Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming, Second Edition : Design, build, and simulate complex robots using the Robot Operating System, 2nd Edition

Discover best practices and troubleshooting solutions when working on ROS About This Book • Develop complex robotic applications using ROS to interface robot manipulators and mobile robots • Gain insight into autonomous navigation in mobile robots and motion planning in robot manipulators • Discover best practices and troubleshooting solutions Who This Book Is For If you are a robotics enthusiast or researcher who want to learn more about building robot applications using ROS, this book is for you. In order to learn from this book, you should have a basic knowledge of ROS, GNU/Linux, and C++ programming concepts. The book is also excellent for programmers who want to explore the advanced features of ROS. What You Will Learn • Create a robot model with a seven-DOF robotic arm and a differential wheeled mobile robot • Work with Gazebo and V-REP robotic simulator • Implement autonomous navigation in differential drive robots using SLAM and AMCL packages • Explore the ROS Pluginlib, ROS nodelets, and Gazebo plugins • Interface I/O boards such as Arduino, robot sensors, and high-end actuators • Simulate and motion plan an ABB and universal arm using ROS Industrial • Explore the latest version of the ROS framework • Work with the motion planning of a seven-DOF arm using MoveIt! In Detail In this day and age, robotics has been gaining a lot of traction in various industries where consistency and perfection matter. Automation is achieved via robotic applications and various platforms that support robotics. The Robot Operating System (ROS) is a modular software platform to develop generic robotic applications. This book focuses on the most stable release of ROS (Kinetic Kame), discusses advanced concepts, and effectively teaches you programming using ROS. We begin with aninformative overview of the ROS framework, which will give you a clear idea of how ROS works. During the course of this book, you'll learn to build models of complex robots, and simulate and interface the robot using the ROS MoveIt! motion planning library and ROS navigation stacks. Learn to leverage several ROS packages to embrace your robot models. After covering robot manipulation and navigation, you'll get to grips with the interfacing I/O boards, sensors, and actuators of ROS. Vision sensors are a key component of robots, and an entire chapter is dedicated to the vision sensor and image elaboration, its interface in ROS and programming. You'll also understand the hardware interface and simulation of complex robots to ROS and ROS Industrial. At the end of this book, you'll discover the best practices to follow when programming using ROS. Style and approach This is a simplified guide to help you learn and master advanced topics in ROS using hands-on examples. Learning How To Build And Program Your Own Robots With The Most Popular Open Source Robotics Programming Frameworkabout 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* Learn To Implement Best Practices In Ros Development Who This Book Is Forthis Book Is For Robotic Enthusiasts, Researchers And Professional Robotics Engineers Who Would Like To Build Robot Applications Using Ros. It Gives The Robotics Beginner And The Ros Newbie An Immensely Practical Introduction To Robot Building And Robotics Application Coding. Basic Knowledge Of Gnu/linux And The Ability To Write Simple Applications Is Assumed, But No Robotics Knowledge, Practical Or Theoretical, Is Needed.what You Will Learn* Control A Robot Without Requiring A Phd In Robotics* Simulate And Control A Robot Arm* Control A Flying Robot* Send Your Robot On An Independent Mission* Learning How To Control Your Own Robots With External Devices* Program Applications Running On Your Robot* Extend Ros Itself* Extend Ros With The Matlab Robotics System Toolboxin Detailros Is A Robust Robotics Framework That Works Regardless Of Hardware Architecture Or Hardware Origin. It Standardizes Most Layers Of Robotics Functionality From Device Drivers To Process Control And Message Passing To Software Package Management.but Apart From Just Plain Functionality, Ros Is A Great Platform To Learn About Robotics Itself And To Simulate, As Well As Actually Build, Your First Robots. This Does Not Mean That Ros Is A Platform For Students And Other Beginners; On The Contrary, Ros Is Used All Over The Robotics Industry To Implement Flying, Walking And Diving Robots, Yet Implementation Is Always Straightforward, And Never Dependent On The Hardware Itself.ros Robotics Has Been The Standard Introduction To Ros For Potential Professionals And Hobbyists Alike Since The Original Edition Came Out; The Second Edition Adds A Gradual Introduction To All The Goodness Available With The Kinetic Kame Release.by Providing You With Step-by-step Examples Including Manipulator Arms And Flying Robots, The Authors Introduce You To The New Features. The Book Is Intensely Practical, With Space Given To Theory Only When Absolutely Necessary. By The End Of This Book, You Will Have Hands-on Experience On Controlling Robots With The Best Possible Framework.style And Approachros Robotics By Example, Second Edition Gives The Robotics Beginner As Well As The Ros Newbie An Immensely Practical Introduction To Robot Building And Robotics Application Coding. Ros Translates As Robot Operating System; You Will Learn How To Control A Robot Via Devices And Configuration Files, But You Will Also Learn How To Write Robot Applications On The Foundation Of This Operating System. Discover best practices and troubleshooting solutions when working on ROSKey FeaturesDevelop complex robotic applications using ROS to interface robot manipulators and mobile robotsGain insight into autonomous navigation in mobile robots and motion planning in robot manipulatorsDiscover best practices and troubleshooting solutionsBook DescriptionIn this day and age, robotics has been gaining a lot of traction in various industries where consistency and perfection matter. Automation is achieved via robotic applications and various platforms that support robotics. The Robot Operating System (ROS) is a modular software platform to develop generic robotic applications. This book focuses on the most stable release of ROS (Kinetic Kame), discusses advanced concepts, and effectively teaches you programming using ROS. We begin with aninformative overview of the ROS framework, which will give you a clear idea of how ROS works. During the course of this book, you'll learn to build models of complex robots, and simulate and interface the robot using the ROS MoveIt! motion planning library and ROS navigation stacks. Learn to leverage several ROS packages to embrace your robot models. After covering robot manipulation and navigation, you'll get to grips with the interfacing I/O boards, sensors, and actuators of ROS. Vision sensors are a key component of robots, and an entire chapter is dedicated to the vision sensor and image elaboration, its interface in ROS and programming. You'll also understand the hardware interface and simulation of complex robots to ROS and ROS Industrial. At the end of this book, you'll discover the best practices to follow when programming using ROS. What you will learnCreate a robot model with a seven-DOF robotic arm and a differential wheeled mobile robotWork with Gazebo and V-REP robotic simulatorImplement autonomous navigation in differential drive robots using SLAM and AMCL packagesExplore the ROS Pluginlib, ROS nodelets, and Gazebo pluginsInterface I/O boards such as Arduino, robot sensors, and high-end actuatorsSimulate and motion plan an ABB and universal arm using ROS IndustrialExplore the latest version of the ROS frameworkWork with the motion planning of a seven-DOF arm using MoveIt!Who this book is forIf you are a robotics enthusiast or researcher who want to learn more about building robot applications using ROS, this book is for you. In order to learn from this book, you should have a basic knowledge of ROS, GNU/Linux, and C++ programming concepts. The book is also excellent for programmers who want to explore the advanced features of ROS. 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 Learn to implement best practices in ROS development Who This Book Is For This book is for robotic enthusiasts, researchers and professional robotics engineers who would like to build robot applications using ROS. It gives the robotics beginner and the ROS newbie an immensely practical introduction to robot building and robotics application coding. Basic knowledge of GNU/Linux and the ability to write simple applications is assumed, but no robotics knowledge, practical or theoretical, is needed. What You Will Learn Control a robot without requiring a PhD in robotics Simulate and control a robot arm Control a flying robot Send your robot on an independent mission Learning how to control your own robots with external devices Program applications running on your robot Extend ROS itself Extend ROS with the MATLAB Robotics System Toolbox In Detail ROS is a robust robotics framework that works regardless of hardware architecture or hardware origin. It standardizes most layers of robotics functionality from device drivers to process control and message passing to software package management. But apart from just plain functionality, ROS is a great platform to learn about robotics itself and to simulate, as well as actually build, your first robots. This does not mean that ROS is a platform for students and other beginners; on the contrary, ROS is used all over the robotics industry to implement flying, walking and diving robots, yet implementation is always straightforward, and never dependent on the hardware itself. ROS Robotics has been the standard introduction to ROS for potential professionals and hobbyists alike since the original edition came out; the second edition adds a gradual introduction to all the goodness available with the Kinetic Kame release. By providing you with step-by-step examples including manipulator arms and flying robots, the authors introduce you to the new features. The book is intensely practical, with space given to theory only when absolutely necessary. By the end of this book, you will have hands-on experience on controlling robots with the best possible framework. Style and approach ROS Robotics By Example, Second Edition give .. Build a variety of awesome robots that can see, sense, move, and do a lot more using the powerful Robot Operating System About This Book Create and program cool robotic projects using powerful ROS libraries Work through concrete examples that will help you build your own robotic systems of varying complexity levels This book provides relevant and fun-filled examples so you can make your own robots that can run and work Who This Book Is For This book is for robotic enthusiasts and researchers who would like to build robot applications using ROS. If you are looking to explore advanced ROS features in your projects, then this book is for you. Basic knowledge of ROS, GNU/Linux, and programming concepts is assumed. What You Will Learn Create your own self-driving car using ROS Build an intelligent robotic application using deep learning and ROS Master 3D object recognition Control a robot using virtual reality and ROS Build your own AI chatter-bot using ROS Get to know all about the autonomous navigation of robots using ROS Understand face detection and tracking using ROS Get to grips with teleoperating robots using hand gestures Build ROS-based applications using Matlab and Android Build interactive applications using TurtleBot In Detail Robot Operating System is one of the most widely used software frameworks for robotic research and for companies to model, simulate, and prototype robots. Applying your knowledge of ROS to actual robotics is much more difficult than people realize, but this title will give you what you need to create your own robotics in no time! This book is packed with over 14 ROS robotics projects that can be prototyped without requiring a lot of hardware. The book starts with an introduction of ROS and its installation procedure. After discussing the basics, you'll be taken 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 ROS robotics applications for beginner, intermediate, and expert levels inside! This book will be the perfect companion for a robotics enthusiast who really wants to do something big in the field. Style and approach This book is packed with fun-filled, end-to-end projects on mobile, armed, and flying robots, and describes the ROS implementation and execution of these models Build a variety of awesome robots that can see, sense, move, and do a lot more using the powerful Robot Operating System Key Features[•] Create and program cool robotic projects using powerful ROS libraries[•] Work through concrete examples that will help you build your own robotic systems of varying complexity levels[•] This book provides relevant and fun-filled examples so you can make your own robots that can run and workBook DescriptionRobot Operating System is one of the most widely used software frameworks for robotic research and for companies to model, simulate, and prototype robots. Applying your knowledge of ROS to actual robotics is much more difficult than people realize, but this title will give you what you need to create your own robotics in no time! This book is packed with over 14 ROS robotics projects that can be prototyped without requiring a lot of hardware. The book starts with an introduction of ROS and its installation procedure. After discussing the basics, you'll be taken 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 ROS robotics applications for beginner, intermediate, and expert levels inside! This book will be the perfect companion for a robotics enthusiast who really wants to do something big in the field.What you will learnCreate your own self-driving car using ROSBuild an intelligent robotic application using deep learning and ROSMaster 3D object recognitionControl a robot using virtual reality and ROSBuild your own AI chatter-bot using ROSGet to know all about the autonomous navigation of robots using ROSUnderstand face detection and tracking using ROSGet to grips with teleoperating robots using hand gesturesBuild ROS-based applications using Matlab and AndroidBuild interactive applications using TurtleBotWho this book is forThis book is for robotic enthusiasts and researchers who would like to build robot applications using ROS. If you are looking to explore advanced ROS features in your projects, then this book is for you. Basic knowledge of ROS, GNU/Linux, and programming concepts is assumed. In today's era, robotics has been gaining a lot of traction in various industries where consistency and perfection matters most. Automation plays a major role in our world, and most of this is achieved via robotic applications and various platforms that support robotics. The Robot Operating System (ROS) is a modular software platform to ...