# Copyright (c) 2022-2026, The Isaac Lab Project Developers (https://github.com/isaac-sim/IsaacLab/blob/main/CONTRIBUTORS.md). # All rights reserved. # # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause """ This script demonstrates how to use the differential inverse kinematics controller with the simulator. The differential IK controller can be configured in different modes. It uses the Jacobians computed by PhysX. This helps perform parallelized computation of the inverse kinematics. .. code-block:: bash # Usage ./isaaclab.sh -p scripts/tutorials/05_controllers/run_diff_ik.py """ """Launch Isaac Sim Simulator first.""" import argparse from isaaclab.app import AppLauncher # add argparse arguments parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Tutorial on using the differential IK controller.") parser.add_argument("--robot", type=str, default="franka_panda", help="Name of the robot.") parser.add_argument("--num_envs", type=int, default=128, help="Number of environments to spawn.") # append AppLauncher cli args AppLauncher.add_app_launcher_args(parser) # parse the arguments args_cli = parser.parse_args() # launch omniverse app app_launcher = AppLauncher(args_cli) simulation_app = app_launcher.app """Rest everything follows.""" import torch import isaaclab.sim as sim_utils from isaaclab.assets import AssetBaseCfg from isaaclab.controllers import DifferentialIKController, DifferentialIKControllerCfg from isaaclab.managers import SceneEntityCfg from isaaclab.markers import VisualizationMarkers from isaaclab.markers.config import FRAME_MARKER_CFG from isaaclab.scene import InteractiveScene, InteractiveSceneCfg from isaaclab.utils import configclass from isaaclab.utils.assets import ISAAC_NUCLEUS_DIR from isaaclab.utils.math import subtract_frame_transforms ## # Pre-defined configs ## from isaaclab_assets import FRANKA_PANDA_HIGH_PD_CFG, UR10_CFG # isort:skip @configclass class TableTopSceneCfg(InteractiveSceneCfg): """Configuration for a cart-pole scene.""" # ground plane ground = AssetBaseCfg( prim_path="/World/defaultGroundPlane", spawn=sim_utils.GroundPlaneCfg(), init_state=AssetBaseCfg.InitialStateCfg(pos=(0.0, 0.0, -1.05)), ) # lights dome_light = AssetBaseCfg( prim_path="/World/Light", spawn=sim_utils.DomeLightCfg(intensity=3000.0, color=(0.75, 0.75, 0.75)) ) # mount table = AssetBaseCfg( prim_path="{ENV_REGEX_NS}/Table", spawn=sim_utils.UsdFileCfg( usd_path=f"{ISAAC_NUCLEUS_DIR}/Props/Mounts/Stand/stand_instanceable.usd", scale=(2.0, 2.0, 2.0) ), ) # articulation if args_cli.robot == "franka_panda": robot = FRANKA_PANDA_HIGH_PD_CFG.replace(prim_path="{ENV_REGEX_NS}/Robot") elif args_cli.robot == "ur10": robot = UR10_CFG.replace(prim_path="{ENV_REGEX_NS}/Robot") else: raise ValueError(f"Robot {args_cli.robot} is not supported. Valid: franka_panda, ur10") def run_simulator(sim: sim_utils.SimulationContext, scene: InteractiveScene): """Runs the simulation loop.""" # Extract scene entities # note: we only do this here for readability. robot = scene["robot"] # Create controller diff_ik_cfg = DifferentialIKControllerCfg(command_type="pose", use_relative_mode=False, ik_method="dls") diff_ik_controller = DifferentialIKController(diff_ik_cfg, num_envs=scene.num_envs, device=sim.device) # Markers frame_marker_cfg = FRAME_MARKER_CFG.copy() frame_marker_cfg.markers["frame"].scale = (0.1, 0.1, 0.1) ee_marker = VisualizationMarkers(frame_marker_cfg.replace(prim_path="/Visuals/ee_current")) goal_marker = VisualizationMarkers(frame_marker_cfg.replace(prim_path="/Visuals/ee_goal")) # Define goals for the arm ee_goals = [ [0.5, 0.5, 0.7, 0.707, 0, 0.707, 0], [0.5, -0.4, 0.6, 0.707, 0.707, 0.0, 0.0], [0.5, 0, 0.5, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0], ] ee_goals = torch.tensor(ee_goals, device=sim.device) # Track the given command current_goal_idx = 0 # Create buffers to store actions ik_commands = torch.zeros(scene.num_envs, diff_ik_controller.action_dim, device=robot.device) ik_commands[:] = ee_goals[current_goal_idx] # Specify robot-specific parameters if args_cli.robot == "franka_panda": robot_entity_cfg = SceneEntityCfg("robot", joint_names=["panda_joint.*"], body_names=["panda_hand"]) elif args_cli.robot == "ur10": robot_entity_cfg = SceneEntityCfg("robot", joint_names=[".*"], body_names=["ee_link"]) else: raise ValueError(f"Robot {args_cli.robot} is not supported. Valid: franka_panda, ur10") # Resolving the scene entities robot_entity_cfg.resolve(scene) # Obtain the frame index of the end-effector # For a fixed base robot, the frame index is one less than the body index. This is because # the root body is not included in the returned Jacobians. if robot.is_fixed_base: ee_jacobi_idx = robot_entity_cfg.body_ids[0] - 1 else: ee_jacobi_idx = robot_entity_cfg.body_ids[0] # Define simulation stepping sim_dt = sim.get_physics_dt() count = 0 # Simulation loop while simulation_app.is_running(): # reset if count % 150 == 0: # reset time count = 0 # reset joint state joint_pos = robot.data.default_joint_pos.clone() joint_vel = robot.data.default_joint_vel.clone() robot.write_joint_state_to_sim(joint_pos, joint_vel) robot.reset() # reset actions ik_commands[:] = ee_goals[current_goal_idx] joint_pos_des = joint_pos[:, robot_entity_cfg.joint_ids].clone() # reset controller diff_ik_controller.reset() diff_ik_controller.set_command(ik_commands) # change goal current_goal_idx = (current_goal_idx + 1) % len(ee_goals) else: # obtain quantities from simulation jacobian = robot.root_physx_view.get_jacobians()[:, ee_jacobi_idx, :, robot_entity_cfg.joint_ids] ee_pose_w = robot.data.body_pose_w[:, robot_entity_cfg.body_ids[0]] root_pose_w = robot.data.root_pose_w joint_pos = robot.data.joint_pos[:, robot_entity_cfg.joint_ids] # compute frame in root frame ee_pos_b, ee_quat_b = subtract_frame_transforms( root_pose_w[:, 0:3], root_pose_w[:, 3:7], ee_pose_w[:, 0:3], ee_pose_w[:, 3:7] ) # compute the joint commands joint_pos_des = diff_ik_controller.compute(ee_pos_b, ee_quat_b, jacobian, joint_pos) # apply actions robot.set_joint_position_target(joint_pos_des, joint_ids=robot_entity_cfg.joint_ids) scene.write_data_to_sim() # perform step sim.step() # update sim-time count += 1 # update buffers scene.update(sim_dt) # obtain quantities from simulation ee_pose_w = robot.data.body_state_w[:, robot_entity_cfg.body_ids[0], 0:7] # update marker positions ee_marker.visualize(ee_pose_w[:, 0:3], ee_pose_w[:, 3:7]) goal_marker.visualize(ik_commands[:, 0:3] + scene.env_origins, ik_commands[:, 3:7]) def main(): """Main function.""" # Load kit helper sim_cfg = sim_utils.SimulationCfg(dt=0.01, device=args_cli.device) sim = sim_utils.SimulationContext(sim_cfg) # Set main camera sim.set_camera_view([2.5, 2.5, 2.5], [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]) # Design scene scene_cfg = TableTopSceneCfg(num_envs=args_cli.num_envs, env_spacing=2.0) scene = InteractiveScene(scene_cfg) # Play the simulator sim.reset() # Now we are ready! print("[INFO]: Setup complete...") # Run the simulator run_simulator(sim, scene) if __name__ == "__main__": # run the main function main() # close sim app simulation_app.close()