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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

Exploring the ROS filesystem

The main purpose of the ROS filesystem is to centralize the build process of a project, while at the same time providing enough flexibility to decentralize its dependencies. Nevertheless, the ROS filesystem is one of the important concepts to understand while developing projects in ROS, but, with time and patience, the developer will easily become familiar with it and realize its usefulness in managing complex projects and their dependencies:

ROS filesystem

Getting ready

Similar to an operating system, an ROS filesystem is divided into folders, and these folders have files that describe their functionalities:

ROS package
  • ROS Packages: The ROS software is organized in the form of packages, as...
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Robot Operating System Cookbook
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Publisher: Packt
ISBN-13: 9781783987443
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