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Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming, Third edition - Third Edition

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Product type Book

Published in Oct 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801071024

Pages 594 pages

Edition 3rd Edition

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Authors (2):

Lentin Joseph

Jonathan Cacace

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Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1 – ROS Programming Essentials

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to ROS

3. Chapter 2: Getting Started with ROS Programming

4. Section 2 – ROS Robot Simulation

5. Chapter 3: Working with ROS for 3D Modeling

6. Chapter 4: Simulating Robots Using ROS and Gazebo

7. Chapter 5: Simulating Robots Using ROS, CoppeliaSim, and Webots

8. Chapter 6: Using the ROS MoveIt! and Navigation Stack

9. Chapter 7: Exploring the Advanced Capabilities of ROS MoveIt!

10. Chapter 8: ROS for Aerial Robots

11. Section 3 – ROS Robot Hardware Prototyping

12. Chapter 9: Interfacing I/O Board Sensors and Actuators to ROS

13. Chapter 10: Programming Vision Sensors Using ROS, OpenCV, and PCL

14. Chapter 11: Building and Interfacing Differential Drive Mobile Robot Hardware in ROS

15. Section 4 – Advanced ROS Programming

16. Chapter 12: Working with pluginlib, nodelets, and Gazebo Plugins

17. Chapter 13: Writing ROS Controllers and Visualization Plugins

18. Chapter 14: Using ROS in MATLAB and Simulink

19. Chapter 15: ROS for Industrial Robots

20. Chapter 16: Troubleshooting and Best Practices in ROS

21. Other Books You May Enjoy

Who this book is for

This book is meant to be used by passionate robotics developers or researchers who want to fully exploit the features of ROS. The book is also good for users who are already familiar with typical robotics applications or who want to start learning how to develop in the world of ROS in an advanced manner, learning how to model, build, and control their robots. Basic knowledge of GNU/Linux and C++ programming is strongly recommended if you want to easily comprehend the contents of the book.

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Authors (2)

Lentin Joseph

Lentin Joseph is an author and robotics entrepreneur from India. He runs a robotics software company called Qbotics Labs in India. He has 7 years of experience in the robotics domain primarily in ROS, OpenCV, and PCL. He has authored four books in ROS, namely, Learning Robotics using Python, Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming, ROS Robotics Projects, and Robot Operating System for Absolute Beginners. He is currently pursuing his master's in Robotics from India and is also doing research at Robotics Institute, CMU, USA.

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Jonathan Cacace

Jonathan Cacace was born in Naples, Italy, on December 13, 1987. He received his Master's degree in computer science, and a Ph.D. degree in Information and Automation Engineering, from the University of Naples Federico II. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor at the University of Naples Federico II. He is also a member of PRISMA Lab where he is involved in different research projects focused on industrial and service robotics in which he has developed several ROS-based applications integrating robot perception and control.

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