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Published in Dec 2015

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781783551798

Length 480 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

Ubuntu Server

Concepts

Robotics

Author (1):

Lentin Joseph

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming

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Preface

1. Introduction to ROS and Its Package Management FREE CHAPTER

2. Working with 3D Robot Modeling in ROS

3. Simulating Robots Using ROS and Gazebo

4. Using the ROS MoveIt! and Navigation Stack

5. Working with Pluginlib, Nodelets, and Gazebo Plugins

6. Writing ROS Controllers and Visualization Plugins

7. Interfacing I/O Boards, Sensors, and Actuators to ROS

8. Programming Vision Sensors using ROS, Open-CV, and PCL

9. Building and Interfacing Differential Drive Mobile Robot Hardware in ROS

10. Exploring the Advanced Capabilities of ROS-MoveIt!

11. ROS for Industrial Robots

12. Troubleshooting and Best Practices in ROS

Index

Questions

What is the main purpose of MoveIt! packages?
What is the importance of the move_group node in MoveIt!?
What is the purpose of the move_base node in the Navigation stack?
What are the functions of the SLAM and AMCL packages?

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