Chapter 3. Driving Around with TurtleBot
It is time for a real ROS robot! A robot called TurtleBot will be discussed and described both in simulation and as the real robot. In this chapter, you will learn how to move TurtleBot as a simulated robot and as the real robot. Even if you do not have a real TurtleBot, the examples in this chapter will teach you the techniques to control a mobile robot.
After introducing the TurtleBot, we will cover the following topics:
- Loading the TurtleBot simulation software and using Gazebo with TurtleBot
- Setting up your system to control a real TurtleBot from its own netbook computer or wirelessly from a remote computer
- Controlling the movement of the TurtleBot with ROS terminal commands or using the keyboard for control in teleoperation
- Creating a Python script which, when executed, moves the TurtleBot
- Using rqt tools to provide a GUI that aids the user in analyzing robot programs and also monitoring and controlling the robot
- Exploring an environment...
