ROS robotics by example : learning to control wheeled, limbed, and flying robots using ROS Kinetic Kame /

Learning how to build and program your own robots with the most popular open source robotics programming framework About This Book Get to know the fundamentals of ROS and apply its concepts to real examples Learn how to write robotics applications without getting bogged down in hardware problems Lea...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Authors: Fairchild, Carol (Author), Harman, Thomas L., 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Birmingham, UK : Packt Publishing, 2017
Edition:Second edition.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Getting started with ROS
  • Creating your first two-wheeled ROS robot (in simulation)
  • Driving around with TurtleBot
  • Navigating the world with TurtleBot
  • Creating your first robot arm (in simulation)
  • Wobbling robot arms using joint control
  • Making a robot fly
  • Controlling your robots with external devices
  • Flying a missing with Crazyfile
  • Controlling Baxter with MATLAB.