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ROS Programming: Building Powerful Robots
ROS Programming: Building Powerful Robots

ROS Programming: Building Powerful Robots: Design, build and simulate complex robots using the Robot Operating System

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Profile Icon Lentin Joseph Profile Icon Luis Sánchez Profile Icon Enrique Fernandez Perdomo Profile Icon Aaron Martinez Profile Icon Anil Mahtani +1 more Show less
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Course Mar 2018 1st Edition
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Course Mar 2018 1st Edition

Key benefits

  • ? Successfully design and simulate your 3D robot model and use powerful algorithms and tools to program and set up your robots
  • ? Work through concrete examples that will help you build your own robotic systems of varying complexity levels
  • ? Discover the best practices and troubleshooting solutions everyone needs when working on ROS

Description

This learning path is designed to help you program and build your robots using open source ROS libraries and tools. We start with the installation and basic concepts, then continue with the more complex modules available in ROS, such as sensor and actuator integration (drivers), navigation and mapping (so you can create an autonomous mobile robot), manipulation, computer vision, perception in 3D with PCL, and more. We then discuss advanced concepts in robotics and how to program using ROS. You'll get a deep overview of the ROS framework, which will give you a clear idea of how ROS really works. During the course of the book, you will learn how to build models of complex robots, and simulate and interface the robot using the ROS MoveIt motion planning library and ROS navigation stacks. We'll go through great projects such as building a self-driving car, an autonomous mobile robot, and image recognition using deep learning and ROS. You can find beginner, intermediate, and expert ROS robotics applications inside! It includes content from the following Packt products: ? Effective Robotics Programming with ROS - Third Edition ? Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming ? ROS Robotics Projects

Who is this book for?

This course targets robotic enthusiasts, developers, and researchers who would like to build robot applications using ROS. If you are looking to explore the advanced ROS features in your projects, then this learning path is for you. Basic knowledge of ROS, GNU/Linux, and programming concepts is assumed.

What you will learn

  • • Understand the concepts of ROS,
  • the command-line tools, visualization
  • GUIs, and how to debug ROS
  • • Connect robot sensors and actuators
  • to ROS
  • • Obtain and analyze data from
  • cameras and 3D sensors
  • • Dig deep into the ROS Pluginlib,
  • ROS nodelets, and Gazebo plugins
  • • Interface I/O boards such as Arduino,
  • robot sensors, and high-end actuators
  • with ROS
  • • Get to grips with teleoperating robots
  • using hand gestures
  • • Build ROS-based applications using
  • Matlab and Android
  • • Build interactive applications
  • using TurtleBot

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Publication date : Mar 13, 2018
Edition : 1st
Language : English
ISBN-13 : 9781788627436
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Product Details

Publication date : Mar 13, 2018
Edition : 1st
Language : English
ISBN-13 : 9781788627436
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Table of Contents

30 Chapters
Getting Started with ROS Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
ROS Architecture and Concepts Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Visualization and Debugging Tools Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
The Navigation Stack - Robot Setups Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
The Navigation Stack - Beyond Setups Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Manipulation with MoveIt! Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Using Sensors and Actuators with ROS Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Computer Vision Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Point Clouds Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Working with 3D Robot Modeling in ROS Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Simulating Robots Using ROS and Gazebo Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Working with Pluginlib, Nodelets, and Gazebo Plugins Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Writing ROS Controllers and Visualization Plugins Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Interfacing I/O Boards, Sensors, and Actuators to ROS Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Programming Vision Sensors using ROS, Open-CV, and PCL Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Building and Interfacing Differential Drive Mobile Robot Hardware in ROS Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Exploring the Advanced Capabilities of ROS-MoveIt! Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
ROS for Industrial Robots Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Troubleshooting and Best Practices in ROS Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Face Detection and Tracking Using ROS, OpenCV and Dynamixel Servos Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Building a Siri-Like Chatbot in ROS Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Controlling Embedded Boards Using ROS Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Teleoperate a Robot Using Hand Gestures Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Object Detection and Recognition Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Deep Learning Using ROS and TensorFlow Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
ROS on MATLAB and Android Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Building an Autonomous Mobile Robot Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Creating a Self-Driving Car Using ROS Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Teleoperating a Robot Using a VR Headset and Leap Motion Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Controlling Your Robots over the Web Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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