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L. Joseph, A. JohnyRobot Operating System (ROS) for Absolute Beginnershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7750-8_6

6. Robotics Project Using ROS

Lentin Joseph1   and Aleena Johny2
(1)
Aluva, Kerala, India
(2)
Ernakulam District, Kerala, India
 

The previous chapter discussed programming using ROS client libraries such as rospy and roscpp. In this chapter, you see how to apply those things to a real robot. You see how to make a low-cost, differential drive robot that is compatible with ROS. You also see how to perform dead reckoning in the robot using ROS. By doing this project, you get a clearer understanding of ROS concepts and where to apply them.

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