Manta object changes position, wheels don't (remote api Matlab)

[R2D2]

Hello! I try to carry out a simulation with 3 Manta vehicles with data from Matlab. Specifically, for each time instant I specify the position of the vehicles with the command vrep.simxSetObjectPosition, and run the simulation for one time step. Then I pause the simulation and do the same. As it seems the vehicles' bodies do change position as requested, but their wheels don't! They stick to their initial position! Note that when I get the object handle, I do get the whole object ('Manta', 'Manta#0', 'Manta#1'). The script is given below. I need some help, please! Cheers!

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    disp('Program started');
    clc
    close all
    clear all
    load('data.mat');
    vrep=remApi('remoteApi'); % using the prototype file (remoteApiProto.m)
    vrep.simxFinish(-1); % just in case, close all opened connections
    clientID=vrep.simxStart('127.0.0.1',19999,true,true,5000,5);
    vrep.simxPauseSimulation(clientID, vrep.simx_opmode_oneshot);
    
    if (clientID>-1)   
        disp('Connected to remote API server');
  
        [returnCode,agent(1)]=vrep.simxGetObjectHandle(clientID,'Manta', vrep.simx_opmode_oneshot_wait);
        [returnCode,agent(2)]=vrep.simxGetObjectHandle(clientID,'Manta#0', vrep.simx_opmode_blocking);
        [returnCode,agent(3)]=vrep.simxGetObjectHandle(clientID,'Manta#1', vrep.simx_opmode_blocking);
        
        for i=1:tspan(1,2)/0.05
            vrep.simxPauseSimulation(clientID, vrep.simx_opmode_oneshot);
            
            instant=0.05*i;
            [minimum, j]= min(abs(t-instant)); 
 
            vrep.simxSetObjectPosition(clientID, agent(1), -1, [q(j, 1), q(j, 2), 0.1922]', vrep.simx_opmode_oneshot);
            vrep.simxSetObjectPosition(clientID, agent(2), -1, [q(j, 8), q(j, 9), 0.1922]', vrep.simx_opmode_oneshot);
            vrep.simxSetObjectPosition(clientID, agent(3), -1, [q(j, 15), q(j, 16), 0.1922]', vrep.simx_opmode_oneshot);

            vrep.simxStartSimulation(clientID,vrep.simx_opmode_blocking);
        end
  
        vrep.simxFinish(-1); 
    end
    vrep.delete();
    disp('Program Ended');

[coppelia]

Hello,

those vehicle models are dynamically enabled. In that case, you should not try to artificially move the vehicle, but rather modify the torque/speed in the wheel joints in order to have the vehicle move. Make sure to read this topic too.

Cheers