June 2018
Intermediate to advanced
484 pages
11h 36m
English
Content preview from Robot Operating System Cookbook
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Getting ready
In this chapter, we will describe in detail the steps required to set up the RotorS simulator framework, shown in the following screenshot, including the Robot Operating System (ROS) and Gazebo. Once this chapter has been completed, we will be able to set up the simulator, attach basic sensors to a MAV, and make it able to navigate autonomously in the virtual world:
RotorS simulator
We will also be able to compare the algorithms using the evaluation scripts. Finally, we will discuss how all the aspects learned and methods developed in this chapter could be then applied to a real MAV.
An overview of the primary components of the ...