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Learning ROS for Robotics Programming Second Edition

You're reading from   Learning ROS for Robotics Programming Second Edition Take control of the Linux based Robot Operating System, and discover the tools, libraries, and conventions you need to create your own robots without the hassle.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781783987580
Length 458 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started with ROS Hydro FREE CHAPTER 2. ROS Architecture and Concepts 3. Visualization and Debug Tools 4. Using Sensors and Actuators with ROS 5. Computer Vision 6. Point Clouds 7. 3D Modeling and Simulation 8. The Navigation Stack – Robot Setups 9. The Navigation Stack – Beyond Setups 10. Manipulation with MoveIt! Index

Understanding the ROS Community level

The ROS Community level concepts are the ROS resources that enable separate communities to exchange software and knowledge. These resources include the following:

  • Distributions: ROS distributions are collections of versioned metapackages that you can install. ROS distributions play a similar role to Linux distributions. They make it easier to install a collection of software, and they also maintain consistent versions across a set of software.
  • Repositories: ROS relies on a federated network of code repositories, where different institutions can develop and release their own robot software components.
  • The ROS Wiki: The ROS Wiki is the main forum for documenting information about ROS. Anyone can sign up for an account, contribute their own documentation, provide corrections or updates, write tutorials, and more.
  • Bug Ticket System: If you find a problem or want to propose a new feature, ROS has this resource to do it.
  • Mailing lists: The ROS user-mailing list...
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