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Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming

You're reading from Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming Design, build, and simulate complex robots using the Robot Operating System

Product type Paperback

Published in Feb 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788478953

Length 580 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

ROS

Concepts

Design

Authors (2):

Lentin Joseph

Jonathan Cacace

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface

1. Introduction to ROS FREE CHAPTER

2. Getting Started with ROS Programming

3. Working with 3D Robot Modeling in ROS

4. Simulating Robots Using ROS and Gazebo

5. Simulating Robots Using ROS and V-REP

6. Using the ROS MoveIt! and Navigation Stack

7. Working with pluginlib, Nodelets, and Gazebo Plugins

8. Writing ROS Controllers and Visualization Plugins

9. Interfacing I/O Boards, Sensors, and Actuators to ROS

10. Programming Vision Sensors Using ROS, Open CV, and PCL

11. Building and Interfacing Differential Drive Mobile Robot Hardware in ROS

12. Exploring the Advanced Capabilities of ROS-MoveIt!

13. Using ROS in MATLAB and Simulink

14. ROS for Industrial Robots

15. Troubleshooting and Best Practices in ROS

16. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Authors (1)

Lentin Joseph

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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