VRX 2.4.1: Extra RoboBoat support

This release supports some of the new RoboBoat tutorials.

What's Changed

• Add configuration file for RoboBoat teleop by @crvogt in #764

Full Changelog: 2.4.0...2.4.1

VRX 2.4.0: Adding RoboBoat support

This release adds some extra resources to support RoboBoat users.

What's Changed

• Adding extra models by @caguero in 9a94947
• RoboBoat01 reference model by @caguero in #758
• RoboBoat02 reference model by @caguero in #759
• Spawn robot and world separately by @caguero and @j-herman in #594

Full Changelog: 2.3.3...2.4.0

VRX 2.3.3: VRX 2023 Competition Release

This release adds some minor fixes for the VRX 2023 Competition.

What's Changed

• Initialize acoustic perception score by @caguero in #747
• Fix score in follow-the-path by @caguero in #748
• Add extra models and extra bridge worlds by @caguero in #745

Full Changelog: 2.3.2...2.3.3

VRX 2.3.2: VRX 2023 Competition Release

This release adds some minor fixes for the VRX 2023 Competition.

What's Changed

• Update camera clip by @caguero in #728
• Round buoy update by @caguero in #727
• Fix GPS/IMU update rates by @caguero in #723
• Add project license by @caguero in #720

Full Changelog: 2.3.1...2.3.2

VRX 2.3.1: VRX 2023 Competition Release

This release mainly adds infrastructure updates and an important bug fix required for the VRX 2023 Competition.

An updated version of the competition documents is available at https://robotx.org/vrx-2023.

What's Changed

• Fix simulation crash by @caguero in #706
• Set IMU to reflect sensor position in global coordinates by @crvogt in #708
• Updated code to use angle as input for wavefield parameter direction by @tejalbarnwal in #709
• Create competition_mode argument by @caguero in #710
• Resolve TF issues and enable RViz by @j-herman in #698
• Multi-vehicle fix by @carvee1 in #644
• New highlight video available in https://vimeo.com/851696025

Full Changelog: 2.3.0...2.3.1

VRX 2.3.0: VRX 2023 Competition Release

This release mainly adds infrastructure and environmental updates required for the VRX 2023 Competition.

An updated version of the competition documents is available at https://robotx.org/vrx-2023.

What's Changed

• Reduce oscillations of buoys in perception task by @tejalbarnwal in #699
• Add command line argument for passing extra args to gz sim by @M1chaelM in #694
• Enable competition bridges when world uses absolute paths by @M1chaelM in #688
• Support full paths to world files by @M1chaelM in #682
• Add .cc to WaypointMarkers in CMakeLists.txt by @M1chaelM in #671
• Improving CI workflow by @M1chaelM in #663
• Rename 2022_practice worlds to 2023_practice by @caguero in #661
• generate_wamv.py should not produce a compliance error on an empty WAMV by @M1chaelM in #658
• Update acoustic pinger topics by @caguero in #692
• Restore acoustic pinger visual and collision by @caguero in #669
• Adjust practice worlds to make use of new wavefield model envelope by @M1chaelM in #686
• Default value initialization to avoid redundant variable assignment by @tejalbarnwal in #678
• Fix wind plugin pause by @j-herman in #668

Full Changelog: 2.2.0...2.3.0

VRX 2.2.0: VRX 2023 Feature-freeze Release

This release completes all features related to the VRX 2023 competition. It corresponds with versions 1.1 of the VRX 2023 Technical Guide and Task Descriptions, available on the VRX Website. The primary changes relate to restoring the wind model from VRX classic, and updating the scoring for the Follow-the-Path task.

In conjunction with this release, we've also revised the VRX Wiki to include many new tutorials.

VRX 2.1.0: VRX 2023 Baseline Release

This release adds core functionality and practice worlds for all eight tasks required for the VRX 2023 Competition. The full list of tasks is as follows (new tasks are highlighted in bold):

Basic Tasks:

• Stationkeeping
• Wayfinding
• Perception
• Acoustic perception

Integrated Tasks:

• Wildlife Encounter
• Follow the Path
• Acoustic Tracking
• Scan, Dock and Deliver

Documentation for the tasks and details about the competition are available at https://robotx.org/vrx-2023.

What's Changed

• Enable the bridge for non-default thruster configurations by @caguero in #578
• Perception practice worlds by @caguero in #584
• Adding Nathan Benderson Park world by @caguero in #588
• Use a global synchronized wavefield by @caguero in #598
• Update README.md by @j-herman in #615
• Station keeping practice worlds by @caguero in #582
• Wayfinding practice worlds by @caguero in #583
• Acoustic perception task by @caguero in #609
• Acoustic tracking task by @caguero in #614
• Wildlife practice worlds by @caguero in #585
• Follow-the-path task by @caguero in #610
• removing underscore from stationkeeping task name by @M1chaelM in #625
• Scan, dock and deliver practice worlds by @caguero in #591
• Updating changelog for v2.1.0 by @M1chaelM in #627

Full Changelog: 2.0.0...2.1.0

VRX 2.0: Port to Gazebo Sim and ROS 2

Release 2.0 adds official support for Gazebo Sim (formerly Ignition Gazebo) and ROS 2.

What's Changed

• Gazebo Sim and ROS 2 are now the default prerequisites for installing and running the “main” branch of the VRX repository.
• The previous “master” branch has been renamed “gazebo_classic” and will continue to be available for users running Gazebo Classic and ROS 1.
• Release 2.0 is now the recommended starting point for new users. (We will be transitioning the gazebo_classic branch from an officially supported branch to a community supported branch by Spring 2023.)
• This release adds PBR support for the buoys, docks, WAM-V and WAM-V accessories, for improved visual fidelity to materials.

Full Changelog: 1.6.2...2.0.0

VRX 2022 Competition

This release captures the state of the VRX Environment used to run the VRX 2022 Competition.