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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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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

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

Simulation of an MAV/drone using RotorS/Gazebo

In this section, we will discuss how to use the RotorS simulator. We will also discuss an overview of the different components of the simulator. Then, we will explain how to use our controllers to get the MAV into hovering mode and perform linear and rotation motion. We will also explain how sensors can be added, and how to use our evaluation scripts for validation of state estimation. In addition, we will learn advanced topics such as how to build a custom model, controller, or sensor plugin.

Getting ready

Before installing the MAV simulator RotorS, the package manager should be used to install the necessary dependencies on Ubuntu 16.04 with ROS Kinetic:

$ sudo sh -c 'echo...
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