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Robot Operating System Cookbook

You're reading from   Robot Operating System Cookbook Over 70 recipes to help you master advanced ROS concepts

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781783987443
Length 484 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Kumar Bipin Kumar Bipin
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Preface 1. Getting Started with ROS 2. ROS Architecture and Concepts I FREE CHAPTER 3. ROS Architecture and Concepts – II 4. ROS Visualization and Debugging Tools 5. Accessing Sensors and Actuators through ROS 6. ROS Modeling and Simulation 7. Mobile Robot in ROS 8. The Robotic Arm in ROS 9. Micro Aerial Vehicles in ROS 10. ROS-Industrial (ROS-I) 11. Other Books You May Enjoy

Understanding the Arduino-ROS interface

We are going to look at the Arduino-ROS interface first. Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software (https://www.arduino.cc/). Arduino perceives the environment by receiving inputs from many sensors and affects its surroundings by controlling lights, motors, and other actuators. Arduino can be used for the quick prototyping of robots. The main applications of Arduino in robotics are interfacing sensors and actuators for the computer system using the UART interface. Most of the Arduino boards are powered by Atmel microcontrollers, which are available from 8-bit to 32-bit, with clock speeds from 8 MHz to 84 MHz.

There are a variety of Arduino boards available on the market. However, selecting one of them is dependent on the nature of the robotic application you're developing. Some of them...

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