gazebosim.org/api/sensors/9/classgz_1_1sensors_1_1AirPressureSensor.html)        | [`<air_pressure>`](http://sdformat.org/spec?ver=1.12&elem=sensor#sensor_air_pressure)                | Measures atmospheric pressure                      |
| **Air Speed Sensor**      | [AirSpeedSensor](https://gazebosim.org/api/sensors/9/classgz_1_1sensors_1_1AirSpeedSensor.html)              | N/A                                                                                    | Measures the speed of air relative to the sensor    |
| **Altimeter**             | [AltimeterSensor](https://gazebosim.org/api/sensors/9/classgz_1_1sensors_1_1AltimeterSensor.html)            | [`<altimeter>`](http://sdformat.org/spec?ver=1.12&elem=sensor#sensor_altimeter)                      | Measures altitude above a reference point          |
| **Bounding Box Camera**   | [BoundingBoxCameraSensor](https://gazebosim.org/api/sensors/9/classgz_1_1sensors_1_1BoundingBoxCameraSensor.html) | [`<camera>`](http://sdformat.org/spec?ver=1.12&elem=sensor#sensor_camera)                         | Captures images with bounding box annotations      |
| **Camera**                | [CameraSensor](https://gazebosim.org/api/sensors/9/classgz_1_1sensors_1_1CameraSensor.html)                  | [`<camera>`](http://sdformat.org/spec?ver=1.12&elem=sensor#sensor_camera)                           | Captures standard RGB images                       |
| **Depth Camera**          | [DepthCameraSensor](https://gazebosim.org/api/sensors/9/classgz_1_1sensors_1_1DepthCameraSensor.html)        | [`<depth_camera>`](http://sdformat.org/spec?ver=1.12&elem=sensor#camera_depth_camera)              | Captures depth information                         |
| **Doppler Velocity Log**  | [DopplerVelocityLog](https://gazebosim.org/api/sensors/9/classgz_1_1sensors_1_1DopplerVelocityLog.html)      | N/A                                | Measures relative velocity of an underwater vehicle |
| **Force-Torque**          | [ForceTorqueSensor](https://gazebosim.org/api/sensors/9/classgz_1_1sensors_1_1ForceTorqueSensor.html)        | [`<force_torque>`](http://sdformat.org/spec?ver=1.12&elem=sensor#sensor_force_torque)              | Measures forces and torques on a joint             |
| **GPU Lidar**             | [GpuLidarSensor](https://gazebosim.org/api/sensors/9/classgz_1_1sensors_1_1GpuLidarSensor.html)              | [`<lidar>`](http://sdformat.org/spec?ver=1.12&elem=sensor#sensor_lidar)                            | Simulates a 3D laser scanner using GPU acceleration|
| **IMU**                   | [ImuSensor](https://gazebosim.org/api/sensors/9/classgz_1_1sensors_1_1ImuSensor.html)                        | [`<imu>`](http://sdformat.org/spec?ver=1.12&elem=sensor#sensor_imu)                                | Measures linear acceleration and angular velocity  |
| **Logical Camera**        | [LogicalCameraSensor](https://gazebosim.org/api/sensors/9/classgz_1_1sensors_1_1LogicalCameraSensor.html)    | [`<logical_camera>`](http://sdformat.org/spec?ver=1.12&elem=sensor#sensor_logical_camera)          | Detects models within a specified volume           |
| **Magnetometer**          | [MagnetometerSensor](https://gazebosim.org/api/sensors/9/classgz_1_1sensors_1_1MagnetometerSensor.html)      | [`<magnetometer>`](http://sdformat.org/spec?ver=1.12&elem=sensor#sensor_magnetometer)              | Measures magnetic field strength and direction     |
| **NavSat (GPS)**          | [NavSatSensor](https://gazebosim.org/api/sensors/9/classgz_1_1sensors_1_1NavSatSensor.html)                  | [`<navsat>`](http://sdformat.org/spec?ver=1.12&elem=sensor#sensor_navsat)                          | Simulates GPS-like positioning sensor              |
| **RGBD Camera**           | [RGBDCameraSensor](https://gazebosim.org/api/sensors/7/classgz_1_1sensors_1_1RgbdCameraSensor.html)          | [`<camera>`](http://sdformat.org/spec?ver=1.12&elem=sensor#sensor_camera) | Captures RGB + Depth streams                       |
| **Segmentation Camera**   | [SegmentationCameraSensor](https://gazebosim.org/api/sensors/9/classgz_1_1sensors_1_1SegmentationCameraSensor.html) | [`<camera>`](http://sdformat.org/spec?ver=1.12&elem=sensor#sensor_camera)              | Captures labeled segmentation images               |
| **Thermal Camera**        | [ThermalCameraSensor](https://gazebosim.org/api/sensors/7/classgz_1_1sensors_1_1ThermalCameraSensor.html)    | [`<camera>`](http://sdformat.org/spec?ver=1.12&elem=sensor#sensor_camera)                         | Detects heat signature                             |
| **Wide Angle Camera**     | [WideAngleCameraSensor](https://gazebosim.org/api/sensors/8/classgz_1_1sensors_1_1WideAngleCameraSensor.html)| [`<camera>`](http://sdformat.org/spec?ver=1.12&elem=sensor#sensor_camera)                         | Captures wide field of view                        |

# Install

See the [installation tutorial](https://gazebosim.org/api/sensors/10/installation.html).

# Usage

Please refer to the [examples directory](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sensors/tree/gz-sensors10/examples).

A list of sensors and SDF examples can be found in the [SDF specification](http://sdformat.org/spec?ver=1.12&elem=sensor)

# Folder Structure

Refer to the following table for information about important directories and files in this repository.

```
├── examples                  Example programs.
├── include/gz/sensors        Header files that will be installed.
├── src                       Source files and unit tests.
├── test
│    ├── integration          Integration tests.
│    ├── performance          Performance tests.
│    └── regression           Regression tests.
├── tutorials                 Tutorials, written in markdown.
├── Changelog.md              Changelog.
├── CMakeLists.txt            CMake build script.
└── README.md                 This readme.
```

# Contributing

Please see the [contribution guide](https://gazebosim.org/docs/all/contributing).

# Code of Conduct

Please see
[CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).

# Versioning

This library uses [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/). Additionally, this library is part of the [Gazebo project](https://gazebosim.org) which periodically releases a versioned set of compatible and complimentary libraries. See the [Gazebo website](https://gazebosim.org) for version and release information.

# License

This library is licensed under [Apache 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0). See also the [LICENSE](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sensors/blob/main/LICENSE) file.
