February 2018
Beginner
580 pages
13h 20m
English
Content preview from Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming - Second Edition
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Summary
In this chapter, we mainly replicated things already done in the previous chapter with Gazebo, using another simulator: V-REP. V-REP is a multi-platform simulation software that integrates different technologies and is very versatile. With respect to Gazebo, V-REP could appear easier to use for new users.
In this chapter, we simulated two robots, one imported using the URDF file of the seven-DOF arm designed in previous chapters, and the other was a popular differential wheeled robot provided by V-REP simulation models. We learned how to interface and control robot joints of our model with ROS and how to move a differential drive mobile robot using topics. In addition, we discussed how to add different type of sensors in our simulation ...