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Hands-On ROS for Robotics Programming

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Product type Book
Published in Feb 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838551308
Pages 432 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Author (1):
Bernardo Ronquillo Japón Bernardo Ronquillo Japón
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Bernardo Ronquillo Japn is an Internet of Things (IoT) and robotics expert who has worked for top technology companies since 1995, including Instituto de Astrofsica de Canarias, Gran Telescopio Canarias, Altran, and Alestis Aerospace. Using his skills and experience, he founded The Robot Academy, where he develops open source hardware and software solutions for engineers and makers: Social Robot IO (2015), for the stimulation of children with autistic spectrum disorder; Robot JUS (2016), which helps engineers get deeper technical insights with the Robot Operating System (ROS) when using low-complexity hardware; and IIoT All-in-One (2018) as an industrial IoT training package for assisting companies in their digital transformation process.
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface Section 1: Physical Robot Assembly and Testing
Assembling the Robot Unit Testing of GoPiGo3 Getting Started with ROS Section 2: Robot Simulation with Gazebo
Creating the Virtual Two-Wheeled ROS Robot Simulating Robot Behavior with Gazebo Section 3: Autonomous Navigation Using SLAM
Programming in ROS - Commands and Tools Robot Control and Simulation Virtual SLAM and Navigation Using Gazebo SLAM for Robot Navigation Section 4: Adaptive Robot Behavior Using Machine Learning
Applying Machine Learning in Robotics Machine Learning with OpenAI Gym Achieve a Goal through Reinforcement Learning Assessment Other Books You May Enjoy

Preparing an LDS for your robot

Before you begin, you should take some time to review all the documentation provided by the manufacturer EAI. You can find all the resources at http://www.ydlidar.com/download. Pay special attention to the following items:

  • The YDLIDAR X4 user manual, to get familiar with the hardware and install it safely with your robot.
  • The YDLIDAR X4 ROS manual, located within the compressed ROS.zip file. The ros folder inside corresponds to the ROS package, but you should clone it from GitHub to make sure you get the latest version and stay updated. Follow the instructions at https://github.com/EAIBOT/ydlidar to get the most recent version of the code.
EAI has removed CAD (short for Computer-Aided Design) models from the download page.
  • The YDLIDAR X4 development manual, which describes the communication protocol so that you can build your own driver to control...
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Profile icon Bernardo Ronquillo Japón
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Bernardo Ronquillo Japn is an Internet of Things (IoT) and robotics expert who has worked for top technology companies since 1995, including Instituto de Astrofsica de Canarias, Gran Telescopio Canarias, Altran, and Alestis Aerospace. Using his skills and experience, he founded The Robot Academy, where he develops open source hardware and software solutions for engineers and makers: Social Robot IO (2015), for the stimulation of children with autistic spectrum disorder; Robot JUS (2016), which helps engineers get deeper technical insights with the Robot Operating System (ROS) when using low-complexity hardware; and IIoT All-in-One (2018) as an industrial IoT training package for assisting companies in their digital transformation process.
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