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Hands-On Robotics Programming with C++: Leverage Raspberry Pi 3 and C++ libraries to build intelligent robotics applications

Tavasalkar

Lentin Joseph

$19.99 per month

2.5 (2 Ratings)

Paperback Mar 2019 312 pages 1st Edition

Tavasalkar

Lentin Joseph

$19.99 per month

2.5 (2 Ratings)

Paperback Mar 2019 312 pages 1st Edition

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Build an intelligent robot that can detect and avoid obstacles and respond to voice commands
Detect and track objects and faces using OpenCV
Control your robot with a GUI button designed using Qt5

Description

C++ is one of the most popular legacy programming languages for robotics, and a combination of C++ and robotics hardware is used in many leading industries. This book will bridge the gap between Raspberry Pi and C/C++ programming and enable you to develop applications for Raspberry Pi. You'll even be able to implement C programs in Raspberry Pi with the WiringPi library. The book will guide you through developing a fully functional car robot and writing programs to move it in different directions. You’ll then create an obstacle-avoiding robot using an ultrasonic sensor. In addition to this, you’ll find out how to control the robot wirelessly using your PC or Mac. This book will also help you work with object detection and tracking using OpenCV, and guide you through exploring face detection techniques. Finally, you will create an Android app and control the robot wirelessly with an Android smartphone. By the end of this book, you will have gained experience in developing a robot using Raspberry Pi and C/C++ programming.

Who is this book for?

This book is for developers, programmers, and robotics enthusiasts interested in leveraging C++ to build exciting robotics applications. Prior knowledge of C++ is necessary to understand the projects covered in this book.

What you will learn

Install software on a Raspberry Pi compatible with C++ programming
Program the Raspberry Pi in C++ to run a motor
Control a Raspberry Pi-powered robot wirelessly with your laptop or PC
Program a Raspberry Pi camera using OpenCV
Control a Raspberry Pi robot with voice commands
Implement face and object detection with Raspberry Pi

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Product Details

Publication date : Mar 30, 2019

Length: 312 pages

Edition : 1st

Language : English

ISBN-13 : 9781789139006

Category :

IoT & Hardware

Languages :

C++

Concepts :

Robotics

Tools :

Raspberry Pi

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15 Chapters

Section 1: Getting Started with wiringPi on a Raspberry Pi

Introduction to the Raspberry Pi

Technical requirements

Understanding the Raspberry Pi

Setting up a Raspberry Pi 3B+ as a desktop computer

Connecting the Raspberry Pi 3B+ to a laptop via Wi-Fi

Setting up the Raspberry Pi Zero W as a desktop computer

Connecting the Raspberry Pi Zero W to a laptop via Wi-Fi

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Implementing Blink with wiringPi

Technical requirements

Installing the wiringPi library in the Raspberry Pi

Making an LED blink

Smart light – working with digital sensor

Pulse Width Modulation using softPWM

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Section 2: Raspberry Pi Robotics

Programming the Robot

Technical requirements

Choosing a robot chassis

Constructing and connecting the robot

Working with H-bridge

Moving the robot

Summary

Questions

Building an Obstacle-Avoiding Robot

Technical requirements

Using an ultrasonic sensor

Using an LCD

Building an obstacle-avoiding robot

Summary

Questions

Controlling a Robot Using a Laptop

Technical requirements

Installing the ncurses library

Controlling LEDs and a buzzer using ncurses

Controlling a rover using a laptop keyboard

Installing and setting up QT5

Controlling LEDs with GUI buttons

Controlling a rover using a laptop with QT5

Summary

Questions

Section 3: Face and Object Recognition Robot

Accessing the RPi Camera with OpenCV

Technical requirements

Installing OpenCV 4.0.0 on Raspberry Pi

Enabling and connecting the RPi camera to RPi

Capturing images and video with the RPi camera

Reading an image using OpenCV

Summary

Questions

Building an Object-Following Robot with OpenCV

Technical requirements

Image processing with OpenCV

Building an object-following robot

Summary

Questions

Face Detection and Tracking Using the Haar Classifier

Technical requirements

Face detection using the Haar cascade

Detecting the eyes and smile

Face-tracking robot

Summary

Questions

Section 4: Smartphone-Controlled Robot

Building a Voice-Controlled Robot

Technical requirements

An introduction to App Inventor

Creating a voice-controlled bot app

Pairing the Android smartphone and RPi via Bluetooth

Developing the Bluetooth program for RPi

Summary

Questions

Assessments

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Raspberry Pi

Chapter 2: Implementing Blink with wiringPi

Chapter 3: Programming the Robot

Chapter 4: Building an Obstacle-Avoiding Robot

Chapter 5: Controlling a Robot Using a Laptop

Chapter 6: Building an Object-Following Robot with OpenCV

Chapter 7: Accessing the RPi Camera with OpenCV

Chapter 8: Face Detection and Tracking Using the Haar Classifier

Chapter 9: Building a Voice-Controlled Robot

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Michael N. Apr 12, 2020

The book it self nice to read, multiple examples well explained, but it has nothing to do with C++ programming except file names has the extention ".cpp", at list I didn't find.It could be named "Hands-On Robotics Programming with C" as well, or C style API workshops.I looked for something really using C++ power of object oriented together with some new C++ API but I failed to find.I would reccomend this book for programming begginers to get familiar wiht rapbery PI known C/Python API

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Marcelo Oliveira Nov 13, 2021

so far I'm into the 2nd chapter and had to contact the publishing company and research answers online for many reasons.

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About the authors

Tavasalkar

Dinesh Tavasalkar is a trainer and online instructor from India. He has trained more than 8,000+ students on topics related to robotics, Internet of Things, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Android app development, augmented reality, and virtual reality. Dinesh's online courses have been undertaken by 25,000+ people on Udemy from more than 150+ countries. Some of his popular courses on Udemy include Robotics for beginners, Smartphone Control Robot using Arduino and Android, Build Augmented Reality apps using Unity and Vuforia, and Build Virtual Reality games for Google Cardboard using Unity. He also runs a YouTube channel called EngineersDream, where he teaches Android application development.

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Lentin Joseph

Lentin Joseph is an author and robotics entrepreneur from India. He runs a robotics software company called Qbotics Labs in India. He has 7 years of experience in the robotics domain primarily in ROS, OpenCV, and PCL. He has authored four books in ROS, namely, Learning Robotics using Python, Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming, ROS Robotics Projects, and Robot Operating System for Absolute Beginners. He is currently pursuing his master's in Robotics from India and is also doing research at Robotics Institute, CMU, USA.

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